Pure Vinyl Record Cleaning Soap, 16oz Pure Vinyl is a specially formulated blend of surfactants and wetting agents developed to aggressively dissolve oil and water based contaminants from the surface of records. It is safe for use on all records. Pure Vinyl is easy to use with your existing record care system such as SpinClean or automatic or semi-automatic machines. The first step is to saturate the record surface with Pure Vinyl. Then, with a clean brush, work Pure Vinyl into the record grooves to dissolve all contaminants. The second step is perhaps the most important. Pure Vinyl traps the contaminants and MUST be rinsed with DISTILLED water. Again, using a clean brush, work distilled water into the record grooves. This step will remove all traces of contaminants and will also remove the surfactants from the record surface. In the last step, dry the record with a soft 100% cotton towel. Pure Vinyl will not harm the record or the center label, but make sure you do not scrub the label. The label will naturally dry. It will not come off. MANUAL METHOD If you have many records to clean, it may be a good idea to work with a bath of Pure Vinyl. You need: - A new, clean paint brush - A 100% cotton towel - A record! First, get a container big enough to be able to totally immerse a record, but small enough to be manageable. You can use the kitchen sink. Empty the Pure Vinyl soap into the container. You do not need a lot, but you need to be able to completely saturate the record surface. With the record saturated with Pure Vinyl, use the paint brush (a 2 in. paintbrush works great) to work Pure Vinyl into the record grooves, using a come and go motion in the direction of the grooves. Then, flip the record over and scrub the other side. You do not need to apply any force, just a gentle motion to get the fluid in the grooves. This motion will help dissolve and lift contaminants from the record surface. Take care not to scrub the centre label. The fluid will not harm the printing, but will make the paper base fragile. Lay the scrubbed record flat on a 100% cotton towel (the older towel, the better!), and clean the next record. When done, lay the second record onto the first one, this will help prevent Pure Vinyl from drying. When you are done, you will have a pile of records one on top of the other. Now is time to rinse the record. Not only will it rinse off Pure Vinyl, but it will also remove all the dissolved contaminants. This step is important. If you have a lot of records (say like 50 records or so). Empty the container and fill with cold running water. Put the records into the water and shake a little to rinse out Pure Vinyl. When the stack is all rinsed, you will proceed to the final rinse. Use only DISTILLED WATER! Using the same procedure, with a clean brush, gently rinse off each record, and lay flat on another cotton towel. When you are done, you can gently dry off the record surface SPINCLEAN METHOD Using SpinClean? The steps are the same as above, except you will use the brushes that came with your SpinClean. First, empty a bottle of Pure Vinyl into the SpinClean tray. Then add a little DISTILLED WATER to fill up until the record grooves are completely immersed. Spin in a come and go fashion to scrub the grooves. When you are done, you need to completely RINSE the record surface using ONLY distilled water. You can re-use Pure Vinyl over time, using a paper coffee filter to filter out impurities. When the Pure Viny solution becomes grey or brownish, it is time to replace. USING NITTY GRITTY OR OTHER? The procedure is the same, except that you do not have to soak the record. Just spray on enough Pure Vinyl to completely saturate the surface of the record. Lightly srub with a clean, new, paint brush (or micro fiber brush), vacuum the solution, the RINSE with distilled water, and vacuum again.