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a record cleaning device and proper method

Hi,
right now all I have to clean my record collection that is coming out of long storage is the super record wash from Record Research labs a nice brush I bought from the distributor and I dry them with a clean cloth . This is not really right and I tried it this way to see if I could get a way with not having to buy a machine . I have a lot of really nice classical albums and I wont to clean them properly so a machine is ,I guess absolutely necessary ? If so which one, used ,should I buy ? and do I need an additional type of fluid to go along with the supper wash ? I know I need to vacum the fluid off .
I'm sorry if this question has come up many times before .

Thank you all !
Alex
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dcstep
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The Disc Doctor manual system works wonders for most records and supplemental steaming will handle the really tough cases. You were missing a couple of tools needed, mainly a cleaning brush and a rinsing brush. A RCM is totally unnecessary, IMHO. I've been collecting LPs over 50 years and have a revealing system.

For clean records I brush on the TT with a carbon fiber brush, zap with the Zerostat then wipe with a micro fiber cloth and then zap again. Most new records only need this. Occasionally a brand new record will benefit from cleaning with Disc Doctor, but I let my ears tell me rather than trying to clean already clean LPs.

All used LPs get the DD treatment and a very few get steam. (I don't buy visibly dirty LPs, in general, but the occasional promising record gets given to me and try to revive it).

Dave
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