"Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better!


I"m using a spray 'advanced vinyl record cleaning solution' with a cleaning cloth.

It creates GUNK in the grooves which can be fixed by cleaning the needle 5-7 times during playing one side..  It gets into the grooves and fixes the problem.  I'd rather find a better way to clean the discs. Sounds dumb, I know. 

What am I doing wrong?

Please Help!!

klimt

@elliottbnewcombjr 

Your small magnifying mirror with LED lighting is exactly what I want but so far have not managed to find in Australia.

Can I ask where you got yours, please!

A cleaning machine is the answer. One with a vacuum to suck up the fluid and residue or ultrasonic. I had a VPI for over twenty years and have now upgraded to the much quieter, semi-automatic Nessie. These are very high quality. 

temu.com

I have successfully ordered several items at low prices from temu,

watch the minimum quantity and shipping cost

do a search '30x mirror'

Add me to the voices saying that bad record cleaning is worse than none, but a good ultrasonic cleaner (with frequent changes of water) is excellent. I use an Audiosysteme box, but those are now a silly price - if I did not have it, I too wouod be a degritter or similar.