#21

I would recommend a professional record cleaning service such as:

http://www.ratrecordsuk.net/clean-your-records.html

I hope this helps.

Steven Hart
Record Player - Turntable Repairs (London, UK)
07519 160 166
egg333@mail.com

#22

Yeah. I used to do this a lot and the records are fine. I think if you leave them without playing though you might notice mineral deposits.

#23

I always struggle with brushes (carbon fibre and velvet) - always seems like I’m just adding more static which then attracts more dust almost immediately. Not sure what I’m doing wrong

#24

yup - happens to me too. always adds static. sometimes it doesn’t if i touch the brush to the spindle after, but largely yeah - STATIC! still, its much better than having loads of dust and not brushing. I just brush it while its spinning a few times, then play. its only after i take the LP off that the dust swarms to it

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#25

I don’t have this problem using a velvet anti-static brush. I think the key is to use it very, very lightly so it is just barely touching the vinyl as it revolves.

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#26

I’ve got one of these but yeah, you really need to put aside a day to get a load done in one go because it’s a very time-consuming process. Although a very satisfying one!

#27

I guess the real key here could be don’t destroy vinyl with cheap Crosley turntables.

#28

Ah yes, the minefield that is “how to clean your records properly”. I’ve delved deep into this before, driven half mad by online opinions, advice, arguments, differing opinions and then some more opinions on top of that. I nearly bought a cleaning machine once, but then didn’t. I do have a cleaning spray from my local store (South Records in Southend-On-Sea, it’s a great shop, pay it a visit one day), some lint free cloths, a Pro-ject anti-static brush and a Pro-ject stylus brush too. New records I just use the brush, though some colour/splatter presses often need a spray too due to residues and what not. Old records I give a spray and a wipe, or if they’re covered in grime I’ve sometimes run them under the tap with a bit of fairy liquid to try and get them clean again. Sometimes they look clean but still play with a load of crackle of pop, I’ve gotten rid of records like this over the years if they sound real bad. My old crappy turntable from the late 80’s/90’s probably did more damage to some of my records than anything else did. Side D of Screamadelica sounds shit because of it, some horrible distorted sound on each rotation of High Than The Sun. Tried cleaning it up but nothing worked. I’ve had a Pro-ject Carbon Debut turntable for a couple of years now and that’s real nice.
(as for “vinyls”…never ever use the word “vinyls”…EVER)