Cleaning of that precious vinyl

[andy]

Just seen this article, looks interesting!

certainly works on my wifes face!!!!

www.gizmag.com/record-revirginizer-facial-peel-for-records/14450/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=019c336bd0-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email

[Nigel]

Evo Stick Weatherproof Wood Adhesive from B&Q is good to experiment with on some older LP's.

www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=99837

[bullpup]

I think any pva adhesive will work.

[XTRProf]

Old Colony of AudioXpress does sell some of those under diy. I have bought some but does not have the time to try it yet.

So far the best to remove those pops and ticks from records is still a good RCM through several times of washing and vacuuming. RCMs of the Keithmonk design are better than others as they vacuumed in a concentrated point fashion.

[PinkFloyd]

Cucumber gel facepack.

[andy]

tastes nicer than pva

[derekrumble]

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[robertkd]

Mar 14, 2010 15:22:26 GMT @derekrumble said:

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[derekrumble]

I don't find a need to clean records as such. I don't have any second hand ones - which obviously could be a problem, so for me the noise issue stems from damage rather than the removeable dirt and dust. Scratches and other pops and clicks which are hard-wired in have to be lived with. And it's such a good thing that we have audio editing software now so we can take out the worst offenders without ill-effects.

I am usually playing LPs now just to copy them to my music library drive which means that I do need to take some care over getting as much dust off as I can without making the process unbearably fussy. I spin up the disc and then take a large watercolour brush known as a 'mop' and hold this at about a 20 degree angle to the disc surface while pointing it against the direction of rotation. I start at the centre and gradually move it to the outer groove area sweeping the dust as it goes. I watch the label to check on the rotation while moving the brush outwards at just under a brush's width per revolution.

Sounds a bit of a faff but it's worth it to reduce the build-up of fluff I would otherwise get as stylus gets close to the end of the side. LPs with discrete, short, tracks are not a problem... you can record each track individually which makes for easier editing anyway. But continuous music, say classical, or rock albums like Floyd and Sgt Pep, are a bugger when you get most of the way through only to hear that the dust build-up is causing serious mis-tracking and you have to de-fluff the needle and start over again.

Derek

PS. seems I can post freely again.

[Nigel]

www.smartdevicesinc.com/Watts.pdf

Some interesting reading on record care from old Mr Watts.

Has anyone ever used the Watts dust bug or similar?

[Deleted]

I thought it was a Watts that I had years ago. When I read the 'book' and saw the picture I obviously had a copy-cat device.

Mine worked the same way but was round section with a counterweight at the other end. I'd think it would have been a bit heavier too. It worked quite well and had a little brush to clean the 'velvet'. At times there was a little ring of debris pushed to the centre of the disk, even if I'd dusted it before playing.

Syd

[Deleted]

I use those wipes you get to clean your PC screen with, but I don't play the record until the following day.
I store my records in Nagoaka anti static sleaves and once they're clean they stay that way.