Cleaning LPs is like cleaning anything...

Posted by EdAInWestOC (A) on May 4, 2012 at 18:28:25

In Reply to: RCM cleaner rating posted by RogerT on April 28, 2012 at 10:18:44:

It depends on what is on the LP. Distilled water is very good at cleaning but sometimes it takes something a little more agressive.

Enzyme cleaners take care of organic gunk and alcohol based cleaners take care of spilled man made stuff...hopefully. Combo fluids like Olly's is very good at most things but you need more than one fluid if you are going to cover your bases.

I've ended up using the following four step routine for used LPs:
1) Olly's for 1st step grime and gunk removal
2) Alcohol based, Super Cleaner II from Audio Advisor, cleaner for removing non-organic gunk.
3) MoFi Plus enzyme cleaner for removing tics and pops
4) MoFi Pure for the final cleaning step.

Every now and then I pull out the Sporicidin, Disc Doctor or other cleaners for troublesome LPs. I've lost track of how many fluids are in my LP cleaning cabinet. If they start leaking I may have to call in the HazMat teanm.

Ed
Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof

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Topic - RCM cleaner rating - RogerT 10:18:44 04/28/12 (24)

Cleaning LPs is like cleaning anything... - EdAInWestOC 18:28:25 05/04/12 (0)

RE: RCM cleaner rating - wirewizard 15:02:10 05/04/12 (0)

RE: RCM cleaner rating - afro18 14:01:43 04/30/12 (0)

Olly's OCRVC is the only cleaner I will use - tubesforever 23:08:57 04/29/12 (2)

RE: Olly's OCRVC is the only cleaner I will use - cwsiggy 21:02:29 04/30/12 (1)

Where does one buy Olly's? Contact Jive Turkey from post further down this listing - barhead 22:31:20 04/30/12 (0)

RE: RCM cleaner rating - cwsiggy 18:04:32 04/29/12 (0)

RE: RCM cleaner rating - Tao 13:36:37 04/29/12 (0)

RE: RCM cleaner rating - blake 08:39:26 04/29/12 (0)

RE: RCM cleaner rating - Terry 06:35:06 04/29/12 (0)

RE: RCM cleaner rating - LousyTourist 06:26:49 04/29/12 (0)

RE: RCM cleaner rating - PMEL324X0 13:06:08 04/28/12 (2)

I'll second OLLY's OCRVC, been using it for a few years now - barhead 22:15:38 04/29/12 (0)

RE: RCM cleaner rating - Jive Turkey 17:02:24 04/28/12 (0)

You first. /nt\ - Opus 104 11:14:22 04/28/12 (9)

RE: You first. /nt\ - RogerT 13:00:11 04/28/12 (8)

OK. I've successfully used Nitty Gritty's Pure 2, RRL's - Opus 104 17:22:22 04/28/12 (7)

RE: OK. I've successfully used Nitty Gritty's Pure 2, RRL's - apoman60612 18:50:33 04/28/12 (6)

RE: OK. I've successfully used Nitty Gritty's Pure 2, RRL's - Jive Turkey 17:03:44 04/29/12 (0)

I'm not sure how to interpret this, because he never mentioned Olly's cleaner. - hiatt@alaska.net 23:18:54 04/28/12 (4)

A response to Opus Turkey? Jive 104? /nm/ - tketcham 05:07:55 04/29/12 (0)

Makes two of us. /nt\ - Opus 104 02:56:26 04/29/12 (2)

"I have on hand, but have never used..." - tketcham 05:13:09 04/29/12 (1)

Yep. Original RRL SDC and SVW. Still have a bit of SVW left. - Opus 104 09:26:03 04/29/12 (0)

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Cleaning LPs is like cleaning anything... - EdAInWestOC 18:28:25 05/04/12 (0)

Cleaning LPs is like cleaning anything...

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