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Best ways to clean trax wood vinyl9/11/2023 Storing the records upright, avoiding leaning in shelves or stacking flat on top of each other as warping or mis-shaping can occur otherwise. I would say the obvious first tips are having clean hands and handling the vinyl by its edges. Wood glue, patience, YouTube and plenty of practice on throw-away records required!Īnd do you have any general tips for looking after vinyl? – Glue – Can be very effective but comes with a warning – this can seriously ruin your records for good. It’s basically slightly sticky slime to roll over surface removing dirt from grooves. ![]() – Vinyl Putty – In my experience this is more of a gimmick than an effective method. They’re not motorised so are eco-friendly, and use 2 soft pads with a vinyl wash solution and distilled water to rotate through by hand. – Vinyl Bath – Effective method, the popular Knosti + Spin Clean brands are fine and affordable. Vacuum cleaners are particularly good if you feel the need to avoid the use of alcohol based cleaners. There are cheap alternatives out there though, including a simple hoover attachment for wet / dry hoovers, check Vinyl Vac for an example. – Vacuum Cleaner – There are various types on the market, Moth and Okki Nokki are good brands, but they can get expensive. I currently use a US model called a V8 which cleans 8 at a time and resembles a deep fat fryer. – Ultrasonic Cleaner – These can be very expensive, but prove to be one of the most gentle, effective and popular methods for the audiophiles. Some collectors may frown at this more hardy method. Apply cleaning fluid to vinyl surface, gently use brush counter clockwise in direction of the grooves to remove stuck in particles. Ensure record has been pre-washed first so any larger particles in the grooves don’t remain – this can damage the record, so use with caution. Cut down to 1 inch or less for stiff bristles. – Quality nylon paintbrush (must be nylon). A method that’s been around since the beginning. ![]() – Vinyl Brush – Always good to have one handy at the side of your turntable to prevent dust build up. A basic version would be isopropyl and distilled water mix (10 parts distilled water, 1 part isopropyl alcohol). Many use the Near Mint brand, but you can create your own versions of these if you wish. – Highly recommended and most straight forward method is a clean e-cloth + a fine spray bottle with cleaning solution. ![]() So if we’re getting into specialist cleaning what kind of tools or materials would you recommend? Ideally, by the end of this article you should have an idea of the best and most effective way to care for you vinyl, how to prepare it for digitising and how to get the highest quality digital recording.įrom my experience it’s all about using quality hardware to get the best results so initially it may seem as though there almost too many options. There are lots of products available for every part of the process including vinyl care and cleaning, as well as interfaces, soundcards, dedicated record decks, software etc. Burning old records that might not be available to the general public or that came out in limited runs also then allows you to manipulate your treasured old tunes in Rekordbox or Ableton and include them in your DJ sets. Whatever the motivation, the process of getting the cleanest possible digital version of your treasured vinyl can be painstaking but one worth taking the time with as it can contribute substantially to the value of your new vinyl by allowing you to maintain it in near-mint condition. A record might have only been pressed in very small quantities so preserving the music through a digital recording can be a very shrewd move. Others buy their music on vinyl but then burn it instantly and only play their digital version, keeping their vinyl in pristine condition. Some DJs want to convert their old record collections to digital so they can take decades of classics out with them to gigs, in quantities that they’d never be able to carry in record boxes. Since digital technology made its way into DJs’ lives, many DJs have had to add another skill to their seemingly ever-expanding role, that of digitising records.
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