stereo for the joy of it - can records be cleaned?

Nop I'm using surgical instruments cleaner and "rotisserie" :-)
I've also been using my VPI to pre-clean records, but instead, I hook up high-rpm drill onto the spindle and rotate records FAST so they will loose most of debries.
After all done, I hook-up drill to the spindle again and spin them FAST. My VPI is retired... 

Can the cellphone residue or not sure if it is rice paper, brown sleeves actually be removed from the vinyl?

tzh21y,

I’ve seen different sleeve materials interact differently with the record surface, some of the worst are the wiggly "contact patterns" made by some older poly sleeves that affect the surfaces of the vinyl.

If you’ve got "bits" of sleeve stuck on the record surface then obviously those need to be removed from the playing area, and I would use my VPI 16.5 cleaner to do that first, and then use an Audio Desk or Klaudio ultrasonic cleaner (or both) to clean deep into the grooves.

Otherwise, the good news is that sleeve marks/patterns are generally cosmetic and not audible, since they are only on the surface of the playback area (tops of the "lands" between grooves) and not down in the groove walls where the music is.

Having said that, while the appearance of some surface marks will be removed or reduced by thorough cleaning, other surface marks will be impossible to remove, so it’s really just a case of cleaning and seeing what happens..

Let me know if you would like me to try..
Dave

czarivey,

That sounds like a novel approach to cleaning/drying!

What kind of RPM's does your "high speed" drill run at at?

Enjoy the music!
Dave

I have a "audiophile approved" record cleaner I rarely use. I find the most effective clean is to steam clean the record. Get a hand held steamer for about 15 dollars or so, some distilled water, and steam away all the garbage. Wipe the record down with a clean microfiber cloth and you’re good to go.