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What solution do you use? (Not tap water hopefully).
I've found that sometimes one wet clean is not enough.
My weapon of choice was a painting pad (Monarch branded) that Homebase used to stock.
Its soft, flexible bristles go deep in each groove and don't cause any damage to the record.I also used to get a fair bit of fluff picked up by the stylus after wiping the record with a thick fluffy microfiber cloth. Maybe great for cleaning windows or buffing your car. But not great on vinyl.
What you want is a large (ideally 10-12" long) thin microfiber, similar to what opticians give you with your new specs.I can add some links later if you need.
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Distilled water drop of soap and maybe 20% IPA.
I've seen what lurks in those pipes, wouldn't been keen to introduce a bit of suspended particulates onto my records.
I'm not really getting any fluff from the micro fiber. Might give the pad a go actually. I think it's just that these records haven't been played for 20+ years (possibly 30) and there's just a bit of fungus build up in the grooves.
I've managed to get this Dinosaur Jr record to play the whole way through now without getting gunked up. Amen.
Dogs
Does anyone have any recommendations for vinyl cleaning. I've brought a load of records back from my dad's and he's treated then with care, they're all in sleeves, have relevant clippings from the NME, been handled on the edge, but he's never owned a dust brush, and I've tried dusting them, wet cleaning with a magic sponge, wet cleaning with a microfiber cloth, playing through wet... And there just is tons of crap gathering on the stylus, I'm lucky to get through one track before any skipping?