Record Cleaners-Which Work-Which Don't

If a VPI machine is beyond what you want, the LAST company mentioned has 3 different cleaners that can be used manually. #1 is a deep cleaning fluid good to use on LPs you pick up that are dirty. #2 is a preservative which will lengthen the life of your records and $3 is a daily cleaner before each use. For daily cleaning Discwasher makes an effective and inexpensive product.

i get good results hand-washing my records w/mild dish soap & luke-warm water. during play, i used to use a watts dust-bug, recently replaced w/a n.o.s. keith monks record sweeper, which has a ground-lead to remove static. i also use a milty zero-stat. i think arthur salvatore, a dealer in canada, still has some of these keith monks record sweepers still awailable, for ~$30-35, usa. doug

Used to have a lot of vinyl and cleaned them similarly to Sedond. Do remember that tap water often contains high concentrations of suspended solids (look inside a pipe sometime). Doing a final rinse with distilled water is highly recommended.

Does anyone have any experience with the Nitty Gritty cleaners and if they work well or not?

vpi 17wf with touromat is the best thing i've found- and you don't need to rinse in distilled water. if you obtain such a setup, you should clean EVERY new record before play, EVERY used record purchased before play, and all others about every 3rd or 4th play. BTW, IMO, last preservative is a waste of money, lots of money.