i have excellent results yust washing my records w/mild dish soap & lukewarm water, then drying w/a soft towel. when playing the records, i use a keith monks record sweeper, a soft-bristle brush on the end of a small tonearm that tracks the grooves while playing. this thing even has a grounding strap to reduce static - it's all metal, & there's a few carbon-fibres mixed-in w/the bristles. there's a guy w/a small shop in canada - arthur salvatore - i tink he may still have a few of these nos. also effective are the old watts dust-bugs, which ya see on ebay for cheap every now-n-again. i used one w/good results for over 20 years before i found the keith monks model. most of my albums, even the old ones, are in great shape...
