From artist Sent Thu, May 28th 1998, 16:50
From artist Sent Thu, May 28th 1998, 16:50
> > nooo! vinyl + tapwater = death.. it will leave some deposits on > the vinyl > What deposits exactly? probably calcium. i've done the tapwater thing a long time ago and the disc ended up being a total mess. this might depend on what the water is like where you live. i can only advise that whatever you do, DON'T use WD40. this was recommended by a hifi mag. but if you can get through a single track without the needle collecting so much dirt that the needle flies off the groove and into the centre label (i've done this too) then i'll be amazed. > ago there was an article in DJ magazine on how to care for your vinyl and > the `expert' they got in recommeded luke warm water with a little > washing-up liquid and a clean sponge followed by a rinse. I have done this > and noticed nothing but an improvement in quality. i can't recommend this. both tap water and soap leave a lot of shit in the grooves. there's only one (inexpensive) solution if you want to really clean your vinyl. isopropyl alcohol (aka tape head cleaner). every used record store i've been to has had a huge bottle of it to clean their records, and they should know. doesn't leave any shit in your grooves (though if you're using spherical stylus cartridges like stanton, this doesn't matter as much). it also helps a great deal if, after cleaning, you play the whole thing backwards with a spare cheap (elliptical stylus) cartridge. you'd be amazed how much surface noise you can eliminate by doing that <waves>