Which Record Cleaning Fluid You Using?

[MtnHam]

I mix my own: 1:4 isopropyl alcohol (99% pure) and distilled water + 4 drops Dawn dish washing liquid.

[sanji]

I used to use the Mo-Fi Vinyl was, but switched to record time. So far so good.

[Markd51]

I've used nothing but AIVS products for the past 4 years. Jim Pendelton the owner/president is a very good friend of mine. Not that this matters, I'd still faithfully use those products regardless, because I feel they are the finest products of their kind available.

The #15 formula is a Pre-Cleaner, perhaps said to be more ideally suited for used, or more dirty records, but I find it to be a quite exceptional cleaner, and use it first on every record that gets on my VPI 16.5 RCM. A pure water rinse must be used with #15.

I feel every product they make, the #15 pre cleaner, the #6 One Step, the Super Cleaner, The Archivist Formula, which is the Super Cleaner, minus Alcohols, which is for folks that don't wish Alcohol in their Cleaner, or clean Shellacs.

Jim has stated, the purity level of his Pure Water Rinse is 45 times as pure as Single Step Distilled. That it is as pure as medical grade waters used for Kidney Dialysis.

Just as important is the holding vessels cleaners, and rinse water come in. AIVS uses high grade Plastics, so products will maintain long shelf life without degradation.

Reagent Grade Water can vary in purity I understand.

As for sheeting of cleaners. This can mean different things. A cleaner that perhaps sheets-spreads very easily can also mean a cleaner that might then prove difficult to fully remove.

As for brushes, again, I've tried basically all that's out there. MoFi, Disc Doctor, and others from eons ago. The best that I personally found-like is again AIVS-Osage Audio's Listener Select Brushes. I have 4, one for each process, and each I had Laser Engraved locally, so there's no mix up with cross contaminating brushes, and cleaners-rinses.

One last tip, as some use these, and are perhaps unaware of some issues. That is using Carbon Fiber Brushes for wet cleaning. As I understand, many have the fibers coated with a sort of varnish, and the cleaners can dissolve these varnishes, and deposit them upon the record. Mark

[Josquin des Prez]

I think the AIVS Pure Water is ridiculously priced. You can get 5 gals. of reagant grade water for $50, compared to a pint of Jim's water for $20. I use AIVS all the time, but not the water. Reagant grade is very pure and more than good enough for record cleaning.

[Shaffer]

I use Disc Doctor fluids and brushes. Love 'em! Distilled water from the supermarket.

[Toccata]

Has anyone tried In the Groove Record Cleaner? If so, how well does it work? In the Groove Record Cleaner

[rlw3]

aivs enzyme and super cleaner, Fremer recommended ultrafina water-lots of it.
I understand that if you use aivs soaps it is best to use their brushes also. all scrubbing done on a hand spun lazy susan with my machine used only for vaccuming soaps and water and applying water.15 dollar VPI cork mats are nice for the lazy susan

[Diderot]

I use Okki Nokki and home brew - 25% IPA, 0.5% Ilfotol, dist water.
Works very well

[lamboy1]

Mofi on my Loricraft

[McPlanar]

I've been using Discwasher products since the 1970's with no issues. A few years ago I did buy a VPI cleaning machine but I found it to be too much of a hassle so I sold it.