Perfect Vinyl Forever

Larsman, I really didn’t ask my question in order to start an argument, but one must admit that “residual paper substance” and “substance residual from the pressing process” are not very specific phrases. Nevertheless I realize that many do as you do , cleaning brand new LPs. I just still wonder why.

I run all new albums through my vacuum cleaner. At first did it because “it was recommended”. Then I started seeing how much stuff was coming off, and if I didn’t, I could hear it and would have to stop playing and clear it. 

From the website-

"When a vinyl record is pressed using heat and high pressure, the soft waxy and oily plasticizer compounds that are added to the base PVC polymer leave a layer on the surface of the record. This layer obscures micro-details of the groove."

What are these micro details- eye blinking and shoulder shrugging of the musicians?

T

@jw944ts 

I may know someone that has used the service.  I was killing time yesterday in a lp store in Oak Park, Il, and ran into a former colleague doing the same that I hadn’t seen in years.  Turns out he is a vinylphiliac and we got around to discussing record cleaning.  He mentioned that he found a service “outside of Milwaukee “ but he couldn’t remember the name.  He has a child who has moved there and so he does his drop offs and pick ups around his visits to his grandkids, so no mailing in lps for him.  He likes the results.  Not sure if this is the company that you are inquiring about, but PFF is located in Wauwatosa, a Milwaukee suburb 

I got my first shipment of LPs back from Perfect Vinyl Forever today.  This included my 14 LP  Beatles Collection from MoFi (circa 1982-3). While handled carefully, they were subject to the treatment common for that time which was DiscWasher fluid and brush. Playback was done using my Rabco SL-8E tonearm mounted on a Technics SL-1100A table which served me well for quite a few years (and also illustrates my age). I'm sure there was residue in the grooves from the treatment.  I played a few sides today and the LPs had absolutely silent backgrounds with excellent sound quality. I am very impressed and satisfied.

They have also upgraded their Archival process to version 4.0.

I was an early adopter of Paul Frumkin's enzyme cleaning formula way back in the early 2000s? I used my VPI 16.5 RCM with his product with great results. Moving forward to a couple years ago I was gifted a US tank and spinner. My friend had purchased a big buck automatic unit. My experience over the last couple years has been that US cleaning is far superior to the previous method. I have no problem cleaning my prized records 2 at a time. I have been running them through the US tank and then the VPI 16.5. I have also run them through a second or 3rd time if needed. Until a new technology comes along, this has tuned out to be new dimension in quiet vinyl for me.