Decent record cleaning brush?
- Thread starter paulfromcamden
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The Captain
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Hi Paul
I use this with my Pro-Ject VC-E - it's doing a great job!
I bought one of these Tonar wet goat brushes recently after recommendations on here, but I notice it molts.
Annoying as £16 isn't cheap. Capt
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Be warned it smells worse than a wet dog! Nah they’re great.
Big John
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I have used an SRM record brush since 2014 when my wife bought me an Okki Nokki RCM for my 65th birthday the Okki Nokki was shedding bristles, I therefore bought the SRM brush it had never ever shed a bristle & seems to get deep into the groves.
I have no connection whatsoever with SRM. Other than as a satisfied customer.
I have no connection whatsoever with SRM. Other than as a satisfied customer.
wellers73
Member
I’ve been using this brush with my Okki Nokki and its excellent:
The same company makes the record cleaning solution I use, which is also excellent:
The same company makes the record cleaning solution I use, which is also excellent:
They say that's a nail brush. Hard or soft bristles? Natural or plastic?
Jim Audiomisc
pfm Member
Goat Hair!?! Jings! Bring back Watts Parastats, etc! Any patent must have lapsed by now and Watts vanished long ago.
I still use a Parastat and a Preener from ye olde days. Just occasionally add a tiny amount of water to make them humid.
Tony L
Administrator
The goat brush is used for proper wet-cleaning prior to vacuuming. It is ideal for this purpose IMO. A very good product.
FWIW I think the slightly damp Parastat approach, like slightly damp Dust Bugs, or any other slightly damp ‘70s techniques are dreadful. They basically just spread dirt around and then glue it into the bottom of the groove. Thankfully with a proper wet-vac RCM I can undo that and the results are transformative. So much crackle and pop just vanishes! Part of the advantage of owning a proper record cleaner is being able to undo past cleaning attempts. I can even fix disasters such as the dreaded LencoClean (a wet-play system)!
vacuum_tubes
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I use a Loricraft goat hair brush with "the right one" fluid, it's made by a guy who used to work for Loricraft and I found it to be a nice easy faff free ready mixed fluid.
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paulfromcamden
Baffled
As an animal lover I'm telling myself they just give the goats a nice haircut.
vacuum_tubes
pfm Member
Hmmm curried goat, rice and beans with plantain.
The guy in Stereophile though very highly of these …
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Jim Audiomisc
pfm Member
That's certainly NOT true of the Parastats/Preeners in my experience! I've used them for 40+ years and they work nicely. You do have to 'roll' them slightly 'against the movement' though to pick up any dust. Which is then visible on the cloth and can be removed. Any they have to only be very slightly damp to allow them to defeat static without making the disc actually wet.
Similar for the olde Dust Bugs. (I remove the brush.)
Tony L
Administrator
Send me one of your favourite most played/Parastat cleaned records. I’ll clean it properly, pop it in a clean inner, and send it back to you. If you were to rip it before and after you’ll hear just how much crap a good wet vacuum clean can remove! I’ll even pay return postage to prove the point!