Question for the group, is it true that post pressing vinyl there is a "lubricant" applied (or possibly the release agent?) that persists until you clean it off? Is there any reasson to preserve this for sake of record wear or is this a wives' tale?
"Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better!
I"m using a spray 'advanced vinyl record cleaning solution' with a cleaning cloth.
It creates GUNK in the grooves which can be fixed by cleaning the needle 5-7 times during playing one side.. It gets into the grooves and fixes the problem. I'd rather find a better way to clean the discs. Sounds dumb, I know.
What am I doing wrong?
Please Help!!
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@moonwatcher "I think vacuum cleaning done right can get you about 80% of the way to Degritter sound quality" I don't think so. I think the improvement more than that plus the utter ease of use. You can be doing other things while cleaning records. You still have to buy chemicals; record wash, super record wash, Super Heavy Duty Enzyme action Record wash, a dash of tergitol and wash it all down with $20.00-$30.00/Qt water, not to mention pads and brushes. I still have $150.00-$200.00 in chems in my Linen closet and tucked away elsewhere. I've owned a HW16, still own a Record Dr. plus a Spin Clean with bristle brushes instead of pads(I made them with a local hardware store and I think work better). And those videos, people still do all of that to clean an Lp? Having to cover my entire dining table to clean Lp's was just too much and too slow. Here is a great video from Suncoast Audio with a comparison of a $6000.00 Clear Audio Double Matrix with antistatic wand all in a gorgeous and compact package to the Degritter. I might add, about as easy to use as the Degritter. Plus the video is one of the few where I actually hear a difference over the internet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDe57dgtED8 https://imgur.com/xLtVBY3 |
@impaler you want to get that junk off the record. The mold release agent residue can increase surface noise and mask some detail. I generally clean new records before playing them. |
@impaler Apparently you didn’t watch the video and you completely missed my point. Take care. And your question about some sort of release agent on records during manufacture, I once had a Ultra one step pressing that had a ring of a grease like substance around the outer grooves. Touching it made it smear like grease. MusicDirect was not sure what it was either. |
@vitussl101 Yes, I know what you mean. The little bottle you're talking about is Mofi's Ultra Record Wash concentrate for ultrasonic cleaning machines. Again, you can make your own for a fraction of the cost. |
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