Washing / cleaning vinyl records?

Question

Those of you who do this - what methods do you use?

Answer 1

I have done this.. just a drop of dish soap . use Luke warm water , .
don't soak just swish them and rinse with Luke warm water. either . let them air dry in dish drainer, standing up .. or use a very soft cloth. dry in circles , not back and forth , go with the grain..

Answer 2

How to Clean a Vinyl Record

Normal Cleaning
Steps

1. Acquire all the materials you need: a record-cleaning pad or carbon-fiber record brush and record-cleaning fluid. Optionally, get an anti-static gun and record-cleaning machine.
2. Wash your hands.
3. Clean the stylus first, if necessary. See the Related eHows for instructions.
4. Place record on turntable, handling record by edges and labeled areas.
5. Use an anti-static gun, if you have one, to neutralize dust.
6. Dry-clean the record if it is not very dusty and has been cleaned regularly.
7. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for applying fluid if you decide on wet-cleaning.
8. Hold the ends of brush or pad between your fingers.
9. Manually rotate the platter in a clockwise direction while pressing the cleaning brush gently into the grooves.
10. Sweep the brush up and away to lift dust from the record surface.
11. Use a brush holder, credit card or similar object to scrape dust off the brush - do this away from the turntable.
12. Repeat until you can't see dust on the record.

Pre-Cleaning Heavily Soiled Records
Steps

1. Place record on clean, soft, lint-free cloth or sheet of plastic.
2. Wet-clean record, working in a spiral from center to rim.
3. Air-dry or use a 100 percent cotton, lint-free cloth.
4. Repeat procedure on reverse side.
5. Repeat until record appears to be clean.

Answer 3

a soft lint free cloth and rubbing alcohol -- same as you would use for cleaning cd's. If there is something spilled on the record, just let the alcohol sit for a couple of minutes.

I try to always clean in a "round" that goes with the grooves in the record, so that just in case there is something there it won't be rubbed crosswise and scratch the whole lp.

Answer 4

a brillo pad.

Just kidding... try a slightly damp soft cloth.