Post #329787 by spy-tiki on Sun, Sep 2, 2007 8:36 PM

Just my 2 bits... I started out washing in the sink with slightly warm water and a soft washcloth. Got really nice results, but it's tricky keeping the water off the center label and hard to handle the LP.

Then came across something on ebay that a guy makes himself and sells for about 30 bucks (don't remember the name). Two clear plastic discs with o-rings and a bolt through the middle (that goes through the spindle hole in the LP. This keeps the label dry and gives you something to hang on to. Results are the same, but easier to use.

Then I came across a site (www.kabusa) selling a licensed (from Nitty Gritty) cleaner that you hook to your home vacuum. Works just like the Nitty Gritty (little box with a slit and a small turntable on top) , just no vacuum inside so---cheaper! (I think it was about 100 bucks. Also it was on sale so I got some of their record cleaning solution.

Really trashed Lps get both the sink and the vacuum treatment. Otherwise I often just do the sink because it's quicker. Usually if I set up the vacuum it's when I have an afternoon free and can do a whole stack of LPs. I may not be the expert some are, but both techniques seem to give really nice results.