Make Your Own Vinyl Record Cleaner

Let the record spin for about 30 seconds to remove any surface dirt and dust.

Make your own vinyl record cleaner.

You ll find your own method for the machine but i did place a few felt pads on the top corners of my machine to protect the disc should it slip out of my hands while i m working with the machine. Isopropyl alcohol can be purchased from the grocery drug stores in pint bottles. Start by dampening a cloth with water. Excuse my english after i found back to the sound of good old vinyl i had the problem every record aficionado has.

With some strips of aluminium you make a simple frame on top of it that holds a disco ball motor that slowly rotates. Gently wipe in a circular motion in the direction of the grooves to remove surface dust and dry with a soft cotton cloth. The most important thing to remember is not to grind surface dust into the grooves on the record in the process. For around 150 you get a 10 liter ultrasonic cleaner from ebay.

Then gently lower a dry microfiber cloth onto the vinyl as it spins. To clean a record first set it on your record player and turn the record player on without lowering the needle. How to clean record albums. On a spindle you put 5 8 records in 1 go and 10 15 minutes in the cleaner will make your vinyl pristine.

I do a bi directional rotation of the disc on my cleaning machine ending with the machine being shut off and the disc being slowly rotated to an end. Finish with a home made loricraft monk type vacuum. The man is a trained chemist and provided extensive background into the workings of the chemicals used for vinyl record cleaning. Photo by michael vanevenhoven.

Mike huguenor updated september 15 2017. Ingredients like tergitol or photo flow wetting agent will certainly make a difference but we decided to focus on every day ingredients that can be easily purchased at your local pharmacy or grocery store. Make your own professional record cleaning machine for less than 80 and save up to 3000 and more. Create record create record.

Custom made 10 inch vinyl record available in black white and transparent 20 minutes of music 10 min per side design your own cover labels quantity discount available free insured worldwide shipping. How to clean the records properly there are many ways around in the internet. While a great many homebrew record cleaning fluid recipes exist we decided to keep it simple. Homemade liquid vinyl record cleaner recipe.

Mike huguenor updated september 15 2017. Cheaper ways like the knosti or the discofilm but also.