winchester21 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 I have been cleaning my 200 or so vinyl records. VPI 16-discdoctor fluid and brushes. sleeve city carbon fiber dry brush. Lots of rock albums fron the 70s-80s. condition from ok to excellent. I whole hearttedly endorse rthese products. 85% improvement in some cases for the excellent cond stuff. 30 % for the OK cond examples. I think that 2 cleanings may be necessary. 60-70% of the viinyl pressing pop click junk is gone with the first application. The ones that I have cleaned twice lost amybe another 10-20 % of the pops and clicks between tracks. I followed the discdoctor instructions to the letter. Several people asked me to report back after using. This equipment combo worked verry well. Make no mistake - This is a labor intensive PITA but you only have to do it once or twice. I highly reccomend a nice rubber covered dishrack for air drying. I bought a cheap POS and it had to be replaced. The discdoctor replacement stick on brush covers are the way to go.Ditto on the stylis cleaner brush and fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4tay Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 I used a nitty gritty and home brew cleaning fluid. The difference in a real cleaning+ vacuuming is like lifting a towel from in front of the speakers. I cleaned up an old pressing of Al Hirt...and the clean LP sounded glorious compared to simply vacuuming---or not at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Hey Win, Thanks for the report. I usually just take mine out back and squirt them down with the hose. [:^)] Your way is probably better!! [Y] For really bad condition records, don't forget about the Wood Glue Method of cleaning. Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runninshine Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Been meaning to try the wood glue method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winchester21 Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 4tay- you are so right- like lifting a blanket from the speakers. If you are not listening to cleaned records- you are not hearing the sound that you bought. Dennie- I serious doubt the hose deal after seeing pics of your collection. I use my wood glue when the wife talks too much[8o|] This process is very labor intensive but pretty much idiot proof if you follow instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Dennie- I serious doubt the hose deal after seeing pics of your collection. I use my wood glue when the wife talks too much Reminds me of a quote....... Dennie[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winchester21 Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Duct tape is no match.........except for the expensive hi temp stuff[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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