Microfiber cloths for vinyl cleaning?

[d-ray657]

Microfiber cleaning cloths are available all over the place now. I have several, and a couple of sponges that came encased in microfiber cloths. Does anyone have an opinion on the safety/efficiency of using the microfiber cloths for cleaning vinyl? Thanks.

Regards,

D-Ray

[spartanmanor]

My only concern would be with dragging the dust and dirt across the surface and potentially scuffing or scratching the vinyl. I like using a wide brush with plenty of cleaning fluid using a c motion which exposes clean brush area as the dust and dirt is removed. After this I use a clean brush with more cleaning fluid to do my scrubbing then vacuum.

[LousyTourist]

I use microfibre cloths all the time for cleaning vinyl, but only as part of the wet cleaning process. I use them to wipe off the record cleaning solution after the album has already had a quick pass of solution and vacuuming. So steps two and three I use the microfibre cloth... I would never use it "dry" on a record.

[meggy]

They always caused static for me.

[Movin Ed]

They always caused static for me.

I had been drying with them but had to stop once our humidity dropped into the teens and single digits. One pass now and it's snap, crackle, pop galore. The record becomes one big dust magnet which kind of defeats the whole cleaning thing.

Ed

[d-ray657]

I had been drying with them but had to stop once our humidity dropped into the teens and single digits. One pass now and it's snap, crackle, pop galore. The record becomes one big dust magnet which kind of defeats the whole cleaning thing.

Ed

Do you thing a carbon fiber brush after using the microfiber cloth to dry off the cleaning solution would neutralize the static?

Regards,

D-Ray

[onepixel]

I had been drying with them but had to stop once our humidity dropped into the teens and single digits. One pass now and it's snap, crackle, pop galore. The record becomes one big dust magnet which kind of defeats the whole cleaning thing.

Ed

I bought a micro fiber cloth recently from a online record shop. Used dry it makes the records look and sound fuzzy and crackly. I'm going to have to try using it wet.

[BrocLuno]

I think micro fiber has a place in many applications, but plastic against plastic may not be the best soultion. I use natural bristle brush to wet clean and all cotton terry cloth (old towels cut to about 6 inches wide and rolled up) to sop up the solution with a rolling motion so that it wicks and rolls up the dirty stuff. Seems to work well and no static :)

[meggy]

Do you thing a carbon fiber brush after using the microfiber cloth to dry off the cleaning solution would neutralize the static?

Regards,

D-Ray

No. Not enough, anyway.

[op135]

If I am doing my preliminary cleaning on used vinyl before I use the VCM, I gently use a cotton cloth to get the majority of large dirt off the record. Then, I use a spray and a microfiber cloth to get most of the grime. Then the VCM. I never tried dry cleaning with the microfiber cloth.

[Movin Ed]

Do you thing a carbon fiber brush after using the microfiber cloth to dry off the cleaning solution would neutralize the static?

Regards,

D-Ray

The generic carbon fiber brush I have does very little in the way of neutralizing static. I may have to try something like Gruv-Glide/Static Guard or better yet one of those inexpensive ionic hairdryers.

Ed