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New member Username: YellowtailArlington, MA United States Post Number: 3 Registered: Apr-08 | Maybe you guys could give a shot at this one... whats the best way to clean old records and the best way to keep new records their cleanest. What kind of brush do you suggest? also what is the best inner sleeve? |
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigneDallas, TX Post Number: 12597 Registered: May-04 | . Do a search through the archives of this section. This has been discussed in detail on several threads. If you don't care to wade through a few posts, place "diy record cleaning" in a search engine. |
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Bronze Member Username: JmsoaveSouth Lake Tahoe, CA USA Post Number: 86 Registered: Feb-07 | Best inner sleeve I've found: http://www.sleevetown.com/lp-sleeves-inner.shtml This cleaning system works pretty good for me: http://www.soundstagedirect.com/DISK-Washer.shtml |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10341 Registered: Dec-04 | Using a brush is fine for surface dust, but driving the crud deeper into the grooves is counter-productive... Look at discwashers, and if you have a lot of vinyl, vaccumn supported wet washers are a good investment. Check needledoctor.com and compare. |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10342 Registered: Dec-04 | Nice looking sleeves, Joe! |
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Bronze Member Username: JmsoaveSouth Lake Tahoe, CA USA Post Number: 90 Registered: Feb-07 | Agreed with Nuck on the cleaning. For serious deep cleaning, the wet (and dry) brush only helps so much...for me it's a quick fix until I can afford a really good vacuum cleaner. As you can see on Needledoctor, the good ones are above $500. |
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Gold Member Username: Frank_abelaBerkshire UK Post Number: 3003 Registered: Sep-04 | If you prefer to keep the original inner sleeves and use an antistatic sleeve in that, look at the Nagaoka inner sleeves. A pack of 50 cost £15. have a look at: https://www.audiophilecandy.com/prodet.asp?pcode=CL-NAG-NAGA&rel2=&0=More+Info As for cleaning, it depends on how mucky they are, age and condition. If all you want to do is remove a little bit of fluff from ostensibly clean records, then use something like a Goldring eXstatic brush. If you wish to clean properly but cheaply, look at Milty's Permaclean. If you have lots of static problems, use Permastat (works brilliantly). If you have hundreds of records all needing cleaning, look at a Nitty Gritty cleaner or one of the expensive ones from VPI or Loricraft. |