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Gavaxeman said:
So this is what I did on this sunny day - 127 records cleaned in a day...and I now have a ZERO backlog..also worked out I’ve brought over 300 albums this year ..no wonder I’m skint ..so going to see if I can drastically reduce the purchasing for the next 6 months .. cold turkey time

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Out of interest, how does the spin clean work? Do you put a special liquid in there and it rotates the record through a submerged brush or something? I have a ton of 'dirty' records which I have shamefully just been cleaning with a wet cloth, drying, then wiping thoroughly with an anti-static cloth. Still gets that unwanted crackle on some though
 
Selaws said:
Out of interest, how does the spin clean work? Do you put a special liquid in there and it rotates the record through a submerged brush or something? I have a ton of 'dirty' records which I have shamefully just been cleaning with a wet cloth, drying, then wiping thoroughly with an anti-static cloth. Still gets that unwanted crackle on some though
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It comes with a cleaning solution, that you put a capful onto two pads that the records slip inbetween, add distilled water and away you go... you can buy replacement fluid thru amazon, but a capful does about 30-50 records depending on how dirty they are . I normally change water and refill with clean water and fluid every 45 records as my drying rack holds 15 .. I did what you did before getting this and it’s a much better way of deep cleaning , fluid comes in diff sizes but my bottles tend to last a couple of years for £25ish , distilled water is cheap as chips on amazon , I buy the stuff for car batteries and irons etc

It’s the BEST record accessory I’ve ever brought outside of my cartridge upgrade..it has rescued albums that had skips and jumps , and makes a 50 year old record sound new..can’t defeat scratches but that’s about it. And relatively cheap compared to a proper cleaning machine (£70 vs £400+) ..listening to an orig Cream Wheels of Fire that looked a bit messy but took a punt for £8 and it’s sounding good as new after a clean
 
Gavaxeman said:
It comes with a cleaning solution, that you put a capful onto two pads that the records slip inbetween, add distilled water and away you go... you can buy replacement fluid thru amazon, but a capful does about 30-50 records depending on how dirty they are . I normally change water and refill with clean water and fluid every 45 records as my drying rack holds 15 .. I did what you did before getting this and it’s a much better way of deep cleaning , fluid comes in diff sizes but my bottles tend to last a couple of years for £25ish , distilled water is cheap as chips on amazon , I buy the stuff for car batteries and irons etc

It’s the BEST record accessory I’ve ever brought outside of my cartridge upgrade..it has rescued albums that had skips and jumps , and makes a 50 year old record sound new..can’t defeat scratches but that’s about it. And relatively cheap compared to a proper cleaning machine (£70 vs £400+) ..listening to an orig Cream Wheels of Fire that looked a bit messy but took a punt for £8 and it’s sounding good as new after a clean
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This is a great review. Damn you. I’ve just been paid. Must resist.
 
Gavaxeman said:
So this is what I did on this sunny day - 127 records cleaned in a day...and I now have a ZERO backlog..also worked out I’ve brought over 300 albums this year ..no wonder I’m skint ..so going to see if I can drastically reduce the purchasing for the next 6 months .. cold turkey time

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That’s some buying spree!
 
I'm going to be in Manchester at the end of the week, any record shopping recommendations from anyone?
 
ByersVinyl said:
Piccadilly Records and across the road to Vinyl Exchange. One or two others also nearby. Think it’s Tib St - 5mins from Piccadilly
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Ta!

Used to buy from Vinyl Exchange on eBay quite a bit back in the day so about time I made the pilgrimage!
 
Have any of you VMP members got this months package yet? My tracking still shows it in the US.
 
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