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Micro Fiber Cloth for Record Cleaning

Anyone using these? Someone on the Steriophile forum suggested that they're superior to carbon fiber brush. I bought a bag of 25 at Sam's today and started using them. They do indeed seem to get down in the groves. I played several brand new records which I hadn't scrubbed with Disc Doctor fluid and brushes and all were VERY quiet. I tried wiping the carbon fiber brush with micro fiber cloth and it did seem to clean the brush well, but the brush didn't grab into the grooves as well.

Be careful. One slipped out my hands and went spinning toward my one-hour old Sumiko Blackbird. Thankfully I grabbed the cloth before it wrecked the bird.

Dave
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nrenter
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Ummm...I would definately *not* recommend the Evercare lint brush for use on LPs. I'm looking for a cheaper alternative for the Disc Doc pads, and ran down to Walgreens to see if this would be an acceptable solution.

Before I used this brush on anything of value to me, I did a "damage test" on a blank side of an LP. The brush left permanent swirl marks in the vinyl.

Take this for whatever you will, but I'll be passing on this approach.
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nrenter
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I have not...my next stop will probably be Walmart to see what they have in-stock.
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nrenter
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I just set my father up with the $5 Wal-mart analog cleaning kit:

2 microfiber pads (from auto department)
- One for a damp clean
- One for a dry clean
1 bottle of 91% alcohol
1 box of Mr. Clean Magic Erasers
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