Got an LP cleaner you want to make money on?

Just curious.

How many people here personally own LP cleaners?

How many also bought $600-$2000 LP cleaners when you bought your turntables?

How many people still have stores that sell vinyl in their area?

And how many of those stores offer to clean LP's?

I purchased a Nitty Gritty 1.5Fi about 3 years after getting into this hobby.
Then went to a VPI 16.5 about 6 years ago(soon to be for sale).
Just purchased the Audio Desk and it is the easiest and best record cleaner I have ever used. The records look brand new after cleaning with the machine. The records sound better even if they were cleaned prior with the VPI.

The only issue I can see about cleaning records for people is if the records get damaged in shipping. I get damaged records from web dealers they can replace them, I cannot and will not.

It's pretty much settled science that sealed records should be properly cleaned before playing if you have a worthwhile system. After paying close to $800 for my first 2m Black I have been a little more fussy about this practice. DougDeacon explained it very well.

Now I don't want to start a great big argument, but I have an old American Optical/Reichert Stereo Star Zoom 0.7X to 4.2X scope and am able to actually see right down into the actual grooves of an LP.

I also have a brand new pressing of Carol Kings Tapestry (yes, I'm an old fart). Let's just say after looking at it under the scope right out of the sleeve for the first time, claims that even a brand new LP's grooves are full of junk are shall we say slightly over exaggerated.. I see nothing that shouldn't be there. Clean, pristine wiggles cut into the vinyl.

HOWEVER! Even after a couple very careful playings, what looks to the naked eye as a still clean LP under the scope starts to look a little scary. If anything this would make me clean them maybe a little more often than I normally would..

So... There's another piece of actual, first hand, with my own eyes, information to chew on.

Hevac1:

I think steam or the ultrasonic of the Audio Desk are best for actually getting stuff out of those microscopic grooves. The "microfiber brushes" claims used by some cleaners are in fact so relatively large that they would straddle several of the truly microscopic grooves of the LP instead of getting down in there and cleaning them out as some claim. Although certain chemical release solutions and a vacuuming should be effective too.

And yes, the mailing option for offering your own cleaner for use might not be for everyone.