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Got an LP cleaner you want to make money on?

The subject has come up about cleaning vinyl LPs and how expensive some of the effective LP cleaners are out there. Usually out of the monetary reach of the average vinyl player who still would like to listen to clean, quiet LPs on their turntables.

I was wondering, since many of the members here may own such equipment, whether there might be a chance to connect through Audiogon some of the owners of these cleaners who may be willing to offer their use, for a price of course, with the vinyl lovers in their particular area.

At least they could recoup some of the cost and at the same time help out others of like interests, namely enjoying listening to LPs with the least amount of pops and snaps..

What do you think? Would you owners of such equipment be interested such a service?
altaylorwood
dougdeacon
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Altaylorwood,

Totally agree with your premise. I've no interest in providing a mail-in service (lack of time, real job, etc.). But I'm very open to local (CT area) vinylphiles visiting to use my RCM.

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Liz,

Your casual, fun approach is just as valid as others' no-holds-barred efforts... and way more dancin' for the money! But I'll take a teensy issue with, "This leaves the plasticizer on the surface of the vinyl, and that is 'better'."

There is no "plasticizer" on the surface of a vinyl LP. The plasticity of vinyl is a function of its molecular structure and no sensibly chosen cleaning solution is chemically capable of altering that. That was bit of red herring. ;-)
brite61
7 posts
 
I've just sent two boxes of LP's to Dave Burton for cleaning after reading this:

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue72/record_genie.htm
altaylorwood OP
29 posts
 
Wonderful responses! Thanks!

I do clean mine with an 'alternative' method. But wouldn't mind trying one of these machines myself to see if the results are any better. Who knows, I might even try cleaning a brand new one, after listening to it first of course.. So anybody in the central Ohio area with one of these nice cleaners who is willing to share let me know.
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whart
1,930 posts
 
I had mentioned in an earlier response to this thread that there is a vendor of used records that offers a cleaning service. He is located in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. I have no idea if that is near you, but here's his home page. (I've bought a few records from him over the years, typically old U.S. pressings, and didn't really care one way or the other about his cleaning service, since I'm happy to do it myself but he's been around for a few years): http://site.clevelandvinyl.com/How_I_Clean_Records.html

Good luck.
Bill Hart
altaylorwood OP
29 posts
 
Whart:
Thanks Bill, that's about 160 miles away from me, but really enjoyed reading about his cleaning processes. I too use steam, and have access to a large enough ultrasonic tank to clean them as well. The steam process I use helps makes the thrift shop finds salvageable and listenable again. I'd like to rig up a way to vacuum dry them, as it is I wipe off the majority and air dry them.

I'd kind of like to see a continuous hook up of cleaner owners and vinyl lovers so let's see if we can't keep this going. Too many newbies think vinyl is short lived because they may not be aware they can be cleaned back to life and may be missing out on a really valuable source of good, quality sound.
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