Cleaning old vinyl

Interesting thread I will give the revirginizer a try !

 

a friend of mine purchased one of those revirginizers lately. sorry to say, but i think it's more eye-washing than vinyl-cleaning. i'll be honest - i've tried a lot of vinyl-cleaner, but NOTHING is as good as washing your vinyls with adequate liquid (hypoprophenealcohol - or however you call that booze - mixture), it's the liquid that cleans and treats antistatic to provide your wax from new dust.
i don't have space for an okki nokki and also enjoy there ceremony of vinyl-washing with my good old KNOWIN (today: KNOSTI) washing-machine, wich i can throw in a box and store in the shelve ( i do have a newer set as well but prefer that orange sweetheart, even fill the new liquid regularly in that vintage purple bottle ). my shellacs get a wash in lukewarm water with a spread of fat-remover in the same machine. no need and use for a revirginizer in my house.

 

Hugo, thanks for your advice - but folks: PLEASE PLEASE do this only if you KNOW what you are doing, chances of damaging your wax is high (rests stay in the groove if you're not careful !)

 

That's impressive.

Some of these techniques succeed/fail as much on how they are applied, as much as whether the technique works or not. I've been coloured by watching the YouTube failures of the wood glue method. I guess I'll see how the revirginizer works and then see if my attitude changes. I might actually get an ion gun anyway. Next month... of course

 

This is funny but the subject is serious. Michael Fremer doing some record cleaning using various methods.

 

excellent topic.
I searched Amazon for revirginizer and couldn't find it.
Hugo how much wood glue do you use to clean a record? any link?

 

double post

 

I have something similar (the Nagaoka roller). I bought it many many years ago (early 90's?). When it was new, after it got dirty, I just removed the aluminum/silicone roller part and washed it with warm soapy water, rinsed it clean, then let it air dry in it's plastic storage case. The "stickiness" was completely renewed. It's was so sticky after cleaning, that I could actually place it on a clean bathroom mirror and it would slowly "roll" down the glass without me holding the handle (like these silicone toys). lol


It's was good roller cleaner before it lost most of it's stickiness after about 5 years worth of use. Back then I only "wet" cleaned my vinyl when the roller didn't do a good enough job.

(image from the net)


Imo, the advantage of the silicone roller vs liquid and brushes... no rubbing in or moving around the dirt. The roller gently lifted dirt/dust from the groves. That's why I liked using it. I miss the way my old Nagaoka used to worked. I just wish they made affordable replacement rollers so I can swap out the old one. They want way to much for them now.

I don't know how well the newer plastic handle "clones" work, but if they're just as sticky as my old Magaoka used to be, you should be happy with the outcome.

Edit:
You know what? I might just buy one of those roller clones myself to test out. Hmm, I could even use it to help get rid of any dust particles before installing screen protectors on smart phones and tablets. No dust bubbles.

 

@PULOVR And u cannot beat a laminar flow hood to get a dust-free space! I got a few in my lab but thinking about buying one for my hobbies: all those over-financed and failed startups sell them for the price of moving 'em out, at least here in CA

 

Thanks, looking forward seeing your future guide on how to clean vinyl using wood glue

 

There are quite a few vids on YT that show how.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wood+glue+cleaning+vinyl

 

I am looking into Ultrasonic cleaning, so far I am looking at buying a 80Khz tub as it is quieter. I am not convinced to spend over 4k on a machine, but a tub with a kit from a referral with Michael Fremer has got me thinking, what can 3400 of a difference actually be? this is a fascinating thread to me as this is where my focus will be heading now that I am happy with my setup...

 

I have used the Audio Desk Systeme and loved it but I checked out the KLAudio cleaner, looking at the running cost I will be getting the KLAudio one to use along side my Loricraft PRC3. The KLAudio does as good a job as the Audio Desk Systeme.