Featherduster

[HatchetJack]

Anyone else ? I have used one for 10 years to help remove dust from albums and

it really works great. On a really dusty album I hit it first with the feather

duster and then with the mark 6 brush. Finally I mist the duster lightly with multi

surface antibacterial Pledge and hit it once more. It does a great job of removing the

dust line, better than a discwasher which I use for dirtier albums. The feather

dusters may be hard to find now? I didn't see any on my last trip to the

Dollar store. Something? about the feathers, the dust seems attracted to

them more so than a cloth. Works for me anyhow, just thought I would share.

 

[newzealand]

ill try that out ,thanks for the tip

 

[gadget73]

I'd be a little concerned about the Pledge leaving deposits on the record.

 

[Wigwam Jones]

I'm not sure how a record would get dusty. Mine are kept in their sleeves. Any dust or such that they might accumulate in there is easily removed with the basic Discwasher brush and a little spritz (on the brush) just prior to playing. I cannot imagine having enough dust on a record to need to hit it with a feather duster.

If it's dirty when I get it, I wash it in the sink. Others use an RCM and I'm sure they get even better results. Once clean, it will never get that kind of dirty again while it's in my care.

What do you do to your records that they get that dusty to need a feather duster to get the dust off? Just curious how that would happen, no offense intended.

 

[gadget73]

Old paper sleeves can make dust because the paper is falling apart. I usually replace them for that reason.

 

[Arkay]

Plastic sleeves don't make dust.

A zerostat gun will remove any static charge, helping reduce attractiveness to dust.

An electrostatic cloth would remove dust better than a feather duster. Feather dusters are great for what they are; the newer electrostatic "wand" versions work even better (I have and use both, just not for records).

I wouldn't let Pledge anywhere near my records...or my furniture, or (God forbid!) leather, which somehow was added to the Pledge label a few years back, despite Pledge being proven to destroy certain leather finishes.

The BEST way that I know of to clean records is with a vacuum-type RCM; second best would be a good wet wash, followed by a vacuum with a modified crevice tool.

 

[Multiplex]

Many of the brand new records I have purchased have come right out of the cellophane wrapper with dust on them. Where does it come from? Who knows. I always clean the "factory dirt" off a new record before the first play. With second hand records, who knows where they've been. If someone left the record uncovered on the platter overnight just one time, it will have allowed dirt to settle in the grooves. Either a wet cleaning, vacuum, or both is the best way to remove the dirt. RCMs are expensive, so actually the sink is a fairly cheap and easy solution that works pretty darn good.

Anything that will leave behild a greasy, sticky, or oily film (like Pledge or lemon oil) will just cause more dust to adhere to the record, and cause goo and dirt to build up on the stylus. (...kinda like what happens with fingerprints.)