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Soap and distilled water clean vinyl record.
Also avoid using only distilled water.
Fold one of the microfiber cloths and use a corner of the cloth to mix the soap and water well.
Clean your record gently.
Before cleaning your vinyl records you need to remove dirt from the surface first.
Homemade vinyl record cleaning solutions.
We iterated on this using the commonly suggested solution of distilled water dishwashing soap and isopropyl alcohol.
You will need dish soap a bowl warm distilled water or deionised water a lint free soft cloth a carbon fibre brush.
Make sure you use the lint free cloth.
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Prepare the soap and water cleaning solution.
We provided a basic control group using tap water.
How to cheaply clean your prized vinyl record.
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Remove the debris and dust that has been collecting on your record with a carbon fibre brush or cloth.
You could use normal tap water instead of distilled water but it may leave mineral deposits in the grooves.
Make sure the sponge fairly rinsed out but still has a decent amount of water and soap so that there is no excess water getting onto the vinyl surface then clean it with the soap.
It s had all the minerals removed.
I use only distilled water for cleaning my records.
Add about 1 2 inches of distilled water to the bowl or enough so the soap and water can be easily mixed.
Avoid using rubbing alcohol to clean your records since it can damage your records.
So there s no chance of anything interfering with the vinyl.
Cleaning your damaged record cannot repair it.
This is a controversial ingredient is record cleaning solutions.