Build Your Own Vinyl Record Cleaner

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Build your own vinyl record cleaner.

Learn more despite the trend toward all music going digital vinyl records still remain relevant and in demand. How to clean the records properly there are many ways around in the internet. For around 150 you get a 10 liter ultrasonic cleaner from ebay. Gently wipe in a circular motion in the direction of the grooves to remove surface dust and dry with a soft cotton cloth.

Homemade liquid vinyl record cleaner recipe. Cheaper ways like the knosti or the discofilm but also. 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. Make your own cleaning solution.

While a great many homebrew record cleaning fluid recipes exist we decided to keep it simple. It may be time to clean your vinyl record if the surface is visibly dirty or the needle on your record player starts skipping more than usual. Make your own professional record cleaning machine for less than 80 and save up to 3000 and more. Further diy vinyl record cleaning suggestions.

The most important thing to remember is not to grind surface dust into the grooves on the record in the process. It s not on the record long enough to do any damage. To clean a record. 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.

Again vinyl s pretty tough. A rough and maybe not entirely accurate guide to building your own ultrasonic vinyl record cleaner on a budget. Note the tank is pre made so really i am j. Mike huguenor updated september 15 2017.

Photo by michael vanevenhoven. With some strips of aluminium you make a simple frame on top of it that holds a disco ball motor that slowly rotates. How to clean record albums. Excuse my english after i found back to the sound of good old vinyl i had the problem every record aficionado has.

On a spindle you put 5 8 records in 1 go and 10 15 minutes in the cleaner will make your vinyl pristine. There s lots of warnings by people online that the alcohol will destroy the vinyl but it isn t true. Mike huguenor updated september 15 2017. Finish with a home made loricraft monk type vacuum.

My diy vinyl record cleaning recipe uses a handcrafted diy vinyl cleaning solution which works great. Get a medium mixing bowl and combine three parts distilled water one part isopropyl alcohol and a few drops of dish detergent or dishwasher fluid. 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.