VPI Record Cleaner

Chazzbo. Both the alcohol and photo fluid can be VERY harmful to vinyl. Dtergent is good for really dirty records, but for daily cleaning, water with a special surfactatnt is all you should use. The beauty of vinyl is that very few things really bond to vinyl so it cleans very easily.

Guys - I picked it up after work today. The darn thing is in great shape, guy took good care of it and had the box and even the original invoice (8/3/92 - $395.00), everything.

Thanks Chazzbo for the DIY recipie, anyone else using a different brew you might care to share? I assume one can purchase "Alachohol" ...at a drugstore or hardware store??

Klhender

Klhender, just be sure to use pure isopropyl alcohol (typically shown as 91% - the balance being water) and NOT "rubbing" alcohol. I've used a formula very similar to the one Chazzbo just gave you for 12+ years now with my VPI cleaner on hundreds of records with no indicaton of any problems. The 91% isopropyl alcohol is readily available in many drug stores. Enjoy your new record cleaner!

Audioguy/others
Hmmm.Just wondering if 2-3 drops (!!!) in a Gla. of water is enough to be harmful.If anybody has another surficant other than dish liquid without dye let me know.BTW I told the owner of LAST the rercipie and he said it would be cool.

Hey All,
I've been cleaning my records for a number of years now using a homebrew vacuum-based cleaner - it got the job done and was probably the single most important thing I did for my analog collection. Last week I just picked up a used HW-16.5 and I can't recommend it enough! They are really great machines. If you have the chance to buy one (new or used) - I'd say go for it! Even at full retail price it is worth the expense if you are serious about your analog.

Here's a video I made showing off my new toy. I'd be curious to hear what other people are doing to clean their records - http://www.knoodle.com/go/935