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hi all,
that's different views of the corner crevice tool that comes with the euroclean turbo. as you can see the end is angled upwards to the right and then vertical for a few mm. the part that's angled upwards you cover with a square of velvet that fits the angle width-wise. the black sticky tape is rolled back on itself to form a shape like a dosa so basically both sides are now sticky, one sticks to the velvet while the other sticks to the tube. like putting a bandaid on the edge! will last for at least 50 lps. and i'll keep brushing the velvet lips with a toothbrush to take out accumulated gunk. the advantage to the crevice tool is that you can hold it pointed towards the spindle or along the groove direction. its a small footprint too so its more focused cleaning especially at the edges where the edge of the lp is slightly raised.
notes:
1. if you're vaccuming liquid up direct, make sure your vacuum cleaner is a wet/dry one. otherwise you'll spoil it at best and blow it up at worst. mine is a dry cleaner so i mop up liquid with a microfibre cloth and then vacuum so hardly any liquid enters the cleaner body. am also planning to put a handkerchief folded double between the connecting tubes of the vacuum cleaner to catch stray liquid.
2. please please look up microfibre cloths on google. it should convince you to switch to them from plain cloths and cotton and the like which work fine but might not be as efficient. basically microfibre cloths act like a magnet attracting the dirt into their fibres unlike regular cloths. so wash the microfibre cloths regularly cos dirt will be in there and might cause scratches when you next wipe the lp. they're available at a supermarket. i got mine from spencers.
3. this point is the most important! no matter what your cleaning routine please include a distilled water rinse to wash the cleaner off the lp!!!!! will prevent the cleaner eating the plasticizer on the lp or leaving a film that will result in the music being veiled.
4. a lot of liquid recipes exist but what i've gathered as common are isopropyl alcohol 20% distilled water 80% (can vary this proportion depending on the dirtiness of lp). add to this mixture a surfactant like an industrial detergent that has no additives or kodak photoflow. and a distilled water rinse or two to remove the cleaner as mentioned above. do research this if you're using different things cos just because its a cleaner does not mean its safe for use on an lp.
5. my routine:
1. put the cleaning mix on the lp, scrub gently with a flat edge tool covered with velvet.
2. mop up liquid with first micro fibre cloth
3. put distilled water on lp, spread around lp with second flat edge tool covered with velvet
4. mop up water with second microfibre cloth
5. rinse again with distilled water and mop up with second microfibre cloth
6. vacuum
this way the final vacuum lips do not touch the dirty first mix ensuring a cleaner final step.
hope this helps
regards
It doesn't just remove dust and dirt, it also removes bit of static. I am quite happy with the result, now record labels doesn't get wet.
