Knosti disco antistat - lowish quality but top results

[leepal]

yeah looks like it will have to be online for the isopropyl. Still, I can wait as I'm waiting for the Knosti to arrive anyway.

[R-E-M]

One point about the Knosti, unless you're going to go through all the faffing involved with filtering the used fluid is that you end up using loads of the stuff, so cheap to buy can become expensive to run in the longer term.

Regards R.

[tommy6206]

try your local Maplins or online

Online suggestion was made in an earlier response

Probably the cheapest place to buy Isoprop online is Biostain, who also sell through ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayI.....K:MEWAX:IT

They will supply in any quantity you like, large or small; I usually buy 5 litres at a time, which costs me £18 including delivery.

They sell it in 1 ltr tins. Thats were i got mine.Make sure you ask for the right stuff

[sonna]

Got one of these for my birthday. It wont win any prizes for build quality and the clamp is rubbish. That said though, the end result from using this is brilliant. Quite therapeutic as well

[TheAppleChap]

I used to get some residue left using the included fluid.

Have switched to MOFI Once and it's a totally different ball game. Unlike to supplied fluid, the MOFI stuff is of the 'beading' type so you have to wipe of a few excess beads even after a long dry in the rack. The records also seem highly static charged (though that may be to do with the final wipe). A quick zap with my anti-static zapper and all is well again.

Much cleaner and quieter but I think I'll copy some others here and use a second cleaner just containing deionised water.

Used "Last" for the first time today (that sounds a bit weird!) and the "Once" "Last" combo did the trick. I had a copy of Brothers In Arms bought for 50p on eBay and it now sounds really great!

Hurrah!

[NMP]

I had a copy of Brothers In Arms bought for 50p on eBay and it now sounds really great!

If it can make Brothers in Arms sound great it must be good stuff!

[rainforth]

Got one yesterday - cleaned a couple of old (and noisy) records; result - unbelievable improvement, cd silent surfaces. Might experiment with home made (and cheaper) cleaning fluids.

[kelvinMunson]

I had a copy of Brothers In Arms bought for 50p on eBay and it now sounds really great!

If it can make Brothers in Arms sound great it must be good stuff!

If it can make Brothers In Arms sound great it's a miracle

[readwell]

My Knosti Disco Antistat came this week .
Bought it from Conrad on Ebay £29-99 plus free del.

I have cleaned 30 LPs. so far. Did NOT use the supplied fluid.
The good old Isoprop and Distilled water for me.

So far so good all I have cleaned play well with no snap crackle and pop. It may be Very basic but it WORKS.

[NMP]

With regard to a second wash in the bath / baths using distilled water, what's the consensus on the best way of avoiding stylus residue, leaving the LP to air dry on it's own or wiping dry with a lint free cloth?

[David.D]

From my own experience, once the vinyl has gone through the second machine with distilled water, it should be sparkly clean.
It shouldn't make any difference whether air dried or with a lint free cloth.
I have cleaned (and played) about 200 lp's with the 2 machine system, air drying, and the stylus stays clean.
Dave

[NMP]

Cheers Dave. My two machines arrived the other day so already giving it a bash, very pleased so far with the results.

[David.D]

I clean 2 tray fulls (24 records or so) and then i dump the distilled water.
The proprietary cleaning fluid is filtered back into the bottle, I notice a few mention using coffee filters as well, I will give them a try on my next cleaning bash.

I give the vinyl 3 full revolutions in the cleaning fluid, partially lift it out of the machine, and while it drains for a few seconds I assemble the next vinyl.
Then I move the wet vinyl to the second machine for rinsing and give 3 rotations in that. It all comes out lovely and clean. The only decision I need to make is whether to buy some lint free drying cloths (Ikea do some cheap 't' towels and I will have a look the next time I'm over there).
Dave

[cafe latte]

I clean 2 tray fulls (24 records or so) and then i dump the distilled water.
The proprietary cleaning fluid is filtered back into the bottle, I notice a few mention using coffee filters as well, I will give them a try on my next cleaning bash.

I give the vinyl 3 full revolutions in the cleaning fluid, partially lift it out of the machine, and while it drains for a few seconds I assemble the next vinyl.
Then I move the wet vinyl to the second machine for rinsing and give 3 rotations in that. It all comes out lovely and clean. The only decision I need to make is whether to buy some lint free drying cloths (Ikea do some cheap 't' towels and I will have a look the next time I'm over there).
Dave

I really would not be filtering the fluid, first it is not that good anyway and second you will only be getting suspended solids out, not nasties that are disolved in it. If those things are dot soluble in distilled you will be leaving them on your record. If you read the lable of the supplied bottle it says it contain ethanol, so using coulorless meths diluted and adding a detergent you will be getting similar results. Meths is not the best solvent for record cleaning either, but unless the record is very dirty it is what I use. For very dirty vinyl isopropy is the way to go. I use alcohol of either type, maybe 30%, detergent and warm water, but only luke warm. When I am finished I rinse with tap water, then spray to runoff with distilled and let dry.
Regards
CL