Attn: Vinyl lovers. Need help re: discwasher..

cleaning fluid. My little brother bought his wife a turntable for Christmas and I am going to give him my old discwasher "Record Care System" but I can't seem to find the D4 fluid. Is this stuff readily available or is there a generic substitute that can used that would serve the purpose and be found nearly anywhere???

Regards,
Swish

You can order the discwasher stuff pretty inexpensively here:
<a href="http://www.garage-a-records.com">Garage A Records</a>

Personally, I really like Disc Doctor stuff. It's a deal with two brushes and some cleaning fluid. You scrub the record with the fluid and one brush, then rinse with distilled water and the second brush, then dry in a dish rack. It is more expensive than the Discwasher stuff, but does a really great job. The disadvantage is you have to clean and let the things dry for like a half hour or hour before you can play 'em, but once you use it once, just a dry brush is all you need the rest of the time. I usually clean about a dozen or so at a time. For about $50, you get the brushes and enough fluid to clean hundreds of records. If that iunterests you, go here:
<a href="http://discdoc.com/">Disc Doctor</a>

Or, you could just fill a bottle with 3 parts or so distilled water to 1 part alcohol and add a drop of dishwashing liquid.

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Originally Posted by Swish

cleaning fluid. My little brother bought his wife a turntable for Christmas and I am going to give him my old discwasher "Record Care System" but I can't seem to find the D4 fluid. Is this stuff readily available or is there a generic substitute that can used that would serve the purpose and be found nearly anywhere???

Regards,
Swish

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I'll check when I get home. He doesn't need a Zerostat, too, does he? :rolleyes:

fp

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Originally Posted by nobody

You can order the discwasher stuff pretty inexpensively here:
<a href="http://www.garage-a-records.com">Garage A Records</a>

Personally, I really like Disc Doctor stuff. It's a deal with two brushes and some cleaning fluid. You scrub the record with the fluid and one brush, then rinse with distilled water and the second brush, then dry in a dish rack. It is more expensive than the Discwasher stuff, but does a really great job. The disadvantage is you have to clean and let the things dry for like a half hour or hour before you can play 'em, but once you use it once, just a dry brush is all you need the rest of the time. I usually clean about a dozen or so at a time. For about $50, you get the brushes and enough fluid to clean hundreds of records. If that iunterests you, go here:
<a href="http://discdoc.com/">Disc Doctor</a>

Or, you could just fill a bottle with 3 parts or so distilled water to 1 part alcohol and add a drop of dishwashing liquid.

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and his wife just wants to play her old vinyl. I suggested she clean them before playing to keep their stylus in good shape, but as I suspected, they had no idea they should clean them before each use. I knew I had the discwasher so he's going to stick with that since it's easy to use and, since it's free and he's on a budget, he'll stick to that rather than your Disc Doctor suggestion. If it were me, I'd spend the $, but he and his wife are far from audiophiles, so the discwasher will be just fine.

Regards,
Swish

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Originally Posted by Finch Platte

I'll check when I get home. He doesn't need a Zerostat, too, does he? :rolleyes:

fp

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Hey, I always liked the Zerostat and so did my old buds back when all we had was vinyl. Anyway, let me know the price and I'm sure if you're reasonable he would take the Z and some fluid off your hands.

Thanks!
Swish

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Originally Posted by Swish

cleaning fluid. My little brother bought his wife a turntable for Christmas and I am going to give him my old discwasher "Record Care System" but I can't seem to find the D4 fluid. Is this stuff readily available or is there a generic substitute that can used that would serve the purpose and be found nearly anywhere???

Regards,
Swish

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According to Ian Masters, the brush should mostly be used dry. As I recall, fluids will leach some of the stabilizers out of the plastic. Anyway, here is his essay on the matter of record care:

http://www.mastersonaudio.com/tips/20001101.htm

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Originally Posted by Swish

Hey, I always liked the Zerostat and so did my old buds back when all we had was vinyl. Anyway, let me know the price and I'm sure if you're reasonable he would take the Z and some fluid off your hands.

Thanks!
Swish

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...I've got a half-full bottle of the fluid, so about 3 oz. Also have the Zerostat, an LP brush, stylus brush and the wood holder for all w/ smoked plastic lid.

$10 and I'll pay shipping.

fp

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Originally Posted by Finch Platte

...I've got a half-full bottle of the fluid, so about 3 oz. Also have the Zerostat, an LP brush, stylus brush and the wood holder for all w/ smoked plastic lid.

$10 and I'll pay shipping.

fp

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If not, PM me and I'll pass it along, although I suspect you have it since you've sent me a comp or 2 in the past.

Swish

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Originally Posted by Pat D

According to Ian Masters, the brush should mostly be used dry. As I recall, fluids will leach some of the stabilizers out of the plastic. Anyway, here is his essay on the matter of record care:

http://www.mastersonaudio.com/tips/20001101.htm

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so you only add a few drops once every so often. Thanks for the link which I'll pass onto my 'lil brother.

Swish