If a good quality brush is out of your budget range then take a look at a non abrasive microfibre cleaning cloth.
What cloth is good for cleaning vinyl records.
You easily clean your records by hand with just a brush some cleaning solution and a microfiber cloth.
2 step clean i just omit step 1.
Wet cleaning mix 1 4 of 96 99 isopropyl alcohol 3 4 distilled water and one or two drops of rinse agent.
Rinse twice on the machine with solution 1 min.
We tested out the good looking x sister ray 360 vinyl cleaning solution which came with a white microfiber cloth.
Clean on rcm with solution 1 min 3.
There are three easy steps to clean your record by hand.
A good quality example is offered by 3m but there s plenty of others out there.
The solution was easy to apply.
This type of cloth is good at absorbing oils and hangs onto dust and grime.
Don t want to buy a fancy cleaner.
Clean your vinyl records by hand.
The best way to do this.
You ll need a record brush.
This will help rub away the blemishes.
High quality microfiber cloths are lint free and soft enough not to scratch your records.
Wd 40 is my first choice for cleaning almost anything.
The towels are only there for laying your records down on during the cleaning process.
Take a microfiber cloth and gently wipe.
The microfiber white cloth included with the bottle allowed us to clean a record without needing any additional materials.
Spray the solution on the record by making sure none of it gets on the label.
I have found that simply wiping the vinyl record with a soft dry cloth will remove most of the wd 40 but i ve never had any problems by leaving it dry by itself.
A local record store guy advised me to apply everclear to a lint free cloth and rub it on my really dirty vinyl albums to clean them.
I used the 3 step for all used vinyl and the 2 step for new vinyl.
Once the cleaning solution is on the surface of the record apply pressure in circular movements with a clean micro fiber or cotton cloth.
Things you ll need canned air microfiber cloth carbon fiber brush record cleaning arm static gun sticky roller distilled water isopropyl alcohol dish detergent cleaning mat.
Place the record on a microfiber cloth.
High quality microfiber cloths are available on amazon.
Be sure to avoid the label at all costs these can get damaged depending on the cleaning solution you are using.