Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Cleaning those LPs on the cheap

So, you never got that ultrasonic machine for Christmas? Fear not, there's plenty of helpful videos online for would-be LP collectors and cleaners, it must be something about audiophiles. Here's my new favorite, you know it helps to dress properly when cleaning vinyl too - consider it a gift:

5 comments:

joe allsop said...

tap water ? dish detergent ? wd40 ?

you gotta be joking !!!

Anonymous said...

this guy should stick to 8 track cassettes

BRIAN ENO AND JOY DIVISION ULTRA-RARITIES TRADE said...

And you think that guys like this AREN'T on Discogs and Ebay? It's taking me a long time, but I only buy sealed for a reason -- when I see some of the junk being pushed as 'Mint' by online sellers I can easily believe what I've just seen...

jimf said...

Tap water and Dawn detergent are excellent choices. Dawn is very mild. I know others who use it for cleaning delicate objects. If you have very hard water, I would use distilled water.

Anonymous said...

Since WD-40 is based on some kind of oil and there's oil left on the surface after treatment... not sure what would be long term effects on the record, but most importantly what it can do to the stylus.