Record cleaning - what's your method?

So today the tube on my VPI 16.5 just came off. While it was vacuuming it went with the record and just came right off. I think I put it back on right but now it seems that it's not making as clean of a seal with the record. This ever happen to anyone? Any advice?
 
bdm105 said:
So today the tube on my VPI 16.5 just came off. While it was vacuuming it went with the record and just came right off. I think I put it back on right but now it seems that it's not making as clean of a seal with the record. This ever happen to anyone? Any advice?
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First the tip comes off and if you donā€™t heed the warning the whole tube goes in one fell swoop!
 
I broke down and purchased some disc doctor miracle cleaner from acoustic sounds instead of tergikleen since they bashed that we will see how thereā€™s compares.
 
bdm105 said:
So today the tube on my VPI 16.5 just came off. While it was vacuuming it went with the record and just came right off. I think I put it back on right but now it seems that it's not making as clean of a seal with the record. This ever happen to anyone? Any advice?
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Mine did the same thing after a while, the notch end actually broke so I couldn't reuse it. I went ahead and boaught the delrin replacement tube........all good now ;)
 
Dylanfan253 said:
I broke down and purchased some disc doctor miracle cleaner from acoustic sounds instead of tergikleen since they bashed that we will see how thereā€™s compares.
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Where was Tergikleen bashed? That's one ingredient I see almost universal praise for. I just can't get it locally, if not I'd have some by now.
 
lazylistener said:
Where was Tergikleen bashed? That's one ingredient I see almost universal praise for. I just can't get it locally, if not I'd have some by now.
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During the record cleaning seminar at Rocky Mountain audio fest, to be fair they all were from companies that sell cleaning products and or machines/tools and they all said how terrible it was because itā€™s ā€œtoxicā€ I think of you go back through this thread we may have discussed it. They all talked about how you should know whatā€™s in the cleaning ā€œsolutionā€ you buy except they donā€™t tell you what makes up thereā€™s. Tergikleen is effective compared to just isopropyl alcohol mixed in and ā€œtoxicā€ isnā€™t specific to what degree or in what ways even water can be toxic in absurd amounts to the human body. I decided to try the stuff acoustic sounds sells, the guy on the panel from there says they use it amongst other products depending on the state of the record being cleaned. Obviously like with most things you canā€™t expect one product or method to always be ideal but it seems like with cavitation if you anything that breaks down oils and other contaminants and you rinse the record it should be just fine for most records.
 
Joe Mac said:
All at different times. It depends on how tired my arms are šŸ˜‚.

I do try to slow down with lighter records that have more flex in them.
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The thinner records I try to slightly push when going one direction and slightly pull when going the other to make sure the cleaning surface gets in there. 180 grams I donā€™t really do that.

i find I spin at a medium pace but Iā€™ve seen a YouTube video where the guy went super slow
 
I think my rate was about 1 "turn" per second where each turn started with one hand about halfway between the top of the Spinclean and the the top of the record and ended when that hand hit the top of the Spinclean. I never really thought about how fast I moved my hands when I made each turn.
 
Iā€™ll have to time my vacuum passes on the squeaky clean for comparison. I do 2 full rotations for wash and then rinse so four passes per side. I am definitely rotating slower than 33rpm but not by too much. To get it all out, washed and put back up is an average of 5 minutes per record.
 
debianlinux said:
Iā€™ll have to time my vacuum passes on the squeaky clean for comparison. I do 2 full rotations for wash and then rinse so four passes per side. I am definitely rotating slower than 33rpm but not by too much. To get it all out, washed and put back up is an average of 5 minutes per record.
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I dry mine with the clothes that come with it be then let them air dry. I do 17 records at a time and the re-sleeve them
 
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