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Keeping your vinyl clean... And general vinyl woe.

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Chris F:
My understanding of the hierarchy for general purpose cleaning is:
Hand Wash/Passive Cleaner (Spin Clean) < Vacuum Clean (VPI/Okki Nokki etc..) < Ultrasonic (KLAudio, AudioDesk, DIY/Homemade)

Other general purpose stuff everyone should have:
Carbon fibre record brush
Oznow Zero Dust to dunk/clean the stylus every couple sides (can also use a magic eraser)

I own a VPI 16.5 and think it's one of the best things to ever happen to my record playback chain.  Will add an ultrasonic eventually for sure.  I'm hoping Harry from VPI releases the one he has been prototyping for a while and causes some downward pricing pressure.

Mr.Sneis:
Yeah, new vinyl really sucks that way.  Not to mention retailers really frown upon vinyl returns unless they are Amazon; I get that distributors seem to be dicking them over but still… it's 2015.

OCD shit?

-When unsleeving a new record; don't just let it slide out of the sleeve dragging all the new record crud with it.  Puff out the sides best you can to minimize friction when sliding it out or if you are really nuts I've heard of cutting the inner sleeve open (the paper generic ones I would hope).  After cleaning immediately use a new sleeve, like what Sleeve City or Mofi offer.  I use a plastic outer sleeve then store the record in the replacement sleeve on the backside of the jacket and inside the plastic outer sleeve; no more jacket wear or seam splits.

-Vintage dishwasher brush in good condition, Distilled water + Isopropyl Alcohol mix (10:1) in a spray bottle.  Personally not a fan of the "carbon fiber" junk they are peddling everywhere now.  This should do OK for getting minor dust/fuzzies off for general playing.

-It's getting to a point where I am trying to avoid non-audiophile labels but even Mofi records aren't immune from pressing flaws.  SHForum can help you weed out bad releases from the good but everyone has different definition of a good pressing. 

I have a local shop that has a VPI RCM (good but not necessarily the best) and a Furutech flattener they offer to customers as a service.  I buy what I can from them!  I have also learned that if your new vinyl just plain has pressing flaws no amount of cleaning is going to make that "worlds better"; personally I have yet to have a new record improve dramatically from the VPI cleaning - a little better I might believe.

OJneg:

--- Quote from: Mr.Sneis on September 02, 2015, 05:21:36 AM ---Personally not a fan of the "carbon fiber" brushes they are peddling everywhere.
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Same, they don't get as much macro stuff as velvet

Can we get some chemistry person to cook up a special Chang-xclusive washing fluid?

JK47:

--- Quote from: OJneg on September 02, 2015, 05:24:34 AM ---Same, they don't get as much macro stuff as velvet

Can we get some chemistry person to cook up a special Chang-xclusive washing fluid?

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How about the Hunt brush? Has a row of carbon fiber, a thick felt/velvet portion, then another carbon fiber row...

Mr.Sneis:


Probably a lot better than this thing.

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