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Expert: - 11/28/2010


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Hello Wayne,

I have a large collection on vinyl records from the sixties and seventies.  Is there any way known to effectively clean these older albums? Is there a device that can help me with this chore?  Thank you for your help.

John D.

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I personally wouldn't really trust a cleaning device on my albums. I generally use alcohol...
I found a good step-by-step that pretty much matches my technique. The difference is that I do it with the record on the turntable set at 16 rpm (not all tables these day go that slow - mine is a bit of a relic)

It does mention getting new sleeves, preferably anti-static plastic ones.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5471763_clean-old-vinyl-albums.html

I hope this helps you out!

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Wayne Tapia

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Home Theater Audio Cabling (from HDMI to speaker cable). I WILL REJECT ALL CAR AUDIO QUESTIONS - I am not a car audio guy.

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I am a Certified Audio Engineer that also works in the A/V cabling industry. I would like to dispel the myths and outright lies about the cables that connect your home theater systems together. Here's a hint - many of you have been misled out of hundreds of dollars for cabling systems.

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