Posted February 5, 200916 yr Hi all Anyone got any advice on record cleaning cloths please? Are they really any good? Are there any negative effects? If they are recommended, which are the best ones and where can I get them please? Cheers Richard
February 5, 200916 yr Any of these cloths are fine to use for fingerprints and small amounts of dirt. Usually find that after a wash, cotton towelling is great for soaking the moisture out the grooves. A great excuse to use up leftover towelling nappies that were cast aside for disposable nappies. A use for everything, lol The actual record cleaning cloths that you can buy are good but can leave a bit of static behind and as soon as you have cleaned the record, the dust is attracted back onto the record. To combat this you can give a quick wipe with car upholstery wipes which will dry quickly to a nice shiny finish. Works for me H Hi all Anyone got any advice on record cleaning cloths please? Are they really any good? Are there any negative effects? If they are recommended, which are the best ones and where can I get them please? Cheers Richard
February 5, 200916 yr Hi allAnyone got any advice on record cleaning cloths please?Are they really any good? Are there any negative effects?If they are recommended, which are the best ones and where can I get them please?CheersRichard you can definitely mess up a record if you use the wrong material to clean it, specifically linty material will leave gunk in the grooves. if you want to see a really bad example, take a cotton swab and try to clean a worthless record with it, the cotton will bind to the grooves leaving white stuff in it. i use lint-free microfiber cloths, the kind they sell to clean your car with, I don't know where to get it in the UK but in auto parts places in the US you can buy a whole bag of them for pretty cheap.
February 6, 200916 yr There`s quite a few on ebay,also this but i don`t know if it`s any good or not. https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acc-Sees-Record-Clea...A2%7C240%3A1318 Dave f.............
February 6, 200916 yr There`s quite a few on ebay,also this but i don`t know if it`s any good or not. https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acc-Sees-Record-Clea...A2%7C240%3A1318 Dave f............. i try northernsoulscene .co.uk he sell,s lint free one,s
February 6, 200916 yr I agree with 'Haydn", i use toweling cloths (a top tip from a major record dealer no less!) and find them brilliant. These can be found in shops where they sell baby products.
February 7, 200916 yr Yesterday, I asked pretty much the same question over at Trojan ... https://www.trojanrecords.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6761 Edited February 7, 200916 yr by ZapatootheTiger
February 7, 200916 yr I use 'Record Cleaning Fluid'. Bought it from HMV, comes with a cloth! Works a treat Edited February 7, 200916 yr by becky c
Hi all
Anyone got any advice on record cleaning cloths please?
Are they really any good? Are there any negative effects?
If they are recommended, which are the best ones and where can I get them please?
Cheers
Richard