Spin-Clean Record Washer Kit | Vinyl Record Cleaner | Record Cleaning Kit | Alcohol-Free Solution | Snap-in Rollers | Wedge-Fit Brushes | 2 Lint-Free Drying Cloths | Perfect for 33, 48 & 78 RPM

I have about 300 +/- vinyl records. Majority are second hand. I picked this up and have cleaned about 10% of my collection along with putting in new inner sleeves and outer covers. Right now I'm listening to CSN that I cleaned last night per the equipment and product provided. This record was almost entirely unplayable a few days ago and tonight I'm actually in love with this album again. You can't go wrong with this Spin Clean. There are other products out that are similar but buy this. It's American. It's good. It's been around a long time and it's absolutely worth it. Love it. Follow directions or find your own way but just buy it!

So I have a little over 300 records ranging from new and/or un-valuable everyday records all the way up to sealed 1st presses and "White Label" promos and rare pressings. But the thing I had never invested in was a RCM.I had collected many records that visually looked great but upon play were full of static, pops, and crackles to the point of being un-listenable. Most recently I had found a first pressing of Pink Floyd "Animals" for super cheap that was so full of static I couldn't listen to more than 3 minutes of it.I buy records online, via garage sales, books stores, record shops, and anywhere else I can hunt down what I'm looking for for the best $$$. Many are dusty, stored in their original paper or cardboard sleeves, and just overall haven't lived a sheltered life (I prefer original/vintage records when possible which doesnt help).After becoming extremely frustrated when I got about 7 out of 10 records with an unacceptable amount of noise I decided I needed to do something about it. I had been planning to buy a new phono cartridge, but decided before I went and invested $100s in a new cartridge upgrade, maybe I needed to upgrade to something more effective at cleaning my collection than my hand washing and micro fiber towel method since I buy all these previously loved records and it wasnt measuring up!!Enter the Spin Clean. I want to buy an ultrasonic cleaner soon but figured this would at least tell me if some of these records were salvageable. So I ordered it, got it in, and immediately tackled my most severe records.Here are my finds after cleaning most of my records and now months of use:1) Don't use the rags. They leave lint behind! Get yourself a drying rack (dish rack will do if you are careful and deliberate.2) Throw out the Spin Clean cleaner and buy you a bottle of TERGIKLEEN!! That stuff saves this cleaner! It makes it way more effective and for $30 you can make 30 gallons!3) Use distilled water. I tried first using highly filtered water from my water machine but it left spots if not wiped off immediately.4) Wash about 10 records in a row and let them drip dry! After you wash 10, go back and remove droplets of water with the rags. This allows you to wash more records without soaking your rags and not having to stop as much.5) If you have records that have not been cleaned in a long time only do 10-15 max then change water as the water gets murky and there will be dusty silk in the bottom of the bin you could stir up.6) SUUUUUPER crackly records may require 2 sessions to get all the static out.7) Finally spin records 2 times each way then leave sit for 3 mins. Now spin the 6 times each way and back 2 times the other.8) Now rinse the Tergikleen off with a squirter bottle, clean the Spin Clean out, squeeze out the brushes and fill with distilled water and run each record through a rinse bath. 3 times each way.9) Set in drying rack to drip dry then once complete re-sleeve and store.So what has the outcome been. Well I am happy to report all my records became near quiet (you will never get complete silence) and even my worst ones became close to new. After doing them there was a brown silt in the bottom and they gleamed like new. Also my stylus hasn't needed cleaned NEARLY as often.So in conclusion, it may require a bit of trial and error, along with a better cleaning solution but this system works so well I even bought a second so I can have a wash AND a rinse one. This little gadget has saved my records and breathed life into records I thought were goners. Just today I bought a 48 year old "White Label" Promo that was extra noisy. After running it through this, it is as good as new records I own (As far as noise). So while other more expensive methods might work better; this is enough for most. Buy it and clean all your records, they will sound better, last longer, and save damage to your equipment. Now I can move forward with a nicer cartridge knowing my records are all clean and sounding their best!! Worth every penny!!!

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I works amazing. However, if you have a lot of records to clean the inside of your hands will be sore. I learned from experience…lol.

I've been buying used albums of late - I take a look at them before I buy them, and they look to be in pretty good condition, but a few were so filthy the sound would go grainy, and I'd have to stop and clean the gunk off the stylus. Decided to give this product a try - cleaned 5 or 6 albums, including one we'd had for a while. When I was finished, I told my wife I'd try our old favorite, a Doc Watson record. My wife said, "oh, that won't be a good test, that record is so old and crackly you can barely hear the music."I dropped the stylus, and... silence... until the music started. Between cuts, silence, but for one stray pop. Put on one of the recent used purchases, and likewise, totally transformed.Houston, we have no problem.Yeah, it's pricey - better just to use Mister Bubble and a nylon scrub brush, yeah?

Very simple device to clean your records without getting the labels wet. Has been around forever and has become a staple of anybody that likes to keep their records playing at their best.