Add about 1 2 inches of distilled water to the bowl or enough so the soap and water can be easily mixed.
Soap and distilled water clean vinyl record.
Prepare the soap and water cleaning solution.
Full disclosure here we will be covering only a few of the many homespun cleaning solutions you can find across the web.
Okay okay we are getting to it.
Whatever you do don t use tap water.
This is a controversial ingredient is record cleaning solutions.
Make sure you use the lint free cloth.
We iterated on this using the commonly suggested solution of distilled water dishwashing soap and isopropyl alcohol.
You will need dish soap a bowl warm distilled water or deionised water a lint free soft cloth a carbon fibre brush.
Some folks swear by it.
Make sure the sponge fairly rinsed out but still has a decent amount of water and soap so that there is no excess water getting onto the vinyl surface then clean it with the soap.
Homemade vinyl record cleaning solutions.
You could use normal tap water instead of distilled water but it may leave mineral deposits in the grooves.
Avoid using rubbing alcohol to clean your records since it can damage your records.
I use only distilled water for cleaning my records.
Cleaning your damaged record cannot repair it.
Before cleaning your vinyl records you need to remove dirt from the surface first.
Also avoid using only distilled water.
And it leaves no residue.
It s had all the minerals removed.
We provided a basic control group using tap water.
So there s no chance of anything interfering with the vinyl.
Fold one of the microfiber cloths and use a corner of the cloth to mix the soap and water well.
Clean your record gently.