Anti Static Diy Spray Vinyl Records
Mix one part isopropyl alcohol to three parts diluted water.
Anti static diy spray vinyl records. Essential 200ml spray bottle to keep your prized album collection like new. This is the basis for all record cleaning sprays. 4 6 out of 5 stars301 14 87 14 87. Paper can leave little pieces of itself on the record and it also generates static electricity which will make your records crackle and pop.
For around 150 you get a 10 liter ultrasonic cleaner from ebay. When you remove your record from its inner sleeve if you hear the crackle of static as you do so or your sleeve clings to the vinyl then you are in real need of anti static tools. This product is a modern anti static vinyl effective and fast cleaner. Thanks to antistatic sprays reduce the static electricity on your lp simply.
Record cleaning solution with anti static vinyl cloth premium lp cleaner fluid 6 7oz by record happy. Record players and records are particularly susceptible to static for a few reasons. Firstly in the vinyl material itself it has a very suitable medium for the buildup of static charge and ironically the thicker and purer the vinyl used for the record in the pursuit of better pressings lower noise floor and higher quality perceived or. I ditch the paper sleeve the record came in.
The cleaning solution does not include alcohol or any hazardous chemicals that can damage your vinyl records. Use long gentle brush strokes with a designated tool to make sure you are removing detritus without harming the vinyl surface. When you play them though they build up static again. Mix in an empty spray bottle.
Remove dust and static using a vinyl record brush just like sweeping before mopping a floor removing dust and static before using a liquid solution will make your life much easier. With some strips of aluminium you make a simple frame on top of it that holds a disco ball motor that slowly rotates. To combat that i bought this anti static mat which is very effective at minimizing the static buildup on standard vinyl i have a collection of franklin mint records which have some kind of proprietary anti static ability and they build up almost no static even. Paper s not the best thing to keep records in.
Finish with a home made loricraft monk type vacuum. On a spindle you put 5 8 records in 1 go and 10 15 minutes in the cleaner will make your vinyl pristine. Once i ve got a clean dry record i put it in an anti static vinyl record inner sleeve. With the amd record cleaner spray or the pure vinyl mist cleaning product you remove all the static charges.
Spray the cloth once wipe it over the record and there you go. Both of these ingredients can be found relatively cheaply at a chemical supply store. Never needs replenishing it s a one off purchase.