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In Reply to: RE: Ultrasonic record cleaning posted by dth31 on May 17, 2015 at 21:07:47
The idea of ultrasonic cleaning to me does not seem practical for everyday use. Most of the time I clean one or two records a day perhaps.
Do you guys mix up a new batch of cleaning fluid each time you clean records? Or does the same cleaning solution sit in the tank for several cleaning sessions? What is the routine regarding the fluids? Other users please chime in as well. Thanks.
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For me, ultrasonic cleaning is far more practical than cleaning on the VPI 16.5. The ultrasonic cleaner cleans 4 records at a time. I set it for 20 min, then put on a record and relax. When the record side is done, so is the US cleaning. It then takes 5-10 min to rinse all 4 on the VPI and vacuum them dry. I listened to probably 10 records yesterday and cleaned 30 records! FAR easier and more pleasurable than hand cleaning. Of course, YMMV.
Yes, I leave the cleaning solution in for maybe a week at a time. In the last week, I've cleaned 70-80 records.
Jeez, does that mean you bought 70-80 LP's last week, or recently bought a even more and hadn't cleaned them all? I can't imagine cleaning 70-80 records in a week.
I currently have at least 300 LPs bought over the last 10 years that I've never got round to cleaning - so haven't been able to listen to them. :-((
This is despite owning a Nitty Gritty for 20+ years ... I never have the time.
So I will be purchasing a Sonix IV US machine (the wider, 10quart one) soon, to try and get through this backlog. :-))
Andy
Over the last 2 weekends and 2 evenings in between. I know it's probably hard to believe that record cleaning can be easy, but US cleaning IS so easy to do while listening to records, it doesn't even feel like work. Plus, if you listen to the records right after cleaning (like I do), they sound SO good that it's motivation to clean more!
Remember, I'm working through a BIG stack of "unlistenable" records I had accumulated over many years, so I have quite a few more to go thru. I fed my addiction for many years when I only lived 10 min from the Princeton Record Exchange.
nt
I also have a ultrasonic cleaner, I hardly ever use it, hand clean a record isn't that complicated at all, it seems to have even better result. the key is to use cleaning solution, the fabric that use to clean and dry the record has to be good.
I mix my own low alcohol cleaning solution, keep it in a spray bottle. A second spray bottle with distill water to rinse. Several pieces of 3M microfiber cloth to clean and dry my records. that is.
...the cleaning solution, which is distilled water, remains in the machine.
These machine do a pretty good job, and automatically clean and dry the record in about 4 minutes.....all for only $4000!
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