The GrooveWasher Guide to Vinyl Record Cleaning

Three common ways that people are cleaning vinyl records and how GrooveWasher supports those methods with cleaning kits and fluids.
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- Chapters-
0:00 - Intro
2:09 - Manual Record Cleaning
5:08 - Record Cleaning Machine (RCM)
7:57 - Ultrasonic Record Cleaning

[@mic982]

I like the spray application vs the older liquid drops that were hard to place on the vinyl evenly without overdoing it. That's an improvement for sure.

[@bobm5242]

Just washed my first few batches using G2 to remove thumb prints, etc & then G-sonic in my Ultrasonic cleaner. And it works great!I I always rinse with distilled water after a cleaning when using any surfactant. Especially when the ingredients are not listed.

[@Vortigan07]

Good advice, I'd say!

[@ganonkenobi]

I tried emailing that address a couple times but never heard back. I'm currently only using the G-sonic, not the other products. I've compared it to Tergikleen, triton x-100 and Ilfotol. G-sonic is a great rinse free, alcohol free product. When pulling records out of the bath, G-sonic glides off the record easier than any of the others and has the highest visible cavitation. I found that a pre-clean is necessary but for a different reason than suggested. In my experience G-sonic cuts through fingerprints with ease, but there is no flocculant so debris (mostly paper fibers) will re-contaminate the record as it spins. Pre-cleaning cuts this tremendously.

[@stav2002]

What do you mean visible cavitation?

[@ganonkenobi]

@@stav2002 pull out your phone's flashlight and shine it on the records in the bath. You should see a layer of bubbles forming around the record surface. Update to my previous comment. No response to my email inquiries were ever sent.

[@mas2475]

Hello, I’ve really enjoyed the video. Can you please tell me what the record stand to let the records dry in after the ultrasonic clean (10:56min) is and possible where it can be obtained? Thanks for your help, kind regards Mark

[@charleswilliams8368]

I bought the wooden handle GrooveWasher the other day at the local record store and it cleaned an unplayable record.

[@danielcombs3207]

Don’t hesitate to wash your brush with distilled water and a tiny amount of fragrance free clear dish detergent and rinse thoroughly with distilled water . If the records are new you’ll be fine. But if the records are from a thrift store the previous owner may not have taken care of them properly.

[@calesaucer6999]

What turntable is featured in this video? I’m intrigued by the tonearm design.

[@eatsleepvinyl]

Modded a Lenco L77 and added a RS Laboratory RS-A1 Tonearm.

[@Steambull1]

The Finnish customs pour out the G2 solution and only forward me the empty bottles when I've ordered. There's nothing I can do about this. They can do it a hundred times if they want to, and say "oops" if I try to approach them (and they have made that very hard to begin with). Why? Well, in my late teens, about 16 years ago, I ordered some stuff that was illegal, and it got through for 1,5 years before they caught on, so my name must be on the "fuck with" list. Within the country, I can only find vinyl cleaning solutions that don't even list what's in them...

[@stav2002]

But how do you clean the brushes and pads, thisnever gets mentioned.

[@eatsleepvinyl]

A couple of clicks on the GrooveWasher channel shall reveal!…or…kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKClkGubedt6pbs

[@topiaskauppinen3677]

You can clean the pad under the sink with tap Water and the rinse with your hands. Let it dry in the air. Ofcourse if you rinse with destilled water its better. You can remove the pad from the Wood handle.

[@danielcombs3207]

I hand wash with only distilled water to avoid mineral deposits on the pad and use a few drops of clear fragrance free dishwashing detergent. Always separate the pad from the handle. Then let it air dry. It works really well for me. I do the same thing when I wash microfiber towels. A tiny amount of detergent will prevent you from having to use too many gallons of distilled water. I found out the hard way because I used to much. I always use the Groovewasher brush before playing even though I wash my vinyl with a Spin Clean record cleaner. I’m on a budget and find the two options affordable. I never buy vinyl that is filthy and scratched up. I protect my cartridge and stylus 100%of the time.

[@lonmaness6222]

Is 5 or 10 dry time in the HumminGuru necessary or should the vinyl dry on it's own?

[@Slaytanicguy]

Your call, I've been using 10 minutes for the drying time and no complaints