I ve just cleaned about 20 most new and well looked after but noisy records with a mix of 90 distilled water and 10 isopropyl alcohol and got mixed results.
Water type for vinyl records.
There can be no argument that 70s funk and soul sounds best on vinyl and parliament s mothership connection is a high water mark for the genre.
One factor that can affect vinyl records value is if the record in question is a promotional issue as opposed to a commercial or stock copy of the record.
Promotional or promo copies of a record are often identified in some way and they often have a special label that indicates that the particular records was made for.
You can pick up a tergitol based concentrate from amazon.
Dre sampled this record.
Never spritz water or wet play a vinyl record in an attempt to quiet the crackle and pops.
Tap water also includes plenty of impurities which re infect record grooves.
The physical medium of vinyl in all its different manifestations is part of the appeal and joy of owning music on wax.
Finally new records need cleaning too.
Below is a brief overview of the most common vinyl formats including a brief introduction to 33 vs 45 rpm.
Use an ultrasonic cleaner for your records.
Step 1 remove all dust and dirt from the records with a rag soaked in soapy hot water.
This makes the record sound even worse as the crud dries and embeds itself throughout the record.
Vinyl records come in all different shapes sizes and increasingly colors.
Using an ultrasonic cleaner with a filter will mean your records are as clean as they can be while not damaging your vinyl.
Search for ultrasonic record cleaner and see what i mean.
Let the records dry or wipe them down with a separate clean rag.
You risk damaging the fragile record label.
If it s good enough for them it s good enough for us.
They can often attack the vinyl itself or at the very least block your grooves with more rubbish than they remove.
With any type of wiping or brushing you will ultimately push micro particles into the micro grooves.
There are plenty of options to choose from including a dedicated solution such as vpi record cleaning fluid user made concoctions such as the soapy mixture of deionized water and 5 tergitol 15 s 7 used by the library of congress or literally just dawn dish soap go with the blue kind over green mixed with water.
Doing so only causes the stylus to spread the abrasive sludge deeper into the grooves possibly doing irreversible damage.
The archivists at the library of congress use a combination of a mild surfactant called tergitol with deionized water.
After the application of this material painting a vinyl record is as easy as painting anything else in your home.
Just put on a smock and get ready to paint.
