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c/vinyl-revivalists•spencerl32spencerl32•26d ago

My uncle swore by the wooden toothpick trick for cleaning vinyl grooves

He said to gently run a round wooden toothpick along the record grooves to dislodge deep dirt before wet cleaning. I tried it on a dusty thrift store copy of Rumours and it actually pulled out a ton of gunk I couldn't see. Has anyone else tried this method or is there a better tool for deep groove cleaning?
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the_richard
Yeah, I feel you on that one... my cleaning setup is getting out of hand too. I started with just a brush and some distilled water, and now I've got a whole little station in the corner of my living room with a spin cleaner and different solutions. The toothpick thing sounds kinda wild but I'm curious now, especially for those thrift store finds that look clean but sound like they've been through a war.
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lane.drew
lane.drew26d ago
Oh great, now I gotta add "oral hygiene tools for records" to my cleaning kit right next to the microfiber cloths and distilled water. Pretty soon I'll be flossing my wax every night before bed.
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