All things vinyl — Vinyl Record Cleaner

When people think about making record cleaning a little more environmentally friendly, the obvious temptation is to look for a new product with greener packaging, a different bottle or some other eco-friendly feature.

Sometimes, though, the greener option is much simpler. If you've already got a perfectly good record cleaning spray bottle, brush, cloth or pad, the most sensible thing may be to keep using it.

You don't need to replace the whole kit just because the fluid has run out.

Reuse the things that still work

A good record cleaning kit can last a long time. Spray bottles can...

Why It’s Confusing — and What Actually Works

If you spend any time looking into vinyl record cleaning, it doesn’t take long before things become confusing. There are countless products. Each one claims to be:

• deeper cleaning
• safer
• more advanced
• more “audiophile”

Some recommend alcohol. Others warn against it. Some rely on brushes. Some suggest cloths. Others insist on machines.

Most of the claims are made confidently. Very few are explained clearly. So the question...