Jessica,

If the vinyl isn't super filthy, I would suggest using a solution made for cleaning records and a special tool designed especially for cleaning records, this tool resembles something like a soft brush or velvet. These are items you could probably find somewhere like Radio Shack or a store that sells records. You would then place the record on a turn table and while it turns, gently move the tool from the center out.

 

Now if it is super filthy, there are vintage record shops that can clean the vinyl using a submersion method (I think). There are a couple of these shops in the DFW area, I am not sure about Waco.

 

Hope this helps.

Madelaine



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	Subject: Cleaning of Vinyl and Phonograph Records

	

	



	What can I use to clean dust off of vinyl and phonograph records without

	abrasions, scratches (or least possible damage)?  Compressed air? Special

	kind of dust cloth? Your input would be great!

	

	Jessica A. Harris

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