You ll need the following a basin of some kind dish soap any kind will work a record cleaning brush pad discwasher style a few washcloths a source of warm water a sink with faucet records to wash a clean surface to put the records on their cardboard sleeves two hands rubber gloves if your going to be doing a number of records at a time towels to dry off the records.
Remove fingerprints from vinyl sleeve.
After drying with a soft terry cloth fingerprints and dirt are a thing of the past.
Wipe fingerprints away with a slightly damp soft and lint free cloth and then blot the dampened areas immediately with a dry and soft cloth to avoid potential moisture damage.
Inspect the record for visible marks and blemishes.
If you re nervous about using alcohol on your vinyl use only the distilled water and the dishwashing liquid.
Due to age and poor storage most record sleeves are dirty smelly and messy.
Wipe clean using circular movements.
Bronner s soap and water diluted enough to not leave soapy residue on the vinyl.
Rinse and dry the record.
Remove all dust and static using a vinyl record brush.
How to remove vinyl record from unlined paper sleeve without causing any scratches on the record duration.
A microfiber hand brush is included for spreading the cleaning solution around your lp record.
Remove any labels or tags from the car detailing cloths.
Place your record on your turntable and turn it on.
While the record spins lightly hold the brush on the surface of your record to sweep away any impurities and static build up.
Shake them to remove any dirt or dust that might be in on them.
Remove your vinyl from the release inner sleeve and place it in the plain poly lined inner.
The design of the inner is flawed so by removing the record you save your inner stop sleeve rub occurring and live happily ever after.
Steps to clean vinyl records.
Last all purpose record cleaner is a vinyl cleaning solution that is safe to use and environmentally friendly about 27 but it will last a long while.
My diy solution is dr.
Spray cleaning solution on problem areas.
Store vinyl records properly to prevent future problems.
Remove dust and static using a vinyl record brush.
Wet brush method while a dry brush is fine for everyday cleaning a wet brush will help when removing dirt and fingerprints.