To clean or not to clean...

I took some records out last night and played them. At the end of the evening as the system was powered down the records were a little bit dirtier, the heat death of the universe a little bit closer.

I always wet clean records new or used the first time I play. Then I use a record brush for the next 3 to 5 playings and then wet clean again. 

I would think cleaning a new record would be critical. Been thinking about the new ultrasonic cleaners, but I have heard several have reliability problems. 

I clean everything - new or used - whenever I pu records.

After cleaning, they get resleeved in MoFi sleeves.

After that, brush before play (and milty in the winter)

I clean EVERY VINYL, OLD OR NEW before ever playing it - every single time.  I clean EVERY VINYL, OLD OR NEW that I can get my hands on, whether it's my record or not.  If I go to a friend's house and I see a turntable, I plead with them to let me take all of their records home and clean them (sometimes I bring them back).  I go to thrift stores and yard sales just to find dirty, moldy records that I can clean - if they look like someone used them for Frisbees at one time or are stuck with goo in the sleeve, even better.  I have gone so far as to buy lots of records at a Goodwill (don't care about the artist - what's the point?), take them home and clean them, and then re-donate them so at least I know that those records on the rack have been cleaned by me. 

Holy Cow! Bikerbw, you are so virtuous and a better person than I am.  I love that you do this.  I'm too lazy to use my record cleaning machine most times!