Record cleaning - what's your method?

bluzuner said:
If you have a shop vac, the KAB EV-1 works well. Both that and the record doctor use Nitty Gritty's top plate. I think the people with the Squeaky Clean (?? I think it's called that) are happy with theirs, it needs a shop vac too.

All I know is that having a vacuum has been a total improvement for me compared to the spin clean.
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If you have the KAB or RD, you could still use the Spin Clean to wash and vacuum dry. I’ve done that for batch cleaning and it works well- I had a KAB for years.
 
Squeaky Clean owner here. I've been happy with it. I pair it with a Milwaukee cordless shop vac 0880-20. When I first got it, I had to spend a few minutes grinding the squeaky clean's coupler because it was a couple millimeters too small.
 
I have a VPI-16.5 and use the TTVJ solution (which does clump up a ton) and it has been one of the best improvements I've made. Takes about 1 minute to get an album cleaned before playing and it makes everything sound much better.
 
bdm105 said:
I have a VPI-16.5 and use the TTVJ solution (which does clump up a ton) and it has been one of the best improvements I've made. Takes about 1 minute to get an album cleaned before playing and it makes everything sound much better.
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Clump up?
 
My best guess is it's binding to either itself, the plastic in the bottle, or something in the water
 
bdm105 said:
My best guess is it's binding to either itself, the plastic in the bottle, or something in the water
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It’s definitely an organic growth. I eventually only started making enough to use in one or two sessions and stopped having issues.
 
bdm105 said:
I used publix distilled water.
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When you get to the point of mixing a new batch, or you go with something else, I would recommend hunting down some Aquafina as your distilled water choice. Like I said, 2 batches, stored going on 3 years and I've never had the "boogers" floating in the water. For what it's worth I do store both the goose neck bottle and opaque gallon jug in a cabinet.

Here's the jug if anyone is interested:

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I use a Record Doctor V with Audio Intelligent One-Step Formula No. 6 applied with a goat hair brush. It works well, and as a bonus, I have found cleaning a half-dozen or so records per day to be very therapeutic while stuck at home.

For anyone considering a vacuum record cleaner, don't let the lack of a turntable motor deter you. The Record Doc's vacuum is strong, and it takes just 1-2 slow easy revolutions one way, then 1-2 slow easy revolutions the other way, and voila! Shiny vinyl!
 
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I cleaned a few yesterday with my Spinclean. I've been struggling to get good results with it. No matter whether I rinse with distilled water and let air dry or use the included cloths or different ones my records always come out crackly. 🙁
 
Englishbob said:
I cleaned a few yesterday with my Spinclean. I've been struggling to get good results with it. No matter whether I rinse with distilled water and let air dry or use the included cloths or different ones my records always come out crackly. 🙁
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This is the main reason I ditched the Spin Clean. It always felt like you had to get every minute detail right to get good results.
 
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