Record cleaning - what's your method?

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HiFi Guy said:
The best value (cost per ounce) is the 2 ounce concentrate. It's the lowest cost per ounce of any commercially available fluid I've seen.

I did try a small pre made bottle first to see if I liked it before I committed to the concentrate though.
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Thanks. I've got one shot at somebody bringing some home from the states for me so I'll go for strength and your recommendation.
 
MikeyPD said:
For those of you looking for a wetting agent for your home brew solution (like the London Jazz Collector formula) this is where I got mine. It’s cheap and provides enough to make at least a gallon of solution. It’ll last years.

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Non-ionic wetting agent used as a final rinse to aid rapid, even drying for films and fiber based darkroom prints.ILFORD SIMPLICITY Wetting Agent is a non-ionic wetting agent used as a final rinse before drying films. It can be used in all…
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Fellow Twin Citian here - did you find any place locally to purchase your LJC supplies?
 
stpaulbrowns said:
Fellow Twin Citian here - did you find any place locally to purchase your LJC supplies?
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I got the 99% Alcohol at Granger. Its off of US-52 just South of St Paul. Its also where I bought the jug I keep it in. Its like a 1.5 gallon jug or something like that. Thick plastic. Good quality. It was a few bucks.

Locally, you can get the wetting agent at National Camera stores but they only had it in a multi-pack that has 3 other chemicals you don't need. You only need a little bit. So I ordered from the link that I posted. I would advise getting the Ilford Simplicity Wetting agent. The Kodak stuff is easier to find locally but many people don't recommend it.
 
MikeyPD said:
For those of you looking for a wetting agent for your home brew solution (like the London Jazz Collector formula) this is where I got mine. It’s cheap and provides enough to make at least a gallon of solution. It’ll last years.

Ilford Simplicity Wetting Agent | Freestyle Photographic Supplies

Non-ionic wetting agent used as a final rinse to aid rapid, even drying for films and fiber based darkroom prints.ILFORD SIMPLICITY Wetting Agent is a non-ionic wetting agent used as a final rinse before drying films. It can be used in all…
www.freestylephoto.biz
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Couldn't believe the LJC's claim of using a surfactant until I got my hands on Ilfotol locally at a camera shop. I'd been using a distilled/iso mix before, but the difference was staggering. I have a decently-sized bottle to last me for years now.
 
lazylistener said:
Couldn't believe the LJC's claim of using a surfactant until I got my hands on Ilfotol locally at a camera shop. I'd been using a distilled/iso mix before, but the difference was staggering. I have a decently-sized bottle to last me for years now.
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how far does the Ilford get?
 
lazylistener said:
Couldn't believe the LJC's claim of using a surfactant until I got my hands on Ilfotol locally at a camera shop. I'd been using a distilled/iso mix before, but the difference was staggering. I have a decently-sized bottle to last me for years now.
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I agree 100%. I was absolutely shocked when I used the LJC recipe instead of the previous concoction I was making. It just makes the solution spread evenly and coat the entire surface of the record evenly. That is some neat science!
 
lazylistener said:
It’s a 250ml squeeze bottle so 2-3 light squirts are all that’s needed to mix my solution. I’ve only needed to mix a new solution twice since and I’ve had it since January, granted I haven’t cleaned anything in the past month haha
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are you mixing it into distilled water? Sorry I am not quite following
 
So I have a VPI 16.5 and the TTVJ concentrate ordered. Do I just need a little squirt bottle to spray the record with a few times or do I need something else?
 
Anyone with a VPI 16.5 ever have issues with the vacuum?

Went to clean a record today and the vacuum doesn't turn on. The plater still spins, but there's nothing coming from the vac.

I opened up the bottom and don't see anything noticeably wrong. Nothing is wet or anything. I think it just got burnt out. I know this has a auto shut off when cleaning a lot all at once, but it has been days since I last used it.


Had to go back to my old school dent puller method as I had already had one side scrubbed up.
 
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I went this route so I have a cleaner bottle and a distilled rinse bottle and a spare:

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LeeVing said:
Anyone with a VPI 16.5 ever have issues with the vacuum?

Went to clean a record today and the vacuum doesn't turn on. The plater still spins, but there's nothing coming from the vac.

I opened up the bottom and don't see anything noticeably wrong. Nothing is wet or anything. I think it just got burnt out. I know this has a auto shut off when cleaning a lot all at once, but it has been days since I last used it.


Had to go back to my old school dent puller method as I had already had one side scrubbed up.
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Now that I put it all back together...it seems like it may be the switch that is out. There is no "click" when flipping it on/off.
 
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