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Mofi Cleaners

I have been using the Mofi (RRL) Super Deep Cleaner, Super Record Wash and brushes with my VPI 16.5 for a while with good results. Initially, I cleaned my new LP's with only the Record Wash and saved the Deep Cleaner for older/used LP's. Eventually, I found that my results were better when using both products - even on the new LP's.

I've just ordered up bottles of the Mofi Enzyme and Pure Record rinse in the hopes of achieving better results. The directions for the Enzyme state to use a brush that has not come into contact with other cleaning products. I was hoping to use one of my older brushes for the Enzyme, and use a new brush with the rinse. Does anyone see a problem with this?

Has anyone tried combining the older Mofi cleaners with the newer stuff?
roblanger
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
Good move on ordering the new enzyme solution. It easily outperforms their older products IME. So do the enzyme based solutions from AIVS and Walker.

DO NOT use your old brushes. The old MoFi solutions contained surfactants that left an audible film on the records. The new products don't do that, but if you use a contaminated brush they will.

I threw my old MoFi stuff away. Compared to AIVS it didn't clean very well. Even worse, the film it left needed enzymes to remove. I'm half way through re-cleaning 2,000 records to get that film off. Pain in the neck and the wallet, but sonically worth the trouble.
roblanger OP
117 posts
 
Thanks for the info!

Unfortuately, I still have almost-full bottles of the Super Deep Cleaner and Super Record Wash and I would hate to waste them. For me, they seemed to work pretty well on mostly all but the troublesome LP's.

Does the old Record Wash also have surfactants? Since I now have 3 brushes I was hoping to use 1 with the Enzyme, 1 with the Deep Cleaner on records that I decide to use that on, and 1 for the Pure Rinse or Super Record Wash. I'm wondering if I should pick up an additional brush?
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
Mofi Super Record Wash's immediate predecessor, RRL Super Vinyl Wash, certainly had surfactants - and they're the devil to remove.

Those old RRL solutions did make for very quiet surfaces, but at the cost of reduced dynamics, soft bass and smothered HF's. If you like that kind of effect, it's the kind of effect you'd like!

I've tried beta samples of pure MoFi water, with no additives of any kind. Best water I've ever used. I continue to use it today.

Use a new, dedicated brush for your final rinse solution. If you don't, you're wasting your money.
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