Whats on your turntable tonight?

That was one of my issues in the beginning. Wanting to put more cleaner than I needed. I had very good results with just distilled water.

I've had my Degritter since last March.  I have been doing research for a while now on Tergitol, the proper mixture, application, pre-cleaning methods, etc.  I also have a Nitty Gritty so for used records that too lends a helping hand in a multi-step process.  I'll reach out for further information, as needed, etc.

What an awesome group of people here on this thread.  I learn so much.  I also hope to be able to contribute some, too.

The Great Culling - Part Deux continues. Building up a pile/crate to take for sale/trade to a couple of LRS.

Joni Mitchell - "Court and Spark"

Asylum EQ-1001 - QUAD!

Love the record, but this copy isn’t doing it for me. THink I’ll dump it and look for a better copy.

Dire Straits / S-T
1978 Warner Bros.
Fabulous record, amazing SQ

@slaw 

Wanting to put more cleaner than I needed.
 

Steve, I went through the same thing initially.  However, I was overlooking the fundamental purpose of the Tergitol.  It’s not the Tergitol doing the cleaning, it’s the microscopic imploding bubbles that do the cleaning.  The surfactant, in this case Tergitol, is there to reduce the surface tension of the “water-air” interface on the surface of the record.  Reducing the surface tension allows the bubbles more and better access into the grooves of the record, the whole object of the exercise.

The trick has been to find just the right amount of surfactant to get a good cleaning but not generate suds or leave too much residue behind after drying.

Definitely a work in progress.

daniel