The Disc Doctors Miracle Record Cleaning Solution. Here we go again !!
[Italian verion] Product: The Disc Doctors Miracle Record Cleaner Company: Lagniappe Chemicals Ltd Approx. cost: Cleaning Brushes (set of 2) $34.95 USD/Euro One Pint of Cleaning Solution $ 21.95 Reviewer: Scott Faller Reviewed: December, 2001 Trivial Bits If you are one of the many people who subscribe to our online discussion group, no doubt you remember the great debate we had a few months back regarding the cleaning of vinyl. It seems that the argument went on for the best part of a solid month.
Well if you weren't aware, H. Well this sparked my curiosity. I saw this latest "heated" discussion as a perfect opportunity to review his product to see if his claims were true. First, you have to understand the ways I have cleaned vinyl in the past. Little did I know, what I was doing was just getting rid of some of the surface dirt when I washed with dish soap. I also had tried some of the DIY record cleaning solutions like we have listed in our Tweaks and DIY section. VINYL LP RECORD CLEANING - DIY Liquid/Keith Monks/LORICRAFT/Knosti - STORAGE - Correct WARPS.
Here is the formula which I have used already for many years: The alcohol should be of the industrial kind without any additive.
This alcohol is cheaper than the medicinal type bought in the pharmacy which contains a small percentage of fat and is called 'spiritus ketonatus fortior'. Let yourself be advised by experts from the art supply shop or the paint shop. Take care because the isopropyl is very poisonous; you need ventilation. And ventilation will also be to the satisfaction of friends who bring their records for cleaning. It is possible to play records wet with distilled water. Do not believe the so called expert who advises you to use a window or glass cleaner, or a bathtub product to remove dirt from the record's surface. For removing stickers: dip the brush in turpentine, press the hairs against the bottle's opening to remove excess liquid and wet the sticker on the record cover with the brush.
How-to: record cleaning devices and fluids. [Italian version] Everyone knows how important is the quality of the record in order to get good results from our stereo system.
Simply put, our hi-zoot stereo systems can do nothing if the record we're trying to listen to is poorly recorded or damaged. And while there's nothing we can do to improve the performance of a poorly recorded disc, there are many things we can do to keep our good records in perfect condition. How to store those LPs: horizontal or vertical? Vinyl is a funny material: it is black (normally), flexy and with a very strong memory. How to play those tacoed records This is a problem, dudes. How to clean our vinyl If you are a clever guy you should try to keep your records as clean as possible i.e. you should try to avoid the dust reaching the grooves. Some turntables have been designed to work best with the dust cover on, so listen to a record both ways for the possible differences. DIY Record Cleaner. Build your own high quality, easy to use record cleaner.
This design can be built for less than $50 and will remove at least as much grunge as the expensive VPI record cleaners. The original concept was developed by Jay Amble. Construction Here is a list of the parts for the record cleaner. A used canister vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner may be used as is. The turntable may also be used as is or it can be integrated into a record cleaner box as I have done. Next the crevice tool needs to be modified. My record clamp is a 4" circle cut from 3/4" MDF but other materials could be used. Cleaning Fluid For the record cleaning fluid I use Laura Dearbon's formula from her book "Good Sound". The safe formula is the same as archival commercial preparations, except that you are mixing it yourself and therefore it costs you a fraction of the price of ready mixed.