I dry mine with the clothes that come with it be then let them air dry. I do 17 records at a time and the re-sleeve them
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Well the alcohol was a different story, it would seem that many people probably use way too much but that in moderate amounts it isn’t harmful and has benefits. I believe the guy from kirmuss audio and the guy from acoustic sounds kind of discussed that at some point. The things that seem logical to me about cleaning records is that you want to remove as many contaminants as possible without causing further damage. This means it’s as important to rinse and avoid using products that leave any residue behind that doesn’t simply rinse off with water. I’ve been trying out the disc doctor that acoustic sounds owns now I believe it’s the miracle record cleaner version. I previously with my cavitation bath tried distilled water and alcohol and distilled water with tergikleen. The tergikleen seemed to work extremely well but it is harder to rinse off then the disc doctor which I have now tried. The disc doctor merely anecdotally seems to closely resemble a hydrogen peroxide based solution with a surfactant which is used for cleaning/sanitizing as well as stain removal. This would lead me to believe that some version of that would be great for records. I don’t do any mechanical cleaning before the cavitation bath and many especially older records get cleaned and played three to six times before they are to me subjectively clean as the play all the way through with no contaminants on the stylus, I then clean them once more. I use a spin clean to rinse after and dry with microfibers. With the tergikleen I put alcohol in the rinse, I don’t with the disc doctor solution.
Does anyone know what makes up the disc doctor miracle cleaning solution. It smells an awful lot like a peroxide based cleaner w/surfactant.
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How long do you leave the fluid on to "soak". I'm usually around a minute a side of soak time. I've noticed I have to quite a few spins to get all the fluid up out of the grooves. Definitely more than 4 in each direction.
Depends on the record. For new stuff not very long. I focus more on the rotations under the brush. For grimier stuff I leave it on substantially longer to help pick up more residues (especially cigarette smoke). Occasionally, I'll let one sit wet while I sleeve the already washed stuff. The distilled rinse water defintely comes up quicker and dryer than the detergent water.
Weird, I have an opened bottle sitting on a shelf that's over a year old that is fine.
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Just wash them without any detergent, softener or anything........just run a wash cycle with nothing but water.
Whatever your small load setting is and let them air dry..........no dryer.
But I heard air dry doesn't make them fluffier
Air drying is what's recommended and what I always did when I had one.........besides, fluffy doesn't matter, they just need to be absorbent. But you're free to follow any other recommendations as well. Just stating what I know and did
The mkII has no instructions for washing beyond if you do it work clothes be whites only with detergent and bleachAir drying is what's recommended and what I always did when I had one.........besides, fluffy doesn't matter, they just need to be absorbent. But you're free to follow any other recommendations as well. Just stating what I know and did
