How clean are your records?

[02audionoob]

Anyone here have a recipe for a homebrew record-cleaning fluid? I'm currently using about an 8 to 1 mix of distilled water and isopropyl alcohol, with a drop of dishwashing detergent mixed in a 16-ounce bottle. The ratio varies...I'm not precise or consistent, yet. Still experimenting.

[Luvin Da Blues]

Anyone here have a recipe for a homebrew record-cleaning fluid

Here's a link with a few home brews.

http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/fluids.html

[02audionoob]

Here's a link with a few home brews.

http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/fluids.html

Interesting stuff. Everyone's mix is lower on the water than mine. I'll have to adjust significantly on the next bottle and see how it goes. I may try a different wetting agent, too, but so far generic dishwashing detergent seems to git 'er done.

[poppachubby]

Interesting stuff. Everyone's mix is lower on the water than mine. I'll have to adjust significantly on the next bottle and see how it goes. I may try a different wetting agent, too, but so far generic dishwashing detergent seems to git 'er done.

I just whipped up a bottle of cleaner. I have never used dish soap so I tried a couple of "drops". Basically 3 to 1 water/alcohol and the soap. The result was horrible, suds all over the place. I remixed, this time with only one tiny drop of soap, I still got suds.

This can't be good for the record. Without a rinse, the soap will surely dry in the grooves. Anyone have any thoughts on this? I went back to my trusty mix of 3 to 1 and Herbie Hancock has never sounded so good...

[Luvin Da Blues]

Without a rinse, the soap will surely dry in the grooves. Anyone have any thoughts on this? I went back to my trusty mix of 3 to 1 and Herbie Hancock has never sounded so good...

You'll be fine. Just let the suds settle down. The concentration is so low that it shouldn't have build up if you run a dry part of the brush (or a second brush) for a couple of spins after using the solution. 'Course if your having good results without soap I see know reason to add it to the mix.