Record cleaning - what's your method?

Melt Face Molly Drop said:
I think he means when should the velvet strips be replaced? After how many spins
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kvetcha said:
I read it as 'how long to wait from replacing the strips to using the tube.'
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What @kvetcha said. I accidentally replaced the strips on the 10-inch tube the other day instead of 12-inch because the tubes had somehow switched place and didn’t notice until I was cleaning a record earlier today. So I had to replace the strips on the 12-inch tube and wanted to check if I could use it today but had a feeling I probably couldn’t.
Fortunately I didn’t pack everything out in preparation for a lot of cleaning and Vinyl Flatening haha
 
HiFi Guy said:
If Chisto doesn’t come back, I’ll go back to TTVJ. I bought a fair amount though, so I have plenty of time.

The Ukrainian people have much more to worry about than clean records unfortunately. I hope the war ends soon with Ukraine victorious.
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Hi, CHISTO is ok and sells worldwide from EU. Check new SUMMIT and SCS products. Special prices for the USA for real help to Ukraine.
 
Piratenovelist said:
Has anyone used either of these?
If so, what were the results?

I think my anti-static brush can only do so and so much.

Big Fudge

Record Roller
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Your anti-static brush won't clean a record - it only moves around dust on the surface. Neither of those are very good, particularly the Record Roller which probably causes more harm than good.

Barring a RCM - the Squeaky Clean is a good bargain - there are some decent manual products out there.

Last Power Cleaner and All-Purpose Cleaner are excellent products and the gold standard. Effective. There is a reason products like Last have been around for a half century.

You might also try the Chisto Spray & Wash. Not quite as powerful as the Last combo, but good nonetheless.
 
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Piratenovelist said:
Has anyone used either of these?
If so, what were the results?

I think my anti-static brush can only do so and so much.

Big Fudge

Record Roller
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Avoid the record roller like the plague. After the first revolution, you’ll be grinding dirt back on the record. You also run the risk of leaving a residue that’s nigh on impossible to remove.

The carbon fiber brushes don’t work well either in my experience. You also pin the risk of micro scratches.

I swear by this. Works great.

Amazon product ASIN B0855MQQYZ
 
HiFi Guy said:
Avoid the record roller like the plague. After the first revolution, you’ll be grinding dirt back on the record. You also run the risk of leaving a residue that’s nigh on impossible to remove.

The carbon fiber brushes don’t work well either in my experience. You also pin the risk of micro scratches.

I swear by this. Works great.

Amazon product ASIN B0855MQQYZ
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That brush is great.
Pair it with a cheap black light flashlight and your stylus will stay 5x more fuzz free.

Amazon product ASIN B07SWW5FHB
 
Is there a solid way to clean the VPI brush? If I can clean it to get some longevity out of it over spending $60 that would be nice.
 
I honestly feel like cleaning records has made my listening worse.. with the spin clean every time I get a new record I have to leave it on standby because when I get at least 5 or so I fill up the tub and clean them all.. which leads me to getting overwhelmed and listening to my records much less
 
duke86fan said:
I honestly feel like cleaning records has made my listening worse.. with the spin clean every time I get a new record I have to leave it on standby because when I get at least 5 or so I fill up the tub and clean them all.. which leads me to getting overwhelmed and listening to my records much less
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Why do you feel you need to clean a brand new record? Just play it and enjoy it!

Did you know that in the 50's, 60's, 70's and into the 80's, millions upon millions of people bought a record, took it home, and played it - and there were no vacuum cleaners, spin cleans, ultrasonic cleaners?

99.9% had a brush, and maybe some more devoted used Last or a similar product.

And were happy.
 
duke86fan said:
I honestly feel like cleaning records has made my listening worse.. with the spin clean every time I get a new record I have to leave it on standby because when I get at least 5 or so I fill up the tub and clean them all.. which leads me to getting overwhelmed and listening to my records much less
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a tub will be fine for a week or two if you leave the brushes out. Change it if it starts to smell.
 
duke86fan said:
I honestly feel like cleaning records has made my listening worse.. with the spin clean every time I get a new record I have to leave it on standby because when I get at least 5 or so I fill up the tub and clean them all.. which leads me to getting overwhelmed and listening to my records much less
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If it's either don't clean or don't spin, just don't clean 'em.
 
duke86fan said:
I honestly feel like cleaning records has made my listening worse.. with the spin clean every time I get a new record I have to leave it on standby because when I get at least 5 or so I fill up the tub and clean them all.. which leads me to getting overwhelmed and listening to my records much less
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That’s why I got a Humminguru. It’s an expensive solution to the problem, but an effective one nonetheless.
 
duke86fan said:
I honestly feel like cleaning records has made my listening worse.. with the spin clean every time I get a new record I have to leave it on standby because when I get at least 5 or so I fill up the tub and clean them all.. which leads me to getting overwhelmed and listening to my records much less
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You can always embrace the filth like me (preferably with different needles based on whether the record is relatively clean or visibly dirty).
 
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