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Cleaning new vinyl

Gridslayer

Gridslayer

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I used the search feature, searched for "cleaning new vinyl" and "cleaning new records" and didn't find my question. I just got my first NEW lp (well, in the last 25 years) in the mail, Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto. I was looking forward to hearing what a new record can sound like and several sections sound scratchy. I've seen a little on other sites pros and cons of cleaning a new record. Perhaps there is a thread I'm not finding about this, but does anyone have suggestions? Thanks!
 
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Cleaning vinyl

I use to clean my vinyls with 1 part sanitary alcohol and 3 parts vater, it,s harmles and clean well. I use a piece of velvet going around record, after that i use a dry piece of cloth. Brushes scratch the records, i dont use one. Regards.
 
Ok that makes sense to me. I was seeing people say that it was harmful to clean new records because there's a protective coating that you don't want to lose...
 
I don't think they have some protective coating, it's very important cleaning vinyl because at low tracking force{1-1.5gram} every particle of dirt will change the real sound.
 
It's unpredictable as to how clean a new record will be after the pressing and packaging process at the factory. I wash both new and preowned records with my VPI 16.5 with AIVS fluids and I don't have a problem with static etc.
 
Condorsat said:
+ 1 on that.

:smoke: Vinyl is like a box of chocolates, you just never know what your going to get. The next time you get a good pressing ... appreciate it. Sometimes, you just have to take your chances and rely on the law of averages for a good vinyl collection.
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Nice analogy.
 
From what I understand they do put some kind of a mold inhibitor on new records and cleaning it with a cleaning solution gets rid of it.
You want to clean it before you play it.
 
I bought the new Kate Bush~ 50 words for snow. Wonderful music by the way. The pressing had a bump on side one track one. It was un-playable. I returned it for a replacement and this pressing, while better, has noise on a track that multiple cleanings with my KAB, did not eliminate. So Back this one goes. :( To the question at hand though, I clean everything before play it.
 
OK so I cleaned it with a DIY solution as I've done with all of the thrift store and inherited records. Much better. I was just afraid I shouldn't based on things I'd read. Thanks guys!
 
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