Whats the best record cleaning fluid?

Dumb question, but where do you think the dirt from the record goes?
Into the brush which then requires cleaning itself?
Or is the dirt removed by the RCM vacuum action?

Or another way, is the RCM more of a cleaner or a dryer?

I'm open to percentages here!

Thanks

Mfsoa,

The cleaning fluid (any cleaning fluid) emulsifies or dissolves contaminants and holds them in suspension or solution.

The vacuum then removes the scummy liquid. So the answer to your question is, "both".

That's not to say the brush won't get dirty, clearly it will. But if you don't vacuum the scummy liquid off the record and just let it evaporate, the scum will be left behind. Even worse, it will probably have been broken down into finer particulates which will be much harder to remove. Using cleaning fluids without vacuuming is probably worse than not using them at all.

Purple Death is purple degreaser concentrate. Works well in very small amounts. Use plenty of water to rinse. I use a Groovmaster and then follow up with vacuuming.

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I live by the Great Lakes. Perhaps I don't need to source distilled water vs well water most of you get. I went to the drug store looking for triple distilled & I think they got my Lic.# thinking I was a Meth freak.

Lucius

Brian,
Sure,at some point we can have a fun filled afternoon cleaning records. I also use the Vpi brushes double mounted on a brackett that sits on my VPI 16.5 turn table. I keep the record wet and let it spin for 3 or 4 minutes. The attachment I made for the shop works very well to clean it all off when done. It's amazing how clean the LP's come out.

Tim