What to use if I just want one cleaning fluid?


I'm willing to consider distilled water as a post cleaning rinse fluid (g). But if I'm going to use a VPI cleaner for my disks, and I want to use just one over-the-counter fluid to clean both new and old records in an acceptably effective manner, what should I use?
tonyptony

Showing 1 response by rgordonpf

Your choice may be dictated by how many LPs you clean. I clean about 100 LPs per month, mostly thrift store finds. If I were to use one of the more expensive commercial fluids it would make a serious dent in my budget. So, I use a DIY fluid which costs a fraction of what the better commercial fluids cost per LP. I then play the LPs. If an LP sounds like there is still mold release or other contaminants in the grooves or if it is a spectacular LP that I will play again and again, then I will give it another cleaning with a commercial fluid. With my DIY fluid I get no build-up of gunk on my stylus and I have to rewash only 1-2% of the LPs I acquire. This saves me substantial time and money compared to using one of the better commercial two or three step cleaning fluids. YMMV