Cleaning LP's

I've cleaned records that were old before, made them look perfect, and still the wear is there. Cleaning isn't going to help vinyl that has seen thousands of repeated plays on awful equipment. It only helps preserve records that have yet to be ruined (by the non-philes who'd even play one covered with sand...years before you ever get a hold of it!). Good luck with this, and I'm sorry it doesn't encourage you to pursue buying a better table...seems like this whole thing is what holds most 'philes back, in my pinion. They only see the bad...

Look on Audio Advisor, they have cleaning solutions in every price range.

In days of yore, the word was to clean your LP's in water and a little dishwashing detergent. I've done this with no apparent harm. If you want to go "high tech", use distilled water. Be sure water is only this side of warm and to rinse well (4 times as long as washing time) with clear water. 'Outa do it...

This makes a good cleaning solution for use with a cleaning machine. 10 oz distilled water to 2 oz rubbing alchol + drop or two of photo flow and mix thoroughly. If you don't have a cleaning machine then use above solution and then rinse with distilled water a couple times. Hope this helps.