To get dirty/noisy records clean and silent initially, if needed, I give them a good bathusing a very low cost but effective procedure that has worked for me for 20 years and my good vinyl still sounds like new. This is a procedure that should only need to be performed once initially per record side if needed.
First I spray them down with a very dilute solution of Shaklee Basic H cleaner in distilled water. I then run my old Discwasher brush around the record while on the turntableto loosen up the dirt. Then I fold a soft and absorbent paper towel to form an absorbent edge to remove the moisture from the record and repeatedly run the edge across the record while turning, re-folding to create a new dry edge as needed, until the record is dry to avoid unwanted dirt deposits accumulating on the stylus.
I bought a Spin Clean Machine a while back to do things faster in bulk. Still working to master using that for same quality results.
First I spray them down with a very dilute solution of Shaklee Basic H cleaner in distilled water. I then run my old Discwasher brush around the record while on the turntableto loosen up the dirt. Then I fold a soft and absorbent paper towel to form an absorbent edge to remove the moisture from the record and repeatedly run the edge across the record while turning, re-folding to create a new dry edge as needed, until the record is dry to avoid unwanted dirt deposits accumulating on the stylus.
I bought a Spin Clean Machine a while back to do things faster in bulk. Still working to master using that for same quality results.