Even new records may have some dust and mold release agent depending on the pressing plant. The static cling of the vinyl begins the moment the record is removed from the stamper.
Generally, I've been first dunking the records in the Spin Clean and using a few drops (I'll leave it to the reader to find just how many drops to use) of Tergikleen in the bath water. After 10 spins each way in the Spin Clean, the record then gets two trips through the Degritter, first a long clean with X-100 in the water (again, you're on your own to figure how much to add to the distilled water), then a short clean rinse with plain distilled water.
After much fiddling and listening, I've found this long and drawn out method to yield an enjoyable listen from bargain records up to the overpriced 180g records. Thicker, heavier vinyl records=more static cling. That was one of the reasons RCA developed the ridiculously thin "Dynaflex" records. It partially tamed the static cling problem. But the records warped much easier. Trade one evil for another.
And as a side benefit, after going through the 3 step vinyl initiation, the "static cling" seems to stay away for nearly a month. This in a hot, dry climate which wreaks havoc on vinyl records for static buildup.
Generally, I've been first dunking the records in the Spin Clean and using a few drops (I'll leave it to the reader to find just how many drops to use) of Tergikleen in the bath water. After 10 spins each way in the Spin Clean, the record then gets two trips through the Degritter, first a long clean with X-100 in the water (again, you're on your own to figure how much to add to the distilled water), then a short clean rinse with plain distilled water.
After much fiddling and listening, I've found this long and drawn out method to yield an enjoyable listen from bargain records up to the overpriced 180g records. Thicker, heavier vinyl records=more static cling. That was one of the reasons RCA developed the ridiculously thin "Dynaflex" records. It partially tamed the static cling problem. But the records warped much easier. Trade one evil for another.
And as a side benefit, after going through the 3 step vinyl initiation, the "static cling" seems to stay away for nearly a month. This in a hot, dry climate which wreaks havoc on vinyl records for static buildup.