Recently, in Don Lindich’s “Sound Advice” sydicated column, a question arose about how often one should clean a piece of vinyl using a Spin-Clean Record Washer kit.
Q. I’ve purchased several products based on your recommendations, with great success! The Spin-Clean Record Washer was my latest purchase and I’m so happy with it. How often do you recommend using the Spin-Clean to wash each record? Before playing it each time? Would using my record cleaning brushes between washes be good practice?
—D.H., Savage, Minnesota
A. The Spin-Clean performs a very effective deep clean of your records. I think if you clean them once and put them in a high-quality protective sleeve you probably won’t need to clean them again for years, if ever. I would gauge recleanings based on whether they look or sound dirty. You are correct that using a record brush to remove surface dust before playing is a good practice. Mobile Fidelity Original Master Record Inner Sleeves are $20 for a pack of 50 and are far nicer than any sleeve that comes with a vinyl album. They are perfect for storing your records once you run them through your Spin-Clean, and even if you don’t have a Spin-Clean. mofi.com
The complete article can be found here. You can visit Don Lindich’s Sound Advice website here.