It s had all the minerals removed.
Soap and distilled water clean vinyl record.
How to cheaply clean your prized vinyl record.
Some folks swear by it.
Okay okay we are getting to it.
Prepare the soap and water cleaning solution.
Make sure you use the lint free cloth.
Cleaning your damaged record cannot repair it.
Remove the debris and dust that has been collecting on your record with a carbon fibre brush or cloth.
You could use normal tap water instead of distilled water but it may leave mineral deposits in the grooves.
I then immediately rinse out the sponge so it just has cold water on it with no soap clean the record again to make sure there is no residue of the fairy liquid.
Before cleaning your vinyl records you need to remove dirt from the surface first.
Homemade vinyl record cleaning solutions.
We iterated on this using the commonly suggested solution of distilled water dishwashing soap and isopropyl alcohol.
And it leaves no residue.
You will need dish soap a bowl warm distilled water or deionised water a lint free soft cloth a carbon fibre brush.
This is a controversial ingredient is record cleaning solutions.
I use only distilled water for cleaning my records.
So there s no chance of anything interfering with the vinyl.
Avoid using rubbing alcohol to clean your records since it can damage your records.
Clean your record gently.
Add about 1 2 inches of distilled water to the bowl or enough so the soap and water can be easily mixed.
Whatever you do don t use tap water.
We provided a basic control group using tap water.
Full disclosure here we will be covering only a few of the many homespun cleaning solutions you can find across the web.