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RE: anybody have a formula for those little specs on vinyl that appear out of nowhere

Posted by flood2 on June 24, 2022 at 02:52:31:
PVC is a triboelectric material which means that it has an affinity for charge (negative in the case of rigid PVC). The moment you take the vinyl out of the sleeve be it paper or otherwise, particulates in suspension in the ambient environment will be attracted to the surface.

What I do in Winter when the air is very dry is to rinse the record with de-ionised water and use a vac dryer like the KAB EV-1 to suck off the bulk of the water but leave a layer of water on the surface. Place it on the platter and let it naturally evaporate off the surface during play. That ensures the record is as dust free as is realistic to expect during play.

It is impossible to eliminate specs of dust unless you live in and maintain a cleanroom such as is required for chip fabrication or lens manufacture that conforms to a suitable standard. ISO 2 standard is still allowing 100 particles per m3!
Just to give you an idea, there are literally many MILLIONS of particles per m3 in the average domestic setting with particles down to 0.3um and smaller (such as viruses). SARS CoV-2 is 0.1um and the smallest known virus is 20nm!