imnothardcore Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 All my records are pretty clean but before I play them there might be a few small dust particles or paper fragments or something. Curious how everyone here dusted their records off of just small stuff like that before playing. My local shop uses a microfiber cloth, was curious if that was the standard or one of those velvet brushes or a carbon fiber brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erasedtapes Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I use the Audioquest carbon fiber brush. Cheap and dusts off records cleanly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder_jan Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Never thought that it was a trend or something. I use microfiber cloth too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) If you use the search function; "clean" "cleaning" you'll find a LOT of my posts on this forum from when I cared more about you goons. As a molecular scientist, a really dove into cleaning records. In a nutshell; vacuum is the best option. Everything else; not so great. Edited September 28, 2018 by ajxd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalvie1 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 7/22/2018 at 8:26 PM, imnothardcore said: All my records are pretty clean but before I play them there might be a few small dust particles or paper fragments or something. Curious how everyone here dusted their records off of just small stuff like that before playing. My local shop uses a microfiber cloth, was curious if that was the standard or one of those velvet brushes or a carbon fiber brush. For a deeper cleaning, you can make a cleaning solution by mixing 3 parts distilled water, 1 part isopropyl alcohol, and a few drops of dish detergent. Then, place your record on a cleaning mat, drizzle this solution onto the record and wipe the record with a microfiber cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 10 hours ago, fatalvie1 said: For a deeper cleaning, you can make a cleaning solution by mixing 3 parts distilled water, 1 part isopropyl alcohol, and a few drops of dish detergent. Then, place your record on a cleaning mat, drizzle this solution onto the record and wipe the record with a microfiber cloth. Nope. Ignore this. My posts dive into why this is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalvie1 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 19 minutes ago, ajxd said: Nope. Ignore this. My posts dive into why this is bad. Why? Please advise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 On 9/28/2018 at 10:00 AM, ajxd said: If you use the search function; "clean" "cleaning" you'll find a LOT of my posts on this forum from when I cared more about you goons. As a molecular scientist, a really dove into cleaning records. In a nutshell; vacuum is the best option. Everything else; not so great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Wet clean / vacuum all new records and again every so often to maintain + Carbon fiber brush before every listen + Don't forget about your stylus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billich0986 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 On 10/6/2018 at 2:48 PM, yanquiuxo said: Don't forget about your stylus Is there a good recommended cleaning product for your stylus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killyridols Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I have the same problem but worse because cat hair ends up on all my records somehow. The Vinyl Buddy roller is amazing. They’re on Amazon for like $10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 8:37 AM, Billich0986 said: Is there a good recommended cleaning product for your stylus? I use ZeroDust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellman Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 8:37 AM, Billich0986 said: Is there a good recommended cleaning product for your stylus? I use the Moongel pads that are discussed in this thread. $6 shipped from someone on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x vinyl bootlegger Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I use a carbon fiber brush and it works pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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