Best Solution for Ultra Sonic Cleaning


Need some advice from the experts....

I decided to take the plunge and start doing ultrasonic cleaning of my records.   I purchased an ultrasonic tank and a vinyl spin kit, and now all I need to do is determine how to put together the best solution for cleaning.  I have read many of the posts regarding this topic, but I am still a little unclear about the right combination of ingredients.   I purchased some Triton X-100 for the surfacant.   Now I need to get the other ingredients.   Can the members who are experienced in this arena tell me the proper ingredients and percentages to put in my tank?    Most important thing for me to learn is exactly how many ml's of each ingredient to use in order to make up a 6 liter tank.   I know I need to use distilled water, plus isopropyl alcohol, plus the surfacant, but I don't know the correct amounts.  Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.   It is actually a pretty complicated process.....
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Showing 1 response by whart

Rush Paul has a formula he developed which is published here on Audiogon and in Positive Feedback in an article he did about DIY US record cleaning.
Tima used a different formula, based I think, on the London Jazz Collector site cleaning formula. He has a series of articles about DIY US record cleaning that were published on my site, TheVinylPress.
Audiogon member @Terry9 uses a premix called Versa Clean if memory serves from Fisher Scientific.
You could query each of these members directly (though I’m not sure if Tima posts here, the formula he uses shouldn’t be difficult to follow). I have not used any of these since I’m still running a KL that uses no surfactant, in combination with a Monks (point nozzle vacuum RCM).
One thing you should consider is a filter/pump which you can put together for little money--I know both Rush and Tima have employed them, not sure about @Terry9. Hope that helps. Good luck. I’m sure you’ll get a few others to chime in eventually.
PS: no claims to guru or "expert" status, just a semi-informed illiterate with a few compulsions. :)