I highly suggest the Onzow Zerodust Stylus Cleaner for all stylus dust needs. It’s gentle with its gelatin mold and gets every dust particle off. Easy to clean too!
I wash all of my records (used and new) before they go on my turntable (I have a 1972 Thorens TD-160 with an Ortofon 2M Bronze stylus). I have my cleaning system down pretty well...first I brush them with a carbon fiber brush to get the first layer of dust and grit off. I spray them with a liquid Record cleaner locally made by a record guy in town. I then wipe them with a MOFI record brush. I then wash them in a SpinClean and dry them using a Record Doctor VI record vacuum. Before the clean record gets placed on my TT, I brush it again with my carbon fiber brush (to remove any potential static). It's a process, but I enjoy it as there's something strangely therapeutic about it. I have made VG records sound almost faultless. My family thinks I'm a total record nerd, tho. Reading this comment back, I guess I would have to agree with them!
That’s great, Michael! You basically use ALL of the methods 🤣 (the pro methods, that is, i.e. no glue 😂). I follow a very similar pattern but I omit the SpinClean and vacuum. I’ve also noticed that good storage goes a long way to keep dust off records, especially sleeves (inner and outer).
And, avoid at all costs PVC sleeves! I have heard horror stories of the plastic sticking to the covers and leaching through to albums. Make sure they are polypropylene!
I highly suggest the Onzow Zerodust Stylus Cleaner for all stylus dust needs. It’s gentle with its gelatin mold and gets every dust particle off. Easy to clean too!
Thank you! That’s very cool. I use the Dust Buster, and from what I can see, it has a similar concept to the one you mention 😊
Thank you both! I've been looking for a new stylus cleaner.
Always a pleasure!
I wash all of my records (used and new) before they go on my turntable (I have a 1972 Thorens TD-160 with an Ortofon 2M Bronze stylus). I have my cleaning system down pretty well...first I brush them with a carbon fiber brush to get the first layer of dust and grit off. I spray them with a liquid Record cleaner locally made by a record guy in town. I then wipe them with a MOFI record brush. I then wash them in a SpinClean and dry them using a Record Doctor VI record vacuum. Before the clean record gets placed on my TT, I brush it again with my carbon fiber brush (to remove any potential static). It's a process, but I enjoy it as there's something strangely therapeutic about it. I have made VG records sound almost faultless. My family thinks I'm a total record nerd, tho. Reading this comment back, I guess I would have to agree with them!
That’s great, Michael! You basically use ALL of the methods 🤣 (the pro methods, that is, i.e. no glue 😂). I follow a very similar pattern but I omit the SpinClean and vacuum. I’ve also noticed that good storage goes a long way to keep dust off records, especially sleeves (inner and outer).
And, avoid at all costs PVC sleeves! I have heard horror stories of the plastic sticking to the covers and leaching through to albums. Make sure they are polypropylene!
Yes, good point! And the inner ones never paper only!