SPIN CLEANS HAVE ARRIVED AT THE SHOP

[OldiesButGoodies]

or do it wourself...  sounds like a hassle though!

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Distilled-Water

[DaveS]

Use distilled, it's cheap and will not have the iron, copper, calcium, lime, lead, and other trash you don't don't want in the tiny wall of the groves in your record.  Make sure it says distilled  NOT sold as distilled.  You can get it at any big food or drug store.

[papabearjew]

Thanks Dave S and everyone for input. So I guess what you're telling me is that I shouldn't use on my records the same stuff I'm drinking and showering with!

[SunnyDaze]

Another good place to purchase distilled water are auto parts stores. Check in the battery / charging / starting section.

[Rockman Rock]

So I guess what you're telling me is that I shouldn't use on my records the same stuff I'm drinking and showering with!

Gotta have them priorities straight. Take better care of our records than ourselves.

[schwarcw]

A buddy of mine get me some research grade water from a medical lab.  Distilled water may still have residual minerals.  Research grade water is distilled and deionized.  He gets it out of the tap in the lab.

[schwarcw]

However, I will confess to using distilled even tap water when needed LOL!

My soundstage is larger and has more detail when I use research grade water LOL!

Carry on!

[SunnyDaze]

Pfft... That's amateur stuff Carl.

First I calculate the overall charge of the surface of the record album.

Then I use electrolysis to produce either anoionized or cationized water, such that when applied to the record surface will result in a net charge of zero.

Then I ground myself directly to the water pipes when I clean my albums to prevent further ionization.

I swear, I can hear the bands in the studio coughing their lungs up on bong hits in between recording sessions when I play my LP's!

[papabearjew]

OBG, that's really an intense way to make distilled water. I'm way to lazy to put that much effort int just about anything. Turns out we have a new gallon bottle of distilled water in our laundry room. It's from Giant Eagle. I love the sound of vinyl but have to admit they are probably the highest maintenance format of all the audio sources.