How do you steam clean vinyl LP's?

There's a few threads on this subject,and a youtube video. Read them, experiment, and don't use your favorite records to practice on.

I am sure Harry will shortly come out with a unit that includes a steam component. For now, skip the VPI machine and get a $25 steam unit at Walmart. The YouTube video mentioned clearly shows how it is done. I've used steam for a long time and find it is an excellent solution. You do want to find the label cover device that is available on e-Bay from time to time, it prevents the label from being steamed off and is a handy way to actual hold the record without touching the groves. Enjoy the the music.

As the sole member of the "spend more time cleaning than listening to music" backlash, I advise you to purchase your VPI, do a thourough cleaning as recommended by VPI and you'll be listening to the record in approximately 2 minutes. Contrast this with putting on a scuba suit, steaming up the room, worrying about ruining the records and then being too tired to listen when it's all done. And you still really need a vacuum machine to get off all the water and grunge anyway.

Listen - If you want to join that crowd, be my guest. But there is an alternative. I will admit that, on an old, filthy basement, moldy record that you bought for $1 to play on your $30K system, steam will probably do a fantastic job of getting all the crap off. Fair enough. But on a normal record that someone has taken reasonable care of, it's a drudge. At least that's what I think. Best of luck to you and to us all for that matter.