Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?

R/O water is reverse osmosis water. All impurities are removed. It can be purchased cheaply at tropical fish stores.

I have stopped using record cleaning fluids during steaming. I Just use R/O water in the Perfection steamer, steam twice. I don't think they would come out any better using cleaning fluids. Also it's a cheap way to go too. R/O water costs me .49 cents a gallon at the tropical fish store. Anybody else using R/O water to steam clean their records? Any comments?

Sufficient for cleaning around your bathroom faucets but not your records. Also, you will get more steam with R/O than with distilled.

Distilled water will not steam properly in many steamers, especially the perfection steamer. Distilled, in my perfection and others, I have read and experienced, shoot more of a stream of water with some steam, than all steam, using R/O water. I say use what ever water you choose.

Larryi, Too much Hassle? Then go to your local pet store that sells tropical fish and buy it for .49 cents per gallon. I have tried many different waters in my perfection and R/O gives the most steam and works best for me. Very, very cheap too. I believe, (My own opinion) that RRL, now Mofi is nothing more than R/O water and nothing else. I tried R/O on my VPI 16.5 without steaming, and the R/O works just as well as RRL, no need for rinsing. One could save lots of money if my hunch is correct. I don't have proof, but someone should have RRL, now Mofi analyzed and find out what in it to be sure.

Well said Creml, Thanks to you, I now have the cleanest most quiet records possible. My perfection steamer used with my RCM, (VPI) makes them better than new. I will never have to buy record cleaning fluids at $25.00 per quart again. My R/O cleaning fluid costs .49 cents per gallon and cleans better or as good as the expensive stuff. Thanks and regards.

I have been using and touting R/O water. It's purer than distilled, which is plenty good enough. Buy it at the tropical fish store for fifty cents a gallon. You will not need any expensive record cleaning fluids, if you use R/O. Trust me.

I'm gonna wave my Reverse Osmosis flag again. It is the only fluid you will need to make your records pristine. You will probably never have to buy expensive record cleaning fluids again. I have a VPI 16.5 RCM and use only cheap 50 cents a gallon RO water, nothing else. They couldn't get any cleaner and quieter. Using expensive RC fluids is throwing money away and not needed. Try it, try it, try it and you will hear it and know. My disclaimer, If your happy using other waters and fluids, then discard my post.

Tvad, do yourself a favor. Buy another type of record cleaner cleaner. From the context of your posts, STEAMING IS NOT FOR YOU!!!!!!!! And probably no record cleaning system will satisfy you. Cd's might be a good venue for you or maybe bowling.