Thanks everyone. To clarify, it doesn't appear that the records are wet after 2 or 3 revolutions of the vacuum cycle. I was just obsessing about the idea that there may be moisture in the grooves that I cannot necessarily see. So, for those of you who don't see an issue here, are you replacing the vinyl in the sleeve immediately after vacuuming?
Drying time after a VPI record cleaner?
Hello everyone, I am curious what you all are doing in terms of drying time for your records after you clean them on a VPI vacuum record cleaning machine.
I am using the VPI model 16.5. My routine lately is to put the record on the cleaning plater, blast with an air compressor to remove the easy dust, apply 1 step cleaning formula with brush for 1 minute, vacuum for 3 revolutions, flip repeat. After that, I set the record vertically in a small kitchen dish drying rack made of plastic coated metal. I can fit 13 records in the rack, all vertical, none touching, and only coming in contact with the rack on the extreme edge of the vinyl, so no contact to the actual grooves. I then leave them to fully dry out for several hours or overnight. The thought is, I do not want any liquid that didn't get vacuumed up to remain. (though they look more or less dry to me, I figure it is possible to have some moisture still in there somewhere)
My question is, is this last step necessary? Do you just put the record back into the sleeve after vacuuming? Or, if you do use a dish rack like I do, how long to you let them dry?
I am using the VPI model 16.5. My routine lately is to put the record on the cleaning plater, blast with an air compressor to remove the easy dust, apply 1 step cleaning formula with brush for 1 minute, vacuum for 3 revolutions, flip repeat. After that, I set the record vertically in a small kitchen dish drying rack made of plastic coated metal. I can fit 13 records in the rack, all vertical, none touching, and only coming in contact with the rack on the extreme edge of the vinyl, so no contact to the actual grooves. I then leave them to fully dry out for several hours or overnight. The thought is, I do not want any liquid that didn't get vacuumed up to remain. (though they look more or less dry to me, I figure it is possible to have some moisture still in there somewhere)
My question is, is this last step necessary? Do you just put the record back into the sleeve after vacuuming? Or, if you do use a dish rack like I do, how long to you let them dry?
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