How to clean vinyl records


I am new to the vinyl world, and want to know the best way of cleaning records. I don't have a large buget for a record cleaning machine but would like to know the methods that are being used by others on here. Any help would be great .

thanks in advanced 

Steve
steve1979

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One of many simple and cheap ways to do it is to get a flat pan deep enough and large enough to submerge a record.  Get also a soft brush, preferably one that is designed for LP brushing.  There several choices out there.  Fill the pan with tap water plus a bit of Dawn dishwashing detergent.  (Dawn has been blessed by the vinyl cognoscenti.)  Soak the LP in this for a minute or two then brush it down with your brush.  Then rinse the LP in pure tap water, and let it sit vertically to dry or dry it with a cloth that does not leave a thready deposit.  Then open a nice chianti.