Disco Antistat Record Cleaner

Posted by: Tarquin Maynard - Portly on 06 December 2002

Just been persuing the Hi Fi mags in Smiths and came across the above named article - looks like the Moth record cleaner, but apparantly retails for £40.

Has anyone tried this?

If it does what it says it will be one of the buys of the year.



Mike eek
Posted on: 06 December 2002 by Stephen Bennett
Mike

This is nothing like a Moth. The Moth has a vacuum system exactly like the VPIs of this world. I don't know about you but the idea of leaving records to 'dry' in my house would be an invite to dust, cat hairs and all sorts of air-bourne nasties.

What makes the vacuum system so good isn't the fluid - that just helps the vacuuming of the dirt as it dissolves and mixes dirt into a sludge. In my experience with non-vacuum wet cleaning, the brushes will just push the dirty sludge deeper into the grooves

Might be better than nothing - but nowhere nearly a useful as a proper vacuum system. The Moth's only £250ish if you build it yourself and it's transformed my record collection!



Regards

Stephen cool
Posted on: 06 December 2002 by Nime
The drying time might be shortened with a re-chargeable electric drill. I tried to wash some of my records with washing-up liquid and water. I dried them by spinning them with the drill over the bath. (Using a partly tapered steel rod in the chuck to hold the records firmly without damaging the label) The carbon fibre record brush/pad kept the water to a minimum and saved damaging the lables. Not recommended as a cleaning system. The dirt lies in the bottom of the grooves and has (unfortunately) nothing to do with fluff or cat hairs. Washing-up liquid and tap water don't go deep enough to clean the "mud" from the bottom of the groove. Even when the brush/pad is used wet on the record at low speed. But the drill might save some time with an alternative cleaning system that leaves records clean but slightly wet. The last poster gives a better alternative "solution" to washing-up liquid and tap water.

Nime
Posted on: 09 December 2002 by Tarquin Maynard - Portly
Thanks to all for taking the time to reply - looks like it may be worth investigating - for only £40 might be worth a go and tryout on some of the B- albums we all have largely untouched on the shelf

Nime - what a fantastic image! 12" of rotating vinyl frenzy courtesy of Black and Decker...great!

Also, Christmas looms, not sure if The Nagger is going to get me anything - may drop hints - never know....will report back if she does.

Mike