Who has made their own LP cleaning solution?


I would be interested to know how many Audiophiles have made their own LP cleaning solution? And I would like to know how to make my own record cleaning solution that won't harm my LP's? Thanks for any input.
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You're going into controvertial territory that has been covered many times in the archives. Most of us old timers have mixed our own cleaning solutions but have abandoned using them because the commercial cleaners are clearly superior and don't cost that much. Record Resarch Labs has probably the greatest cult following in the audiophile community and are very good products and there is no arguement about the safety of these fluids. Audio Intelligent Vinyl Solutions is a very popular newer product that many feel is superior to anything else although there have been a few that question the long term effects of leaching of plasticizers in the vinyl. AIVS is what I use and am not concerned in the least about long time vinyl stability. As a side benefit it is much less expensive than RRL products and in my experience has an anti-static property which is nice since I use a felt mat on my platter.

Most home brew fluids contain distilled water mixed with lab grade isopropyl alcohol and either a couple of drops of Kodak Photoflow or Dawn dish washing detergent. Even the Library Of Congress has a recipe posted for home brew and the original Keith Monks RCM used essentially the same mixture of roughly 70% water and 30% alcohol.

Pick your poison but at least use a wet vacuum system. Not doing so will result in less than satisfactory results in my opinion.