How to Clean Vinyl Records : Which Vinyl Records Need Cleaning?

Older records need to be cleaned more often. Learn how to decide which records need cleaning in this free record maintenance lesson from an experienced disc jockey.

Expert: Justin Cohen
Bio: Justin Cohen is a disc jockey from Northampton, Mass. He has DJed regularly at public and private functions since 2004, and held a weekly radio show on Valley Free Radio WXOJ from 2005-2007.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• disc jockey
• DJ
• DJing
• turntable
• record player

[chompykitty]

my record hasnt been cleaned in 20 years

[kurisux]

Maybe that is why you only own one? :) all the others are fargone. XD

[Meteotrance]

Curious i have many original sleeve from the 70's to 80's with the printed mention ( for cleaning record used only 90 degree alchool with coton stamp or demineralized water or professional cleaner and nothing else ), the brush cleaner is only to busted the dust before listing not for wash.

Never ever use a cloth you ruin the groove .

the wood glue seem to be an extreme solution for cleaning but i think it works.

And of course you can touch the groove it didn't ruin it.

[william2000xl]

how come expert village finds the lamest people that arent professionals

[TheFRiNgEguitars]

"... probably should clean it, makes it sound better" (cleaning it with a cloth and fluid washes the dirty slush into the grooves where the cloth can not reach. Visualize it like cracks in a sidewalk or concrete floor where dirt collects, and mopping will not reach) .... have a whiskey, makes ya feel better! ;-)

Forget the cleaning cloth and fluid folks!! The only way to clean a record (that needs it) is with a professional cleaning machine that gets down into the grooves!

[TheFRiNgEguitars]

I love your comment... and ... your record would be none the worse without a cleaning!!

[grabledl123]

Records need cleaned before and after every use. And dont put it back in an old dirty sleeve.