Room Dust and Records


I'm a new Degritter user and upon cleaning new records and examining the record with a tactical flashlight, I can see dust on the record prior to removing it from the Degritter.  I assume that this is dust from the air.

I have a dedicated room where I have removed paper product and use a large HEPA air filter and vacuum.  I also keep humidity around 55%.  What else can I do to mitigate dust?

vonhelmholtz

You can build a cheap air cleaner out of a box fan and 4 standard AC filters. You can even go with a bigger fan/filters in a larger room. Obviously you just run the thing when you’re not around :)

Otherwise pay big bucks for a machine that does a similar thing.

Here’s the general idea 

 

 

The enclosure sounds like a good idea, but the one that I sawdid not allow for the record.

That's not an issue with the Klaudio.

The enclosure sounds like a good idea, but the one that I sawdid not allow for the record.

One option is to have your cleaner in an enclosure. I have one for my Klaudio cleaner and it has the added benefit of noise reduction.

Keep a carbon fiber brush by the TT and brush before every play. Yeah, I keep my inner sleeves facing up in the cover which has a side opening. Somehow dust still finds its way. You cannot get rid of dust. Oh, also keep  a Zerostat gun by TT also

@vonhelmholtz , you would have to make a clean room, outfits and all. Records always hold a little static and that pulls dust to them like a magnet. I always play with a grounded sweep arm to take care of any incidental dust and use a dustcover during play. 

Actually, I was looking for something practical like add an ionizer, keep humidity above 60%..etc.

Build a clean room with  hospital/manufacturing grade filtration and wear a appropriate clean room jumpsuit.

Other than that, just enjoy your clean records. Life is much too short.

No carpets, curtains, and reduce the number of surfaces like ornaments and "stuff."

Stop shedding skin. And stop wearing clothing, especially synthetic fleece materials.