This, on records that are horrifically filthy or show mold growth. For now my focus is on these vacuum based machines.įull disclosure- I have most definitely tried the wood glue method, and with fantastic results. I am aware of the excellent results many get with ultrasonic cleaners and that may be a future addition- but not near-future. I have not tried the enzyme washes- I have a hunch they’re going to be an improvement for those records with greasy palm prints and such- my concern there is enough complaints about the enzyme cleaner growing bacteria or mold, even stored correctly, and the shortened shelf life- again, again even when stored correctly. With all the above, however, results have been pretty satisfactory, with the exception of a few records that were purchased that had really greasy hand prints- we’re talking not only numerous finger prints but also some significant palm prints. The spin clean fluid for the spin clean works fine too but even with the rinse cycle I seem to get spots- I modified the rinse with a bit of surfactant and some 98 or 99% pure alcohol and only slightly reduced the spotting. I tried VPI fluid but felt both the record doctor fluid and the MOFI super record wash to work better for me, as well as (when needed) a home-brew cleaner mix for extra stubborn records or a MOFI super deep cleaner wash followed by MOFI super record wash followed by a distilled water rinse. Spin Clean with fluid, followed by a second spin clean with distilled water rinse,Īnd/or a pair of VPI 16.5s with sometimes an initial deep clean wash, always a regular wash, sometimes a second regular wash, and always followed with a rinse with distilled water.

Method is one or a combo of the following. I’ve gone through about 1000 records, cleaning each, nearly all getting fresh sleeves (usually poly lined with rice paper).

Photoflow liquid for cleaning records