Spin Clean after Steam Cleaning?


I am new to vinyl and I have read extensively (10+ hours) the wealth of knowledge on cleaning LPs on this site. Thanks everyone, especially you steam clean proponents.

Anyhow, I had a longer post that was rejected by the forum mods (great first post huh?), so I am just going to ask a specific question.

I was thinking of getting a spin clean to use after steam cleaning. I read one forum member who used it in this capacity to remove debris after the cleaning process. But it makes me wonder if there are other methods (microfibers for instance) that could be used instead and without buying another piece of equipment.

Just FYI, I am a noob to vinyl.

Thanks for your input.

k.
drinky

Showing 1 response by drinky

oilmanjojo, thanks for the tip about solution+steam. I hadn't thought about that. And it seems to get around the issue on this forum about putting solution directly in the steam reservoir.

And that is a very good video linked. From another thread, I was pointed to the KAB EV-1 for vacuuming, and I think that might be the best match up with steam yet without dropping a bunch of shiny coin on a whole RCM (at this point). With that said, I fully realize I will probably be weak at some point and buy more expensive kit later.

But I am always a proponent of starting manually as much as possible, and I ordered a bunch of micro fibers off of Amazon too. I'd like to try the cloth approach out a bit, as I am not 100% convinced of vacuuming over microfiber (if one is very careful about keeping the cloths clean). I use microfibers all the time to clean the most delicate surfaces I own; and it is a bit counter intuitive to go back to a vacuum and felt lips.

I guess I will learn first hand.

Thanks.

k.