2nd on the Record Doctor. Maybe not the last word on record cleaning, but works great for me. I use both the cleaning fluid that came with the machine and MoFi Super Record Wash (both one-step cleaners). Some day I will experiment with rinsing (and other solutions), but I will wait until I run out of the stuff I have now.
Wet Cleaning records makes things worse?
Hi guys,
I've been working my way through the record collection I inherited from my Dad - lots of fun and the records are pristine. I usually only need to dust them with a brush and then lightly wipe them off with a microfibre to get the remnants and this seems to work well for 19 out of 20 records.
However, when I come across a record that is particularly dusty I'll wipe it down with Pfan-Stat on a microfibre cloth. It looks clean but when i play it, a little dust ball will build up on the needle rather quickly. Then i need to clean the needle after each song. It seems to only happen when I clean with Pfan-Stat.
Am I doing something wrong? Is the Pfan-Stat just loosening the dust and i need to fully remove it some other way? Is there an inexpensive way to deep clean the records even though they 'look' clean? Would there be a benefit to this?
Thanks!!!
I've been working my way through the record collection I inherited from my Dad - lots of fun and the records are pristine. I usually only need to dust them with a brush and then lightly wipe them off with a microfibre to get the remnants and this seems to work well for 19 out of 20 records.
However, when I come across a record that is particularly dusty I'll wipe it down with Pfan-Stat on a microfibre cloth. It looks clean but when i play it, a little dust ball will build up on the needle rather quickly. Then i need to clean the needle after each song. It seems to only happen when I clean with Pfan-Stat.
Am I doing something wrong? Is the Pfan-Stat just loosening the dust and i need to fully remove it some other way? Is there an inexpensive way to deep clean the records even though they 'look' clean? Would there be a benefit to this?
Thanks!!!