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Distilled water rinse after ultrasonic cleaning

Hi group,I own an Audio Desk Systeme ultrasonic cleaner; I have a question for other owners:After it finishes its cleaning cycle, do you rinse your records in distilled water? I have not been doing that, but wonder if I should include that step in my cleaning regimen.The  ADS cleans vinyl ultrasonically, in water that does include a cleaning solution.

Interested in your experience,Thanks.....
arcamguy
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slaw
22,272 posts
 
Thom & miller,

I disagree and have always enjoyed the process.
ketchup
700 posts
 
My ultrasonic fluid contains some things other than water, so I definitely want to get all that stuff off.  After the US cleaning, I give each record a spin on my Keith Monks-style vacuum machine and do a three part rinse with MFSL Wash, MFSL rinse, followed by HPLC water, vacing between each step.  After a cleaning session, I pump the fluid through a filter and into a gallon jug for storage.
benjie
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I can't believe this is even a question. You have a record spinning is a tepid pool of it's own filth and then gets air dry by a fan and people are wondering if they should rinse the record with clean distilled water. Really, I mean you really can't figure this out?  RINSE the record.
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