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In Reply to: RE: I use Stylast too, BUT .... posted by Amphissa on April 24, 2015 at 13:23:39
Good question. I clean them with a vacuum machine (Okki Nokki) which works very well, but I do not replace sleeves with new clean ones.
Perhaps I should start doing that.
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I clean my LPs only once very thoroughly with a VPI HW-17F vacuum record cleaning machine. I replace them into a brand new MoFi sleeve after cleaning. Then I brush them with an Audioquest carbon fiber brush before every play and I replace them in their sleeve immediately after each play. I never find it necessary to clean them with my record cleaning machine more than once. YMMV
I also use Stylast stylus treatment before each play and I brush my stylus with a Last stiff bristle brush after each play.
I never have a problem with dirty records or a dirty stylus.
Best regards,
John Elison
John's cleaning procedure is very similar to my own.
First, I clean all my records with my Nitty Gritty 1.0 manual record vacuum cleaner. Actually, I hand scrub them with my Disk Doctor brushes, using MoFi Super Record Wash, and then I just use the Nitty Gritty to vacuum them dry.
(FYI, this includes new records.
Used records, particularly dirty ones, first get cleaned with super deep cleaner, and then with the Super Record Wash. MoFi sure likes the word "Super", huh?!)
Second, I put a new MoFi sleeve on any record that comes with a paper sleeve.
(I reuse any decent plastic sleeve that comes with the record though. Yeah, I'm a cheap bastard!) ;-)
Third, I brush them with a carbon fiber brush before every play.
(Sometimes more than once if I see specs of dust still on them.)
Fourth, as far as taking care of my turntable, I always brush the platter before I play records. (I have a dust cover, but still I notice some minor dust on the platter.)
As far as cleaning the stylus, I use MoFi LP No. 9. I use the brush in the bottle to coat the stylus cleaning brush, and then brush the stylus before each listening session.
I have been complimented by virtually everyone who has ever listened to my system, (or even if I bring my records to their place), with how clean they are, (and sound).
My two cents worth.
After moving two years ago, the house I currently live in has more dust than the one I was previously in. So I've had to be more attentive to keeping my LPs clean. I'm kind of anal about it all, but I still never pick up crud on my stylus.
The Okki Nokki should be capable of cleaning your LPs well, if you use a stiffer brush than the one provided to get down in the grooves with a good cleansing liquid, vacuum well, then do a rinse with pure water a softer brush, and vacuum again.
Then let the LP dry for a couple of minutes more, but in a way that limits exposure to dust. Then zap the LP with a Zerostat and wipe once more with something like a MoFi flat pad brush, and put it in a clean poly sleeve. If you put it back in the original sleeve, it is just being re-introduced to all the dust and crap that it was resting in before.
I personally prefer the MoFi sleeves, but there are other options. If you put it in a clean sleeve, the record should not have had any way to pick up dust since it was cleaned. Then when I go to play it, a quick wipe with an antistat brush is all I need. After playing, it goes back into the dust-free poly sleeve.
Others have different routines, different liquids, different brushes. But I think what is consistent among most everyone is to get the record as clean as possible, then keep it that way by putting it in a clean sleeve. I've never had to clean a record a second time. And I never get detritus on my stylus.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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