Need proper sequence for cleaning records


Hi
I just received the VPI 16.5 package with following cleaners:2 bottles of Mobile Fidelity Super Record Wash
1 bottle of Mobile Fidelity Super Deep Cleaner
2 Mobile Fidelity Record Brushes (for scrubbing)
1 Milty Zerostat (for elimination of static build-up)
1 Bottle of Premier LP cleaner
1 AudioQuest Brush (dry brush for use w/ Premier)
What is the proper sequence of using these cleaners?
The records are mostly mint but have a fair amount of dust from sitting in the crates for 10+ years.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!thanks!
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Showing 1 response by johnbrown

No need to send anything back-you've got great products. But the key is to purchase the MoFi Enzyme, either the MoFi Pure rinse (or, as I did, a 5 gal. 'box' of NERL Reagent grade water, 60.00 delivered to my door), and two more MoFi brushes.My technique (and btw, I use a separate, marked Music Direct brush for each fluid):

1)SDC, but only for dirty, garage-sale records-vacuum

2)SRW-vacuum

3)Enzyme-let it sit on record for 3/4 minutes (I use an egg timer)-vacuum

4)Pure rinse-vacuum (I use a separate VPI vacuum tube for the rinse water

5)Place record in vinyl dish rack for a couple of minutes to insure that it's dry, place in new 'rice-paper' inner sleeve, and place jacket in Japanese re-sealable mylar sleeve.

Done.

As for the 'Premier'? Never heard of it until now, so you may want to experiment, but I would still leave the Enzyme/Pure for last to eliminate any of those chemicals they're touting at MD.

And btw, I've never heard of any 'lubricants' in SVW-though oddly, I have heard that about the Walker products! Go figure, but I'm betting that if 50 people reply to your post, there'll be 55 ways to clean records...

One last thing-don't clean too many until you've got the Enzyme and the Pure (reagent) water. Because you'll be wanting to go back and re-clean the LPs you've already done. (-: