Anyone use a Pledge "Grab-it" on their vinyl?

This is one of those things that might "work right now, but be bad later". This is especially true if it uses some type of wetting agent or "cleaner" in it. There are so many different types of these things on the market that i can't remember which ones i've used, which are dry, which are wet, etc... I would proceed with caution when putting ANYTHING on irreplaceable vinyl. Sean
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Hififile, do you have a record cleaning machine ? I'm sure that the records could be salvaged with some elbow grease. You might be able to take them into a record shop or audio shop and have them cleaned. I know an audio shop here in Chicago charges $1 per album, which might be WELL worth it in most cases. Then again, if you've got a big vinyl collection, the investment in a record cleaning machine would pay for itself. Sean
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Cp: Saturday Audio Exchange was the place that i was referring to, specifically the store in down town Chicago and not in Evanston. If you have been there before, please take note that they have recently relocated. They are still putting the place together, so you might want to call first and see if they can do this for you before heading down there with an armfull of vinyl. Ask for either Andy or Randy.

If you have a good sized collection of vinyl, why not put the individual dollar per disc towards your own machine ? It would be cheaper in the long run and you could probably do a better, more intense job than what anyone else would offer. This is not to mention the fact that you could do it whenever you wanted to i.e. when you buy new discs, find used discs, etc.. right in the convenience of your own home. The only time that paying someone else to clean discs for you would be beneficial is if you had a very small vinyl collection. A quick yet manual scrubbing and then a thorough rinse with a cheaper vacuum machine will always work better than an automated clean / rinse / vacuum on a more expensive machine. Sean
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