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quoted 2 lines what do people recomend for effectively and undamagingly cleaning

>> what do people recomend for effectively and undamagingly cleaning >> records? That includes any substances and materials.

quoted 1 line Sunlight Liquid (that's a pure soap-ish liquid detergent used here

> Sunlight Liquid (that's a pure soap-ish liquid detergent used here

umm.. no. dont do this. if you care about your records, you will at least buy a Discwasher kit, which includes a brush and liquid formulated for cleaning records safely. it is about $15. now, if you are rich and care about your records, you should get a VIP record cleaning machine, which applies liquid, scrubs, and vacuums it off for the complete clean. and a clean record increases fidelity as well. remember to ***clean your STYLUS as well!!!*** it can drive gunk down into the grooves and it'll never get out. you can buy stylus cleaners for $8 or so. check your local record shop. thats all. later. Shane

quoted 2 lines what do people recomend for effectively and undamagingly cleaning

> >> what do people recomend for effectively and undamagingly cleaning > >> records? That includes any substances and materials.

i don't use anything more complicated than isopropyl alcohol, or tape head cleaner. the record will need a couple of plays before all the dirt is dug up from the grooves. if you have a robust enough cartridge, playing the record backwards helps get rid of a lot of dirt too. <waves>

quoted 1 line playing the record backwards helps get rid of a lot of dirt too.

> playing the record backwards helps get rid of a lot of dirt too.

Oooh, and you get the added benefit of all those subliminal satanistic messages too!! Speaking of cleaning discs, I've got a special CD 'cleaning liquid' in a tiny spray can which will shortly run out. It doesn't list the contents and came complete with a disc-cleaning kit and a plastic container with sponges to place the disc on etc. etc. which I do not want to replace. Does anybody know what the actual substance is that they use for spraying onto discs before wiping? I've also seen the assistants in the local CD store using what looks like Wet Wipes (those pre-soaked cloths for easy nappy changing...) to give CD's a wipe before selling them. I *