Make sure the sponge fairly rinsed out but still has a decent amount of water and soap so that there is no excess water getting onto the vinyl surface then clean it with the soap.
Soap and distilled water clean vinyl record.
Add about 1 2 inches of distilled water to the bowl or enough so the soap and water can be easily mixed.
Fold one of the microfiber cloths and use a corner of the cloth to mix the soap and water well.
Some folks swear by it.
You could use normal tap water instead of distilled water but it may leave mineral deposits in the grooves.
Cleaning your damaged record cannot repair it.
Remove the debris and dust that has been collecting on your record with a carbon fibre brush or cloth.
Prepare the soap and water cleaning solution.
Make sure you use the lint free cloth.
So there s no chance of anything interfering with the vinyl.
Okay okay we are getting to it.
You will need dish soap a bowl warm distilled water or deionised water a lint free soft cloth a carbon fibre brush.
We provided a basic control group using tap water.
Whatever you do don t use tap water.
Also avoid using only distilled water.
I use only distilled water for cleaning my records.
This is a controversial ingredient is record cleaning solutions.
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And it leaves no residue.
We iterated on this using the commonly suggested solution of distilled water dishwashing soap and isopropyl alcohol.
I then immediately rinse out the sponge so it just has cold water on it with no soap clean the record again to make sure there is no residue of the fairy liquid.
Homemade vinyl record cleaning solutions.
It s had all the minerals removed.
How to cheaply clean your prized vinyl record.