Make Your Own Vinyl Record Cleaner

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Make your own vinyl record cleaner.

Mike huguenor updated september 15 2017. You ll find your own method for the machine but i did place a few felt pads on the top corners of my machine to protect the disc should it slip out of my hands while i m working with the machine. Excuse my english after i found back to the sound of good old vinyl i had the problem every record aficionado has. Finish with a home made loricraft monk type vacuum.

Learn more despite the trend toward all music going digital vinyl records still remain relevant and in demand. Make your own professional record cleaning machine for less than 80 and save up to 3000 and more. Photo by michael vanevenhoven. On a spindle you put 5 8 records in 1 go and 10 15 minutes in the cleaner will make your vinyl pristine.

To clean a record first set it on your record player and turn the record player on without lowering the needle. Gently wipe in a circular motion in the direction of the grooves to remove surface dust and dry with a soft cotton cloth. Then use one of the following to make a record cleaning solution. Then gently lower a dry microfiber cloth onto the vinyl as it spins.

Homemade liquid vinyl record cleaner recipe. Isopropyl alcohol can be purchased from the grocery drug stores in pint bottles. I do a bi directional rotation of the disc on my cleaning machine ending with the machine being shut off and the disc being slowly rotated to an end. The man is a trained chemist and provided extensive background into the workings of the chemicals used for vinyl record cleaning.

Cheaper ways like the knosti or the discofilm but also. Start by dampening a cloth with water. How to clean the records properly there are many ways around in the internet. Custom made 10 inch vinyl record available in black white and transparent 20 minutes of music 10 min per side design your own cover labels quantity discount available free insured worldwide shipping.

With some strips of aluminium you make a simple frame on top of it that holds a disco ball motor that slowly rotates. The most important thing to remember is not to grind surface dust into the grooves on the record in the process. Ingredients like tergitol or photo flow wetting agent will certainly make a difference but we decided to focus on every day ingredients that can be easily purchased at your local pharmacy or grocery store. For around 150 you get a 10 liter ultrasonic cleaner from ebay.

How to clean record albums. While a great many homebrew record cleaning fluid recipes exist we decided to keep it simple.