Yeah, I agree with @kvetcha . Use Spin Clean concentrate. Plus Chisto is designed for use with vacuum machines.
I’m glad I bought extra. Chisto may be tough to get for a while unfortunately.
Record cleaning - what's your method?
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I’m glad I bought extra. Chisto may be tough to get for a while unfortunately.
Supply chain or sanctions?
They have their hands full right now. I’m imagining making record cleaning fluid is low on the priority list, along with shipping issues.
Ghost
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Bout to give it a go, going to make a gallon, take some records I’m not attached to and see what happens. Maybe I’ll discover the best thing since sliced bread
Ghost
Original Resident Ghost
I think it worked? I only cleaned two records, one new one that kinda sounded like shit, it sounded like cleaner shit
Then I cleaned an old beat up pressing of Tim Buckley’s Happy Sad which still had a lot of surface noise but sounded really good other wise. No static on either one which was an issue I’ve encountered with spin clean fluid. My main concern was that the gunk wouldn’t leave the grooves with with Chisto x Spin Clean but the stylus has been spotless after both records.
Going to continue forth using Chisto in the spin clean tomorrow
Then I cleaned an old beat up pressing of Tim Buckley’s Happy Sad which still had a lot of surface noise but sounded really good other wise. No static on either one which was an issue I’ve encountered with spin clean fluid. My main concern was that the gunk wouldn’t leave the grooves with with Chisto x Spin Clean but the stylus has been spotless after both records.
Going to continue forth using Chisto in the spin clean tomorrow
Angsty
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Chisto is based in Ukraine.
Angsty
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Aquarium flocculant is easy to find, if needed. A couple of drops per gallon would do the job without harming records.
ByersVinyl
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Ive joined Christo gang.
Gonna use it at some point this week.
The rabbit holes we enter - 10 years ago could I imagine having bought a few vinyl - Id have bought a specific vacuum and now £40 cleaning fluid
Gonna use it at some point this week.
The rabbit holes we enter - 10 years ago could I imagine having bought a few vinyl - Id have bought a specific vacuum and now £40 cleaning fluid
Angsty
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Ultrasonics await!Ive joined Christo gang.
Gonna use it at some point this week.
The rabbit holes we enter - 10 years ago could I imagine having bought a few vinyl - Id have bought a specific vacuum and now £40 cleaning fluid
Russ I
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Haha! Truer words were never spoken.
Jbraswell
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I think I am heading this direction.
It's like moving from MM to MC cart.
The new frontier!
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
In that price bracket I’d strongly consider a Humminguru.
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
iSonic is more DIY and you have to handle your own drying, but being able to do several LPs at once is very cool.
I do like the fire-and-forget quality of the Humminguru, though.
Slimwhit33
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Just bought my first real record cleaning machine, a VPI 16.5. I've been using a spin clean since I got back into the vinyl hobby a few years ago. Looking forward to giving it a go and seeing if it makes a discernable difference from the spin clean.
Anyone else here have a VPI cleaning machine who's got any tips?
Anyone else here have a VPI cleaning machine who's got any tips?
AnthonyI
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Slimwhit33
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Glad someone else here has one! Will reach out if I have any questions!!
LiamGallaghersBucketHat
Go on, geezer.
Messy, messy, messy.