I am looking for opinions on machines for cleaning vinyl records and especially on the two main methods used, namely, with cleaning liquid plus suction, or ultrasonic bath.
We share, with my oldest friend, a large collection of records, it is time for some of them to take a good shower.
25 years ago, I worked in a store that was a reseller of the Nitty Gritty brand. https://www.nittygrittyinc.com/
Extremely efficient machines, I see that the offer has multiplied over the years and above all, I no longer have the money to buy a machine of this brand.
We share, with my oldest friend, a large collection of records, it is time for some of them to take a good shower.
25 years ago, I worked in a store that was a reseller of the Nitty Gritty brand. https://www.nittygrittyinc.com/
Extremely efficient machines, I see that the offer has multiplied over the years and above all, I no longer have the money to buy a machine of this brand.
What about a solution of 60 % propanol-2 in distilled water plus some drops of jet agent per litre and finally suction?
Best regards!
Best regards!
According to this thread, a mix of 12-S-3 and 12-S-9.
I have a Moth record cleaning machine I was given as a Christmas present many years ago. It wasn't bad, super uncomplicated and very much a poor man's nitty-gritty but quite effective. A few years back I replaced it with a Degritter which was a big improvement (but expensive) and so expensive now that I couldn't afford it either :|
An alternative would be a DIY RCM using an ultrasonic bath. There's a thread somewhere on this site. Also there's one based on... LEGO.
It was their old recipe: 15 S 9 & 15 S 3.
They switched to a single solution over the years, but I can't find it anymore on their site.
Remember, you only need a tiny bit of these surfactants. IIRC 20mL of each for 5L water.
In those days, I called DOW chemicals to ask how to acquire those surfactants.
The friendly lady said that they could only supply me with one liter of each as a sample.
Next day I received two bottles, enough to clean records for the rest of my life and longer...
thanks 🙂
I like this idea because it is versatile and above all much less noisy .
Yes too 😉
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Here's the LOC article, perhaps the Wayback Machine still has the old one.
https://www.loc.gov/preservation/care/record.html#Cleaning
Rich? Try DOW. 🙂
https://www.loc.gov/preservation/care/record.html#Cleaning
Rich? Try DOW. 🙂
Samples? 🙂
I have no experience with ultrasonic vinyl cleaners, but please note that thorough rinsing is necessary when using detergents.
I have no experience with ultrasonic vinyl cleaners, but please note that thorough rinsing is necessary when using detergents.
Nope but in reasonable quantity and price .
I (with my friend) planned a passage with distilled water (35°C +120kHz) for the least dirty and a double bath for the dirtiest, detergent + 35°C for the first and distilled water for the second.
At this rate we'll have it for 1 year but it's not a big deal, we're in no rush.
May be of interest
https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/for-audiophiles/record-cleaning/
and their recipe (using Ilford Ilfotol as "wetting agent")
https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/for-audiophiles/home-brew-cleaner-for-vacuum-rcms/
P. S.: Without taking anything away from what has already been rightly said above, in my opinion the discussion on surfactants should be well-explored in relation to vinyl records and not generally speaking.
I use the London jazz collector recipie. Had good results from it on vacuum and ultrasonic machines. If cleaning ultrasonically err on the side of caution with the ilfotol, it can foam.