I did a vinyl laundry day yesterday - and for interest recorded an album (Waterboys' Fishermans Blues) before each stage to compare. I was surprised and disappointed to see there was little or no improvement. Cleaning with the brush removed some of the bigger pops, but surface noise stayed about the same.
The uncleaned recording here http://www.reasonal.com/guest/Needledrop_Waterboys_before.wav
Cleaned here http://www.reasonal.com/guest/Needledrop_Waterboys_wash-fluid-clean-brush.wav
I first cleaned with the carbon brush from Croak, then with brush, spray, microfibre cloth and carbon brush, and then the whole hog - into a basin with a mix of water, denatured alcohol, detergent (washing both sides with microfibre cloth), then rinse in clean water, then rinse in distilled water.
Anyone have an idea for better results?
The uncleaned recording here http://www.reasonal.com/guest/Needledrop_Waterboys_before.wav
Cleaned here http://www.reasonal.com/guest/Needledrop_Waterboys_wash-fluid-clean-brush.wav
I first cleaned with the carbon brush from Croak, then with brush, spray, microfibre cloth and carbon brush, and then the whole hog - into a basin with a mix of water, denatured alcohol, detergent (washing both sides with microfibre cloth), then rinse in clean water, then rinse in distilled water.
Anyone have an idea for better results?
