Whats the best record cleaning fluid?

What the h is Purple Death already? Maybe I don't really want to know, but I have never heard of it and you are the only one I've ever seen mention it.

Dumb question, but where do you think the dirt from the record goes?
Into the brush which then requires cleaning itself?
Or is the dirt removed by the RCM vacuum action?

Or another way, is the RCM more of a cleaner or a dryer?

I'm open to percentages here!

Thanks

Mfsoa,

The cleaning fluid (any cleaning fluid) emulsifies or dissolves contaminants and holds them in suspension or solution.

The vacuum then removes the scummy liquid. So the answer to your question is, "both".

That's not to say the brush won't get dirty, clearly it will. But if you don't vacuum the scummy liquid off the record and just let it evaporate, the scum will be left behind. Even worse, it will probably have been broken down into finer particulates which will be much harder to remove. Using cleaning fluids without vacuuming is probably worse than not using them at all.

Purple Death is purple degreaser concentrate. Works well in very small amounts. Use plenty of water to rinse. I use a Groovmaster and then follow up with vacuuming.

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I live by the Great Lakes. Perhaps I don't need to source distilled water vs well water most of you get. I went to the drug store looking for triple distilled & I think they got my Lic.# thinking I was a Meth freak.

Lucius