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