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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,658
    Cropduster-80 said:
    Yes… get extra drying cloths.  The two it comes with get saturated well before a normal sized batch is done 

    They're good but I've always wondered what the little piece of blue plastic sewn into one corner is for.  Any ides? 
    Also wondering if other cloth (i.e. reduced expense) can be used just as well for drying or is there something special about the Spin Clean cloths.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • Cropduster-80
    Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    edited February 2022
    brianlux said:
    Cropduster-80 said:
    Yes… get extra drying cloths.  The two it comes with get saturated well before a normal sized batch is done 

    They're good but I've always wondered what the little piece of blue plastic sewn into one corner is for.  Any ides? 
    Also wondering if other cloth (i.e. reduced expense) can be used just as well for drying or is there something special about the Spin Clean cloths.
    Mine doesn’t have any blue plastic. 

    They remind me of Muslin cloths we used when the kids were babies. Those are cheap and probably the same thing. Loose weave cotton if I was guessing 

    to me microfiber isn’t a good choice as those catch and hold too much junk and it doesn’t always come out in the wash and then after a while something abrasive is going to get rubbed into your record 
    Post edited by Cropduster-80 on
  • pjpitt89
    pjpitt89 Posts: 1,873
    I just was in a spin clean thread on the SH forums. I got one for Christmas and just cleaned 15-20 records for the first time. Followed instructions to a T and while the records looked great, they all had a bunch of light surface noise. 

    Seems most people encourage light drying then air drying. I think I was too hard on the towel drying (pre washed, as instructed), but still I was quite frustrated since I did it exactly as described. 
    9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024, 5/16/2025, 5/18/2025
  • jerparker20
    jerparker20 St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,528
    One of the record shops in my area will vacuum clean records for a $1 a pop. Nice extra service they offer.
  • Cropduster-80
    Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    edited February 2022
    pjpitt89 said:
    I just was in a spin clean thread on the SH forums. I got one for Christmas and just cleaned 15-20 records for the first time. Followed instructions to a T and while the records looked great, they all had a bunch of light surface noise. 

    Seems most people encourage light drying then air drying. I think I was too hard on the towel drying (pre washed, as instructed), but still I was quite frustrated since I did it exactly as described. 
    If you want to test it do this.  

    Run a record under pretty warm tap water and allow the dirt to start to come up from deep in the grooves.  Pictured is a freshly opened vault 6 after a surface clean before I ever played it. After about 15 seconds you get what’s pictured. Just remember to rinse with distilled water after

    Then do it again after you use spin clean and for sure it’ll be less.  That way you can get a visual of what it’s doing 

    You may not have got all the dirt up. Records are way dirtier than they look.  Also try pre cleaning with something like mofi super deep cleaner first if it’s really dirty 

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,658
    Cropduster-80 said:
    brianlux said:
    Cropduster-80 said:
    Yes… get extra drying cloths.  The two it comes with get saturated well before a normal sized batch is done 

    They're good but I've always wondered what the little piece of blue plastic sewn into one corner is for.  Any ides? 
    Also wondering if other cloth (i.e. reduced expense) can be used just as well for drying or is there something special about the Spin Clean cloths.
    Mine doesn’t have any blue plastic. 

    They remind me of Muslin cloths we used when the kids were babies. Those are cheap and probably the same thing. Loose weave cotton if I was guessing 

    to me microfiber isn’t a good choice as those catch and hold too much junk and it doesn’t always come out in the wash and then after a while something abrasive is going to get rubbed into your record 
    Good thought, thanks.  Although I only use the microfiber cloth for pre-cleaning on the dirtiest LPs, sound like maybe I should switch to just a soft flannel for that.  I do only use the cloths I purchased through Spin Clean for the regular deep cleaning.
    pjpitt89 said:
    I just was in a spin clean thread on the SH forums. I got one for Christmas and just cleaned 15-20 records for the first time. Followed instructions to a T and while the records looked great, they all had a bunch of light surface noise. 

    Seems most people encourage light drying then air drying. I think I was too hard on the towel drying (pre washed, as instructed), but still I was quite frustrated since I did it exactly as described. 

    That is perplexing.  I wish I had a clear idea as to why.  Cropduster's idea might help.  Or is it possible that your stylus needs cleaning?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • static111
    static111 Posts: 5,065
    Thanks for the help on this.  I doubt i will ever be doing more than a couple records at a time.  Most likely I would just like to clean one when i notice it is dirty and or it is not playing clear.  No way am I ever going to sit down and clean 20-50 records at a time.  Sounds like a good washing and drying cloth and a nice brush as well as a little bit of record cleaning solution should serve me well.
    Scio me nihil scire

    There are no kings inside the gates of eden
  • Cropduster-80
    Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    Been through red and black already and Kid A has distortion problems.  How to disappear completely in particular is bad.   

    Cream edition has no such issues. 


  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155

  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,340
    @1ThoughtKnown whats the one on the left?
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    @1ThoughtKnown might still be sleeping, but I think that’s the follow-up to Worship Music by Anthrax. (I can’t remember the name of the album, though.)
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,340
    dankind said:
    @1ThoughtKnown might still be sleeping, but I think that’s the follow-up to Worship Music by Anthrax. (I can’t remember the name of the album, though.)
    Ahhh, I thought that was Scott Ian on the left as a statue.
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,691
    1ThoughtKnown said:


    1ThoughtKnown said:

    @eeriepadave

  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    tempo_n_groove said:
    @1ThoughtKnown whats the one on the left?
    For All Kings.  Limited edition release from Newbury (250 copies). 

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449


    The Pack A.D. Unpersons 10th anniversary Glow In The Dark reissue. 
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,691
    Love gid records. Shine a flashlight on it while it's spinning in the dark. Thrilling to me, easily amused.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    Loujoe said:
    Love gid records. Shine a flashlight on it while it's spinning in the dark. Thrilling to me, easily amused.
    I took it out of the sleeve, and it wasn't glowing. I didn't realize you had to "charge" it up. I thought they just glowed (glew?) automatically. 
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,691
    edited February 2022
    Enjoy. Don't trip over your records in the dark!
    I have poltergeist soundtrack gid.  Bust it out during the Halloween season.
    Post edited by Loujoe on
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    edited February 2022
    I've tripped over many a record in the dark.


    Post edited by dankind on
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,340
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Loujoe said:
    Love gid records. Shine a flashlight on it while it's spinning in the dark. Thrilling to me, easily amused.
    I took it out of the sleeve, and it wasn't glowing. I didn't realize you had to "charge" it up. I thought they just glowed (glew?) automatically. 
    It's Glowed, can add an s for glows.

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