Vinyl Asylum

Posted by afro18 (A) on March 21, 2025 at 20:25:41

Everyone,

I am posting this in hopes it can help others achieve the level of sound from records I get using this following process.

I currently am in the process of using the following steps to revive my records I currently own (not a short process, but try it -- the sound improvement you will get from most records will be BEYOND what you thought they could ever sound like) using my Degritter Mark 2.

For this process, you need to have a spray bottle with Distilled Water in it; as well as a record brush and a small lazy susan to turn the record on....

TRY THIS ONCE AND BE AMAZED AT THE RESULTS:

PROCESS:

1. FOR EVERY 50-75 CLEANINGS:

A. Replace the water filter with a brand new filter.
B. Dump the water from the tank in a sink.
C. Use a long Painters Brush and running hot water to
brush and dump new hot water until all the surfactant
residue is no longer in the tank when empty.
D. Fill the tank as much as possible with Distilled Water.
E. Run 1 Degass cycle for the new water in the machine.
F. Add 1 ml of the Degritter cleaner to the new Degassed water.

2. GRAB AN LP TO BE REVIVED:

A. Put the old inner sleeve inside the outer sleeve-cover.
B. Grab a new inner and outer sleeve.
C. Put the outer sleeve over the cover.
D. Place the new inner sleeve sideways in the new outer sleeve-cover;
behind the old outer sleeve, yet inside the new outer sleeve.
E. Put a sticker(s) in the lower-left area of the front of the new outer
sleeve to keep track of which records have been revived).
F. Place the vinyl record in the cleaner.

3. REVIVE THE RECORD:

A. Run 1 heavy cycle clean (most rotations per clean,
lowest power dry time set to 10 minutes).
B. Remove the vinyl record from the machine when it's
done to a 'lazy susan on a towel' area.
C. Spray the record 2 times, 1 full spray across 180 degrees
from the other full spray [straight line].
D. While turning the record slowly clockwise, whisk (think summer day
and getting dust off the front porch using straw house broom) the water
into the record using medium-light pressure at the handle
for 10 rotations using a khabuki 'blush' brush.
E. Repeat steps 3c, 3d for the other side of the record.
f. Repeat steps 3a - 3e for 10 additional times.

4. POST REVIVAL PROCESS:

A. Remove the record from the machine.
B. Using a Furtech Destat (15 seconds per side)
or Milty ZeroStat (four corners and center release each side).
C. Place record in new inner sleeve.
D. Place new inner sleeve (with record in it) in the outer sleeve
behind the cover.
E. Allow the record to rest 10 hours before playback.
F. Enjoy the revived, like new, better sound.

I am sharing because so many here shared with me.

Thanks,

Martin N.

Edits: 03/21/25   03/27/25