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Posted by rrob (A ) on July 10, 2018 at 10:11:52

In Reply to: How much cleaning do you do for new LPs posted by newvinyl on July 10, 2018 at 07:59:07:

I spend at least 20 minutes cleaning new and old lps using AVIS products and an Okki Nokki. Sometimes older records require more.

I use #15, #6 and pure water rinse.

I attached a link to the recommended AVIS cleaning procedures.

Here's an excerpt:

"New records are some of the most polluted because of the release compounds contained in the record material that was forced to the surface during the record pressing process. If these records have a paper inner sleeve then the contamination is even more profound. The release compound is sticky and, over time, can start causing damage to the record surface. It will also collect and trap dust and other debris on the surface and in the grooves of the record. This is the primary cause of the 'pops' and 'clicks' that you hear during playback. We have performed laboratory testing on records that are more than 40 years old that still have excesses of these compounds on them."

• AVIS info   (Open in New Window)

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