Do you use a microfiber cloth to wipe LPs?


Obviously a wet cleaning is best but when shopping used LPs I saw a guy using a bright fash light and microfiber cloth to examine used LPs. Is this a good idea? Seems if a contaminant gets on the cloth it could scratch the LP?
tbromgard

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I tried that years ago and stopped it. When you can't afford anything, it is better than nothing but no comparison to a Record Cleaning Machine.
Surface scratched disturb the eye but have no influence to tracking, the diamond is deeper in the groove. Let's say, a cloth is ok to remove surface dust but it can't reach deeper into the grooves. The key is the removal from the fluid btw. not the step before.