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Hi guys! Ever since I started collecting Vinyl records in 1983, I just used Tap Water to clean my Vinyl Collections to get rid off the unnecessary dirt. Maybe you have some other suggestions that could be of help. Thanks alot for the generousity!![:D]

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DSR

I just use tap water and liquid hand soap. It probably leaves a bit of minute crap on the records, but the water is Vancouver is pretty soft.

Thanks obs!![:D] But the liquid soap here in Manila has a strong ingredient. It's really nice to see our Vinyl Records clean!![:D] Hopefully it'll last a lifetime.[;)]

[:)]An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
DSR

Here's an article I wrote a few years back, maybe it will help you.

http://www.tcpunk.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... rd+vaccuum

[quote][i]Originally posted by Ollie Stench[/i]
<br>Here's an article I wrote a few years back, maybe it will help you.

http://www.tcpunk.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... rd+vaccuum
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Beauteous! Thanks Ollie!!!

Nice article you wrote OLLIE[^]. Very impressive!!![8D] All those pictures and stuffs. Well, I guess a little of alcohol won't hurt our Vinyl Records. Thanks man for the advice!![:D]

[:)]An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
DR. STIRRING RHOD

If it's the kind of record (that are common in Europe) with the label painted directly onto the vinyl, I just run them under the sink. 9 times out of 10, water alone is enough. If they're really dirty or have stubborn caked-on fingerprints, isopropyl alcohol and/or specific record cleaner fluid (a la Quick Wash) will do the trick.

If it has paper labels -- assuming you want to keep them in the condition they were in before you tried to clean them -- I use a sponge and wash along the grooves. Again, if there's stubborn fingerprints, spray the sponge with the isopropyl alcohol or the cleaning solution of your choice. (I don't like to use liquid soap on records with paper labels. It's harder to get all the soap out without running the thing under the tap -- and that's without strong ingredients.)

Despite all the bad advice you might have heard, rubbing alcohol is fine to use on 33 1/3s and 45s and won't damage them. However, NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER use it on 78s!

I don't have anywhere near enough time to clean every piece of vinyl I own, so they only get cleaned when they look and sound like they really need it bad.

[i]I don't have anywhere near enough time to clean every piece of vinyl I own, so they only get cleaned when they look and sound like they really need it bad.[/i]

I just clean the new used ones I buy. After that, I know how to handle them so they don't require another cleaning [:)].

Whenever I play my records in my turntable and the record I'm playing has some unnecessary dirt that's the only time I clean it. It would be very tiring to clean a lot of records simultaneously.[8D]

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DR. STIRRING RHOD

Before I rip vinyl to CD I give them a thourough cleaning. Once I burn it to disc I probably won't play the vinyl too much so (hopefully) the vinyl will stay relatively clean. Other than that if I'm just putting on a record to listen to it I might run the brush over it but I don't do the whole ritual of spraying and vacuuming.

I do the cleaning and vacuum job, play it through for any unexpected noise, and reclean if necessary, then burn it to disc as a CD master of the vinyl itself. I proceed from there to make my actaul CD-R from the burned master, breaking it into individual tracks without the silence before and after a track, so it sounds more like a regular CD, no noise in between, or at least very minimal. This one time transfer is usually the only time my vinyl gets used.

HI GRUNCH!![8D] What kind of Vacuum do you use? Do you use it directly on the Vinyl Record? Thanks![:D]

[:)]An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
DSR

I'm with Ollie. I use a roughly 50/50 mix of rubbing alcohol and distilled water in a spray bottle. I spray the Discwasher brush near the leading edge, leaving the trailing edge dry. After a wet pass, rotate the brush slightly to the dry side to remove as much moisture as possible. Before ripping I try to always let the vinyl rotate at 45 rpm for 5 minutes or so to remove any residual moisture, which will cause a lot of crackling if present. [:)]

THANKS FOR YOUR INPUTS GUYS!![;)] If you still have any additional infos feel free to add up on the thread.[8D]

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DR. STIRRING RHOD

I have been using Ollie's method for the last few weeks and the difference is amazing! Thanks Ollie![:D][:D]