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Cleaning Dust off of Vinyl

I've noticed that records in general attract a fair amount of dust. I was wondering if I could clean this off using my air compressor or if I need to purchase some type of cotton cloth. The air compressor would be easier with my setup now, but I don't know if that would be too rough on the vinyl.

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boiler713
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synthfreek
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I use a really light gauge of sandpaper. Something like a 220grit should work great.
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synthfreek
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I like how Audiogon will approve this post of mine telling people to clean their records with SANDPAPER but they won't post a topic I tried to start of Corey Feldman singing John Lennon's classic Imagine.
chatta
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I just use the cleaning pads that I purchase that are made especially to clean records. This works best and puts my mind at ease that I am dusting in a safe manner.
singleendedsingle
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Use wipes or a vacuum cleaner, but be careful with such valious records.
emorrisiv
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SandPaper!!! I knew it had to be a ruse.

sorry about your post.

I use a Audioquest carbon fiber brush.I have a friend with the Gem Dandy and I plan on getting one. It works very well and is not stupid expensive like the record cleaning machines.

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