Back in the late 70's my friend Les swore that the Pix Off was the best dry record cleaning device. The Pix Off was a sticky roller on a handle that one would apply to a stationary record's surface. Anybody else ever heard of this?
A GOOD dry record cleaning device
I have tried several “on turntable platter” dry” cleaning brushes. I currently wash my albums (wet clean) with a Spin Clean wash manual system before they are ever played. I currently use Audio Quests’ new Carbon fiber brush first and then a Big Fudge cleaner with their cleaning solution afterwards before the stylus drops onto vinyl. (Yes I clean the stylus too). I am not sold the Big Fudge is cleaning the grooves well enough…
Can y’all give me your thoughts and suggestions please for a better cleaner?
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I have always used a vintage Discwasher brush (the original not the newly marketed ones of the same name), with a little D4 fluid (which I ran out of but now use Mobile Fidelity’s One record cleaning solution). I use a ZeroStat before the brush. This has worked quite well for me for decades. Any solution that was on the brush is evaporated almost instantly so the stylus never touches any moisture. |
@whart IPA and water? That's a new one! 🍻😂 |
@jasonbourne71 Sounds like the roller I used to get lint on my suit. Put it under the tap and the lint washed right off.
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@j-wall -Isopropyl Alcohol, not India Pale Ale. Not that I'm advocating its use in the context but it is not an uncommon approach. Acronyms are dangerous, aren't they?
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