CLEAN RECORDS WITH WHAT?????

My process: Clean off surface dirt with Discwasher. Using clean baby cotton burping cloths cut in squares, go over record with Torumat and rinse with triple distilled water(bought at Giant Food Mkt-Finast brand, Bottled in Lancaster,Pa.-$.49/gal.)Go over again with Disc Doctor and dry with Orbitrac. Repeat on second side. Then clean on 16.5 with VPI fluid and brush. Gruv'n'Glide if desired (I like it.)That's for used records, and I try to buy only those rated mint or near mint condition. I get real quiet records this way. New ones- Orbitrac + 16.5.

Gmc...Dick Doctor?!? Ouch, that sounds like it's really for the Analog Freaks!

In addition to all the good, standard advice related here, Michael Fremer, in Stereophile this month (March), discusses using a Eureka Hot Shot 350A handheld steam cleaning device on LP's before cleaning them with Disc Doctor's brushes and fluids and a vacuum machine. He says it works real well, especially on mistreated and mildewed records. Read it for yourself.

Sorry about that typo. I have a mischievous fore finger.

The steamvac idea for tough jobs intrigues me, but one would need to be careful of heating/warping the record.

As far as formulations, mine is similar to SDC's but with half of the alcohol and one or two drops of dishwashing soap per pint. (Any more soap causes sudsing) It's cheap, so one can use a liberal amount. The VPI brush seems to work OK when used with the 16.5. I clean a second time with a few drops of Record Research Lab's cleaner.

Regards
Jim