Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?


It has happened again. Major tweak and record provider has available a steam cleaner made especially for records. Anybody try steam for cleaning lp’s? What were your results? Since a unit can be had for about $20 at Target, 15% of what the tweak provider is charging, is it worth a try?.
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As soon as I find a buyer for the idea which in all
likelyhood isn't going to happen soon. I guess that other units are probably out there in the East but I have not seen one yet.

The unit destatics , spins, drying both sides using a high-speed fan , brushes & drying rims in a unique configuration. Kinda like a a spinning hair dryer , zero-stat machine . And yes "It" works. I can't show it since I don't oun a patent and its orgins are not just unique to "Em-wa".
Crem sounds like you are on to something there good luck and thanks for the info. I just steamed 18 lps using Nerl lab water. Going to hear what that water does for vinyls sound.
Have you experimented with this. I have read this here i think, its better to wait 24 hrs before playing a steam cleaned lp. Is that a fact. Thanks again Crem
I hope i don't have to wait 24hrs after steaming to play , i lightly steam my lp before every play to remove fine dust particles and reduce static.
imo, no need to wait 24 hours after steaming. Steaming does not raise the temperature so much. Once the record is at room temperature and dry, you can play it. I routinely check the effectiveness by playing about 30 min after cleaning. i do a final rinse using water without steaming so that in its self cools the vinyl
With todays cleaning i noticed that the vinyl got some what distorted or wavy as i worked the nozzle to the center of the lp but when done it was perfectly flat.
This time i tried this first i applied AIs super cleaner lightly brushed with a VPI 17f brush then a light steam with the brush on the lp spinning on 16.5. Vac that up and rinse with Nerl water with another VPI brush vac, then a steam rinse and vac for the final step. On the dish rack then a MFSL sleeve. Before and after each side i used my Furutech De Stat.
I played several tonight and the results were as good or better than my first steam effort. And the best part after removing the lps from my turntable i had no static build up as prior cleaning with 16.5. Yea all right.