homemade record cleaning devices...
spaceghost
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does anybody have any good methods for cleaning records.soulrez was telling me about a dude he knows who has some attachment for his powerdrill. i couldn't understand exactly how it worked, but it sounded like you hook the record up to some cleaning pads and turn on the drill. said even beat records came out playable.anyone want to share their techniques?
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Solution = 3 parts distilled water, 1 part rubbing alcohol, 1 small drop dishwashing detergent.
People will disagree with this, but it has worked wonders for me.
Cosign. And my brush is a soft-bristled toothbrush, for use only on those rilly moldy/muddy records that would be goners anyway.
Take a look at this. I think it's been posted before:
http://www.teresaudio.com/haven/cleaner/cleaner.html
Peace
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Where's Frank?
He had some recommendations on the funk45 board a while back.
isopropyl is good, but there shouldn't be too much of it. the alcohol's only there to facilitate evaporation of the solution.
I crank the weight on tonearm as heavy as it will go, switch the speed to 78 (45 at +10 if ya got one of those), and let that mother fly for a whole side. Knock's the dirt right outta those grooves. If it's really dirty I might spit on the grungier spots.
it's complicated to esplain' but it works better than anything i've ever seen used...
New generation, custom built record cleaning device using a high quality dry steam cleaner and a pottery wheel, rotating the record at 85rpm, while a cooling nuzzle floods the surface with a jet of ice water to prevent overheating. This removes all dirt and mostly all detectable noise. Recordings before and after treatment showed a vast increase of fidelity.
Beware of failed, former nyc record boutique owners cum stay at home alcoholics who aped the process with a sputtering dollar store steamer and a ruined record player, causing hum, distortion and ugly heat damage on their bottom feeder chud.