We'd sometimes wondered how Record Restore would compare to the ultrasonic method, where the record is pounded by ultrasonic energy and isopropyl alcohol; and then out of the blue a customer answered our question.
Record Restore is the gentle way of dislodging and removing the most difficult of noise, from those 'speed bump' lumps of crud through to the extremely fine particulate matter that you don't hear, but yet masks the finest detail in the groove wall modulations by effectively filling them in so that the stylus doesn't feel them.
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I received a sample sachet of Record Restore from a local HiFi shop. My record collection is quite recent and started with the cheapest nastiest used lp’s learning record cleaning and repair from day dot. I was skeptical of the Record Restore product, and its claims until- My sister sent me a 2nd hand record from Canada, a 1969 release of The Band. It looked fine but was so bad that the crackle and pops made it unlistenable. No problem, I know how to recover dirty records right? No amount of washing, wet playing or tooth brush action made any difference. I wrote it off as junk but because it came from my sister I kept it my collection. Enter Record Restore. One fine day playing records Im staring wistfully at The Band LP and remembered that pouch of free snake oil and thought ‘Nothing to loose If it wrecks the record’ and followed the instructions. Bloody well works! 1 treatment and its a VG+. Snaps and crackles gone. The overall result is terrific. The record get played now and sounds great. Its a pleasant surprise to find a product that does what it says it goes way beyond expectations.
I’ve tried a lot of different cleaning methods for cleaning some of my older records and agree with this article. I used Record Restore on a record I never play due to the condition it was in and was very pleasantly surprised with how well it came up.