Records and Turntables

ANTI-STATIC CARBON FIBRE BRUSH

Buy a quality brush and it will serve you a lifetime. WARNING: there are many cheap ones that are not ANTISTATIC and/or the bristles fall out. I purchased a quality brush back in 1974 and I still use the same one.

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STYLUS BRUSH

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Only this type of brush will do the job well. It has short very tightly packed bristles. It can be used dry or wet with cleaning fluid sold by Disc Doctor. To use and if required, place one drop of fluid on brush. Lightly drag brush from BACK to FRONT of underside of cartridge so that entire cantilever and stylus go through bristles. Repeat a couple of times. Do this every few months to prevent stubborn dirt build up. NEVER use gel cleaners, Blutac, magic eraser or other things not specifically designed for the job.

WET WASHER

Spinclean wet record washer is mainly needed for washing used records, but can be beneficial for new records too. Use it according to the directions, ALWAYS use distilled or demineralised water, and use the Spinclean cloths because they are absolutely lint free.

A Spinclean is the minimum device I would recommend for wet washing. There are many other Record Cleaning Machines (RCMs) available which cost a lot more, that use vacuum or ultrasonic methods for cleaning. But they may not always make a record completely noise free.

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