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Steam Cleaning Really Works

For a couple of years, I have seen reports here about steam cleaning your vinyl. I had to try. So, I took a record I had already cleaned on a record cleaning machine and steam cleaned it. I used a Perfection model that I bought at Walgreen. I wiped the record dry with a microfiber cloth, in the direction of the grooves. Then, I vacuumed the record off. I had very positive results. I had records that sounded like playing fine grained sand paper, even after multiple cleanings on a machine. I had given up. I had nothing to lose, so I steamed them. All of them came out sounding brilliant. I also have records that I thought were just worn out. There were places that just did not seem trackable any longer. The steam cleaning took these places away. The steaming allowed me to hear so much more detail than ever before. In any case, I am a convert and just thought I would share.


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Topic - Steam Cleaning Really Works - zoltarcat 08:52:54 01/26/08 (47)

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