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Josh Bizar's Secret Record Cleaning Method

1. Buy a VPI 16.5.
2. Buy a simple record cleaning fluid.
3. Clamp a record on the cleaning machine.
4. Set platter in motion.
5. Apply about 12-15 drops of fluid and spread it around with a good (clean!) record brush.
6. Stop the platter and let the fluid sit there for a minute or so to loosen debris.
7. Scrub the LP on 1/4 of the record surface at a time using a back and forth motion. After a few cleanings, you'll be able to rotate the platter a quarter turn with a simple flick of the rotation switch on the VPI. Repeat the scrubbing on all four quadrants of the LP surface.
9. Move the vacuum pickup tube over the record surface.
10. Set the platter rotating. Turn on the vacuum and let it go around 2-3 revolutions MAX. Any more will just add static to the surface of the LP.
11. When you turn off the vacuum, gently lift the vacuum pickup tube off the surface of the record before stopping the platter rotation, so that you do not leave a line of fluid where the tube stops on the record surface.
12. Stop the platter rotation, unscrew the clamp and flip record.
13. Repeat the process on the other side of the LP, but first use the hard, stiff bristled brush that comes with the 16.5 to clean your record brush and the velvet lips of the vacuum pickup tube.

Let us know if this process is successful for you, or if you have other tips and tricks for record cleaning in the comments!