I've been cleaning my records. Now there seems to a slight crackle I can't get rid of. I've got the carbon fiber brush, the velvet brush, the groove glide, and stanton stuff. The only thing that works is running an old needle without the counterweight while the records still wet. But there must be a better/safer technique.

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Originally posted by Basilf1 I've been cleaning my records. Now there seems to a slight crackle I can't get rid of. I've got the carbon fiber brush, the velvet brush, the groove glide, and stanton stuff. The only thing that works is running an old needle without the counterweight while the records still wet. But there must be a better/safer technique.

Think the record is really worn or...a major scratch?

Hey, I've been wondering the same thing... I've been looking around (I'm also doing a school project on this for engineering class)

Maybe this will help, seems to be an alright site...

http://www.recordcollectorsguild.org/

If you find out anything about cleaning records let me know...

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Thanks for the link. I've taken some of my mom's older records and started cleaning those. To see what I can learn. It seems that the older records that were pressed much quiter though. But this could be a function of how much time they tried to fit on one side of the LPs. The waveform the needle is tracking must be made smaller. However some of the records I have from the 80's don't exibit this so... I'm no sure. I still haven't found an effective way to reduce surface noise other than the way I posted previously. I'm going to try a new fluid on the records. Maybe Buggtussel, or Disc Doctor's QuickWash Solution. To try to lower the surface noise to a resonable level. Question Djshortcircuit what are you thinking of doing for your project?

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Hmm, I never have needed anything more than Gruv Glide. In fact, I just found the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack laying on the floor in my garage, not inside a sleeve or anything. Gruv Glided it about 6 times and plays almost perfectly now. It even had dirt and shit inside of the grooves.

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Originally posted by Djshortcircuit Hey, I've been wondering the same thing... I've been looking around (I'm also doing a school project on this for engineering class) Maybe this will help, seems to be an alright site... http://www.recordcollectorsguild.org/ If you find out anything about cleaning records let me know...

Wow never knew such site existed! Thanks!

Intersting, I think I'll give the gruv glide another go.

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Originally posted by Basilf1 Question Djshortcircuit what are you thinking of doing for your project?

I'm thinking of making a non-electric record cleaner, one where you put the record in this device and it cleans it by you turing a knob. I was just wondering what works best, I just use a really old static guard. The main problem in dirty records... dun dun dun...

THE SLEEVE!!!

causes static which in turn picks up dirt...

Tell me how it goes Basilf1 and no problem on the link, i got some more if ya want em'

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Yeah Djshortcircuit, I wouldn't mind taking a look at the other links. Who would have thought the sleeves were doing us in. I tried the Gruv Glide repeatedly and nope the surface noise is still there, but the record now shines like the sun . Which is kinda cool.

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Iv had a few scartch free records that looked clean and i kept cleaning them but they where skipping or popping in the same spot.
So i got a nice bright light+magnifying glass and took a closer look.
Turned out there was a chunk of something stuck in the groove. Got the cloth and worked at it and got it.
Sometimes its a stubborn bit of dust or something and when you try wipe it you just move it along the grove.

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Originally posted by Basilf1 Yeah Djshortcircuit, I wouldn't mind taking a look at the other links. Who would have thought the sleeves were doing us in. I tried the Gruv Glide repeatedly and nope the surface noise is still there, but the record now shines like the sun . Which is kinda cool.

Hey sorry Basilf1, I've started another thread based off of yours...

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...335#post5667335

Here are some more sites...

http://www.ehow.com/how_1625_clean-vinyl-record.html
http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/fluids.html
http://www.artsandmedia.com/lpclean.html (good!)

Happy to help! Keep checking around, I want to hear from everyone and their inputs!

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