What is your experience with the Spin Clean?


Mine is it makes absolutely no difference. I'm thinking about returning it.

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Showing 13 responses by eryoung2k

Funny I started with the spin Clean, Crappy results. Then went to the Vinyl Vac (made home made lazy susan turn table) Happy with my results. Now moved on to a Vevor 6L Ultrasonic Digital "Pro" and the results are Jaw Dropping! All my records that was previously "cleaned" sound Amazing! Honestly after about 20 records there is gunk on the bottom of the tank!! Built it for about 245 bucks all together, just bought the tank and a Wewu 2 record spinner and a variable power supply so it spins much slower. Even used a usb Microscope to see the difference in the grooves. Now if you have deep scratches or groove damage there is nothing you can do. But if you got caked on gunk, spin your records in the bath with the temp on 35C for 15 minutes then Ultrasonic them for 30 minutes you will have better than new records. Even my Brand New Beth Hart double LP hand gunk in the bottom of the tank after cleaning!!  I still use the Vinyl Vac for a Distilled Rinse and Vac dry.

Got the parts separate, instead of a all in one. I shouldn’t of used the word Built. Instead I pieced it out.

Pick up Tergikleen and only use Distilled water, I use 20 drops into 1 gallon jug of distilled water and just top of the Ultrasonic with a little more distilled till it reaches the line. Old LP's that havn't been pre cleaned I do by themselves. My LP's that was "pre cleaned" with the vinyl vac way I do 2 at a time. This is how I do it and it works great for me.  Amazing results.

One last thing,  get yourself a digital meat thermometer, the "Actual" temp on the Ultrasonic is not acurate.  30 degrees Celsius I get great results, its about 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

I did research on safe temps for LP Records, 95 degrees is not even close to dangerous temps.   I researched the crap out of this before purchase.

A friendly for example"

A typical vinyl (PVC) record can start warping due to heat at a temperature of 140°F (60°C) and can melt at temperatures exceeding 212°F (100°C). Other factors, such as humidity, sunlight exposure, and improper storage, can drastically impact the resilience of a record.

I agree with noromance or pickup the vinyl vac and a small 1.5-2HP small wet/dry vac for Pre clean or Vac Dry, it's nice to vacuum up the wet cleaned record and then rinse with distilled water and then vac dry. 

pdspiegal,

                       You wouldn't believe the gunk on the bottom of my Ultrasonic tank after cleaning 3 brand new albums, Amy Winehouse, Beth Hart, Chris Cornell, they are all double albums but just after those there was a ton of gunk!! It was shocking!!!  These record making plants are not clean!  I wonder if they use some kind of releasing agents or something?