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Cleaning Multiple records at once recipe...

Hi folks had success cleaning records in 'Light Wash' setting with hot water manually shut down and small amount of Cascade liquid detergent.
The record surfaces come out PERFECT and labels are untouched once dried.
Placed some 78rpm, and pressings of various years from 50's to 80's, 90's and none got warped or damaged among all placed.
Than fit about 20 valuable records onto the tray, push button and BINGO. The quality of cleaning is near or above VPI.
The cycle took about 15m for light wash
czarivey
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
My frontloading machines do large batches of records... two or three dozen per cycle. The machines use less detergent and water per LP, and a dash of bleach really lightens up the labels.

To avoid static cling I use the damp dry setting for most records. I only use full dry if I'm going to listen right away. For records with overly hot HF's, the high heat setting for 1.5 hours really softens them nicely.

Anyone wanna buy a Loricraft?

buconero117
2,311 posts
 
There are devices out there that will seal off the labels. I have one and it really works when I steam a record. Watch out, Harry will be angry, doesn't want Whirlpool cutting into his business high price machines. DIY can be very scary.
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blueskiespbd
161 posts
 
I think the Ultrasonic V-8 does a great job cleaning 16 sides
at once in 10 minutes.
czarivey OP
5,946 posts
 
I've built so far plastic protective label clamps. It's a plastic circle with crank seals glued with denture glue onto the surface. With these clamps and hot water shut down I can run whole cycle with no worries at all. I've cleaned hundreds of 45's so far no issues.
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