A CHEAP AND VERY EFFECTIVE RECORD CLEANING SOLUTION.

audiodwebe ...

• "Does this require a rinse cycle?"

Interesting you should ask. I've used a VPI 16.5 for many years. I never used to go through a rinse cycle. A friend told me to try it a couple of months ago, and it has made all of the difference in the world. I use a spray bottle with distilled water and a separate brush for the job. 

So, the answer to your question is a profound yes.

Be sure to not exceed the recommended one cap-full of the Basic H per one gallon of distilled water. It is highly concentrated. As mentioned before, it is a product made from soy and is safe and biodegradable. 


Frank

@whart: Oops, thanks for the correction Bill. I’ve been reading the writings of both Neil and Rushton, and conflated the two. I also made it through the complete record cleaning thread on the VPI forum, where a lot of info on the ultrasonic cavitation cleaning of LP’s can be found.

As just did Frank, Harry Weisfeld recommends a final rinse of pure distilled water and subsequent vacuuming on one of his VPI cleaners. Of course any vacuum-type machine will do, and there are a lot of them now available at reasonable cost.

@whart Yes, Rush relocated to a smaller space and moved to all an all digital headphone rig because of the constraints. His Walker table, Avalon, Atma-sphere monos etc. plus a ROOM full of LPs made things a challenge. 

VPI users, when I used a 16.5 for many years, I found rinses a requirement. The 4step Walker products including enzyme mixing and 2 rinses worked best. But now I find the Rushton Paul method much more effective even though I'm using a simple inexpensive, one frequency Ultrasonic machine. Cheers,
Spencer 

Sink w luke warm water,and small squirt of “Ivory mild dish soap” LP label has the label protector, screw it on the label, water tight. I use 2 brushes, one is the rectangle corner painters brush with fine bristles. Other is just a step up more coarse, round no round we go, back and,forth, get a good sudz going, then turn on tap water where there is,no,airation in the water, rinse, rinse again,then again, put on a clean cotton dish towel, press and gently wipe them, then to basement where I stuck felt pads to the underside of the shop-vac attachment, slowly go round n round with the attachment, sucking everything out.
silent records.
Takes time,but, I enjoy doing it. All mine minus a handful have been cleaned like this, placed in Discwasher or the other brand withmamV? I think?
inner goes beside the soft plastic inner, in a,Japanese resealable bag. Into storage,
bought those odyssey DJ type boxes for storage, heavy, but they are super sturdy