Guide to Cleaning Vinyl Albums
Here we have provided a thorough guide that will help you to keep your new vinyl albums in great condition for many years to come. The key to preserving your vinyl album collection is to take the best possible care of your vinyl albums by keeping the vinyl albums clean and stored in a specific way to avoid distortion. Your vinyl albums should be kept in a stable and climate controlled environment in order to avoid warping from extreme heat. We also suggest that routine maintenance is performed on the turntable equipment including a thorough inspection of the weight and condition of the stylus. All of these factors will help keep your collection sounding like brand new vinyl albums for years to come.
Cleaning Steps for New and Used Vinyl Albums
In order to keep the fidelity of new vinyl albums, it is extremely important to thoroughly clean and take care of your albums. Though many people will debate about the best and most effective method of cleaning your new vinyl albums, all will agree that some form of cleaning is necessary in order for your albums to sound the best they possibly can. Not taking care of your new vinyl albums and playing the albums when they are dirty is one of the easiest ways to damage your new vinyl albums.
There are many materials that can cause damage to your new vinyl albums and it is imperative that you keep your albums clear of them. This includes oils that can gather from fingerprints, air pollutants, grease, soot, and of course ordinary household dust. Dust is considered to be the biggest and most common source of damage to new vinyl albums. The dust can work its way into the grooves of your vinyl albums and cause distortion in the sound of the album. The distortion will cause sounds such as ticks and pops and should be avoided and cleaned as often as possible.
We
strongly recommend that you clean your new vinyl albums each
and every time that you play the album. This will help to avoid
the collection of dust and other materials from gathering in
the grooves of the vinyl album and result in distorted sound.
The best and most effective way to clean the album is with a
circular motion in the same direction as the grooves. For other
tips on cleaning and taking care of a new vinyl album, click
here.
Other cleaning methods include using a cleaning brush, used while you play your new vinyl album on the turntable. Another way is to purchase vacuum machines for a thorough cleaning. Storing
and handling of your new vinyl records is also very important in order to maintain the original sound of the album.
