STANTON MAGNETICS Record Cleaner Kit

by Stanton Magnetics

Product Features

• Vinyl record cleaner comes with 2 ounces of liquid cleaner and a velvet pile brush for removing dust

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 2 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00006I5UH
• Item model number: VC-1
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,015 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #24 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > Cleaning & Repair > Disc Cleaners

Product Description

Vinyl cleaner kit that will safely clean vinyl records.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

106 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not many options, September 22, 2007

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Samuel Chell (Kenosha,, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: STANTON MAGNETICS Record Cleaner Kit (Electronics)

I still maintain a sizable vinyl collection, drawing from it each week for a radio show (I doubt the majority of stations in the country even bother to keep a working turntable). The old Discwasher, now simply a name sold to Phillips Electronics (RCA, General Electric), impresses me less these days than this Stanton brush. Unlike the corduroy material of the Discwasher, it has a felt-like material that appears to penetrate the grooves and pull out more dust than a stiff corduroy wipe. I don't buy, however, the claims either manufacturer makes about "special formulas." When the bottle of liquid runs out, it's silly to purchase another 25 dollar kit. Simply refill it with a 50/50 mix of water and isopropyl alcohol and expect the same results.

52 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars a disappointment, May 6, 2008

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W. Josephson (Auburn AL) - See all my reviews
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I bought this item because I'm embarking on that rite of passage into middle age: transferring my LPs to digital files. So I bought a USB-enabled turntable & the record cleaner kit. As is clearly shown in the picture, the kit consists of a pad, pad tray & a 2 oz bottle of cleaning solution. You're supposed to sweep the record with the dry pad, apply 3-4 drops of the cleaning fluid to the edge of the pad, re-sweep & then do a final sweep with a dry portion of the pad. I've encountered at least 3 problems with this product:
1) poorly written/non-updated instructions - you're supposed to sweep the record "in the direction of the arrows on the handle", well, there are no arrows on the handle, I can only hope that the fibers of the pad are not directional
2) inadequate wicking of the cleaning fluid - the 3-4 drops of fluid don't spread out very well &, as a result, there's a tendency to clean only narrow tracks of the record
3) lack of a cleaning tool (or at least some instructions) for the pad itself - where does all that dirt you've cleaned off of the record go? Onto the pad, where it stays until perhaps it's deposited onto the next record.

I can remember (back in the day) buying record cleaning kits that had none of these deficiencies. Apparently the folks that made those products have gone the way of the buggy whip manufacturers...

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works well, not a home run, April 16, 2008

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Phil N. Tropic "sound mind" (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews

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This does a good job cleaning records, but they left out some items that would have been helpful. There needs to be some sort of brush to clean lint and dust off of the cleaner itself. The tray that it sits in prevents it from drying out quickly, so it becomes damp after heavy use.