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offline Refund from Melbourne (Australia) on 2003-08-16 17:33 [#00824762]
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what is the best/cheapest way to clean dust off records
without damaging them?


 

offline A0001 from Iraq on 2003-08-16 17:41 [#00824764]
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Lighter fluid, honestly. Works for removing stickers from
sleeves also. It evaporates almost immediately. Don't do it
while smoking though.


 

offline mappatazee from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2003-08-16 17:42 [#00824765]
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whoa cool



 

offline Refund from Melbourne (Australia) on 2003-08-16 18:47 [#00824802]
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think I'll wait for a second opinion on that one


 

offline xceque on 2003-08-16 18:52 [#00824811]
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Only-just-warm water with a hint of non-alcohol-based shower
gel and a soft brush. Spin dry on a screwdriver (without
touching the playing surface).


 

offline Refund from Melbourne (Australia) on 2003-08-16 18:57 [#00824816]
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cheers,

what sort of thing would classify as a soft brush? something
like a toothbrush or something more like those frilly pipe
cleaners


 

offline xceque on 2003-08-16 19:00 [#00824818]
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A soft toothbrush would work if you wanted to put some
detailed groove-work into it. But a j-cloth should work,
provided it's clean and new (and wet) (you don't want to get
bits of old j-cloth in the grooves).

Also, don't spin dry on a biro, you'll jigger the hole with
it's jazzy hexagonal edges.


 

offline Refund from Melbourne (Australia) on 2003-08-16 19:02 [#00824820]
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righto, thanks for all the help


 

offline atgmartin from DeathMallMegaComplexville (United States) on 2003-08-16 19:50 [#00824834]
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DO NOT USE ACETONE!!!!
(i.e. nail polish remover)


 

offline aquagak from Berlin (Germany) on 2003-08-16 19:54 [#00824835]
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i use a magic brush.......you know the one's people use for
getting fluff off clothes. its like a velvet material that
picks up dusts and fluff......im sure you can find one at a
$2 store or a target sore


 

offline Refund from Melbourne (Australia) on 2003-08-16 19:57 [#00824837]
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thanks, might pick one of them up today


 

offline aquagak from Berlin (Germany) on 2003-08-16 19:58 [#00824839]
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make sure its realy soft, otherwise it will scratch and ruin
the vinyl


 

offline Refund from Melbourne (Australia) on 2003-08-16 19:59 [#00824840]
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sure


 

offline WeaklingChild from Glasgow (United Kingdom) on 2003-08-16 20:41 [#00824854]
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man, just use your sleeve...it'll wor just the same...
however....most record shops will ahve some sort of vinyl
cleaning solution if you want them to be all shiny and stuff


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-08-17 04:09 [#00824950]
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I agree....go to a record store, and buy the proper stuff.
They'll look nice and shiny as well.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-08-17 05:50 [#00825020]
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Use a nice anti-static brush when your records are brand new
and they'll take a lot longer to get dusty.

If you can afford to, get the Moth MKII record cleaning
machine. The best I've used, it even seems to get sort out
scratches that cause skips to a degree. Not cheap at around
£340 though mind.


 

offline nene from United States on 2003-08-17 09:43 [#00825169]
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I've got a discwasher record cleaner. it consists of a soft
brush, cleaning fluid, and a little brush for cleaning the
record-cleaning brush afterwards. it's simplistic, but it
works like a charm.


 


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