Record cleaning - what's your method?
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bettim84
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To be clear, I do use a primitive liquid + brush method. So I guess it’d be more like Embrace the Relative Filth, which is not nearly as catchy… but works well on my mid-fi system.
bdm105
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Been a few years but my vpi 16.5 was about the same price as that. Definitely options in that price range
Angsty
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The VPI is twice the price of the Humminguru now. And, the Humminguru is automatic, so no having to “queue” records to get them all cleaned in a batch. The Humminguru has gotten me to listen to records more frequently, not less.
AnthonyI
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...............but the Humminguru does take longer. VPI, clean album to platter in 2 minutes
Angsty
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Agree - I walk away until the record is clean on the ‘Guru................but the Humminguru does take longer. VPI, clean album to platter in 2 minutes
But, I don’t wait until right before I want to play a record to clean it. What kind of barbarian do you take me for ?!
AnthonyI
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Neither do I, but it is nice to clean an album on the fly if it's been a while since it's last cleaning and needs a "touch up"
Angsty
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Truth be told - I’m cleaning a new Blue Note Classic, on the fly, right now, before I’m about to play it.Neither do I, but it is nice to clean an album on the fly if it's been a while since it's last cleaning and needs a "touch up"
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
I have a custom field in Discogs to track whether I've run any given record through the Humminguru. I've run all my newly-acquired records through it since it arrived, but when I pull out older records I sometimes find myself putting them through a 2-minute wash cycle just to be able to check that box.
Angsty
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I have a less advanced indicator that I think I copied from someone on N&G.
I always put a new MoFi-type sleeve on a cleaned record, even before the Humminguru. If the record has been ultrasonically cleaned, I flip the record in the outer sleeve so that the white backing is showing versus the label side.
It’s crude but generally effective. Your method is superior as collections get large.
LiamGallaghersBucketHat
Go on, geezer.
Are there any West Coast or close enough guru owners who I could send a record to for cleaning?
Matt M
Santa Extraordinaire
You can shoot it my way. May as well throw a few in there. Just PM me.
LiamGallaghersBucketHat
Go on, geezer.
Thanks! I have Weyes Bloods latest and I gave it a couple of cleanings with my VPI and I’m curious to see if the Guru can get a little deeper or if it’s a pressing defect.
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
if it’s anything like Titanic Rising it might be the pressing
LiamGallaghersBucketHat
Go on, geezer.
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Yer Ol' Uncle D
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Photo #2 is exactly how I dry my records - hung from a line with clothespins, preferably outside in the sun.VEVOR Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaner 6 L 1.60 Gal. Ultrasonic Cleaning Machine 40 KHZ for Records, Jewelry, Glasses QXNGDHJ6L110V3HG1V1 - The Home Depot
VEVOR 6L Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaner. This VEVOR vinyl ultrasonic cleaner can clean 4 vinyl records simultaneously at the speed of 7 laps/min. The machine is built with sturdy 304 stainless steel,www.homedepot.com
Jbraswell
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jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
Can you use isopropyl alcohol to clean sticker residue from album covers?
There is a special place in hell for record stores that put price stickers right on the cover
There is a special place in hell for record stores that put price stickers right on the cover