cleaning fluid mix and match?


I realize there was just a thread on record cleaning fluids but I wondered if anyone has tried combinations of fluids from different manufacturers.
For example, one of the things I like most about Disc Doctor fluids is the bang for the buck. I clean a lot of records and a 32 oz bottle lasts forever. Results are amzingly good with distilled water rinsing at 1/100th the cost of Walker's ultra pure water.
There's a lot of enthusiasm here for enzyme based cleaners. Is there any reason I couldn't just buy the enzyme component of AI or Walker and finish the cycle with Disc Doctor fluids.
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Showing 1 response by rushton

Certainly, there's no reason you couldn't mix and match. But you may want to experiment a bit first. I find the Walker Audio Prelude Step 2 cleaner superior to Disc Doctor Miracle Record Cleaner even without the enzyme step. But, there is no question that the 32 oz of Disc Doctor concentrate goes further once you make the recommended 2:1 dilution for the actual cleaning solution.

The ultra pure water rinse makes a big improvement with any of the cleaning fluids (DD, Walker, AI) over any of the distilled water I've been able to try from the grocery store or local drug store (e.g., CVS). I suspect switching to a Reagent Grade, Type 1 water would be equivalent to the AI or Walker ultra pure water, as discussed in another thread. (FWIW, I admit to economizing in the enzyme step by mixing the enzymes with a RO/filtered water rather than the ultra pure water, but I continue to use the ultra pure for all the rinse steps.)
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