The Record Friend

The Big Fudge kit helped me a lot with cleaning records with a lot of static and pops and clicks. New records usually come very dirty after pressing, and when you first open them the vinyl is very dirty and static-laden. In those cases, I first do a manual cleaning with a cloth and vinyl cleaning fluid, and then wash them using the Big Fudge kit. This way you get rid of all the static and the sound quality is much more pleasant. Older records are usually the ones with more pops and clicks due to dirt in the grooves. For those cases, I apply 2 extra spins. Clockwise and counter-clockwise.My only criticism is that you have to be very careful when placing the vinyl on the drying rack. I made a bad move and I thought I had scratched one of my vinyls, luckily the tips of the rack are made of plastic and I was able to remove the scratch just by cleaning it with the included cloth and then giving it a few more spins in the Big Fudge Kit.

Item was delivered in less than 24 hours!This record cleaner removes a considerable amount of the dust & dirt on the albums.

After reading write-ups on FB pages dealing with the new/vintage vinyl revival and discussions about methods for cleaning lawn sale and bargain basement vinyl purchases, and always the one looking for easier and better ways to clean my vinyl, I decided to give this device a try. Finally got an opportunity to take this cleaner for a "spin" today. I am very pleased.I purchased two because I read where several persons posting their stories recommended performing a final rinse before placing the vinyl in the drying rack. This is how I cleaned some records today.1) First basin was filled, as directed in the instruction sheet, with distilled water into which I added two cap fulls of cleaning fluid.2) The second basin was filled to the same suggested level, into which I added 1/2 cap full of Kodak Fotoflow.3) Washed and rinsed each record and placed into drying rack. Dry after less than thirty minutes, but I let them sit for the duration.The first album I cleaned was an old Kinks album I picked up somewhere. Remember trying to play it once and barely made it through the first song. The album was noisy! Today the album was significantly better. Just a few clicks and pops. Big improvement over my initial attempt to play the record.The second album was and album I had purchased years ago and played a few times. The album had it's share of clicks and pops. After cleaning, the album sounded like a new record. I was so pleased with the results. So pleased that I've selected thirty albums I'm going to clean tomorrow. The process is very easy and fool-proof. You cannot mess the process up. Eventually I will make it through my collection, but what's the rush?Highly recommend adding this to your album cleaning strategy. Very affordable and easy to use.I also recommend using distilled water and Kodak Fotoflow in the rinse.Now get out there and clean that vinyl! Not need to procrastinate any longer. This is the tool you've been waiting for!

The media could not be loaded. Less than 400 cleans, these issues of the rollers lifting and pads rising only started maybe 250 cleans before it got worse. 400 is a good number to find a better cleaner. Most annoying is the fluid has NO real markings for what water levels or which roller goes where.

I thought I was possibly spending a little more than I should with what could essentially be described as a tub and some cleaning fluid. I can't afford the 500 dollar record cleaning machines and figured, this was worth a shot. I had about 50 of my dad's old records that were in really bad shape. Haven't been played in close to 30 years and lived in an attic that leaked during a few hurricanes and then ended up in a shed collecting more grime. I had already thuroughly cleaned them multiple times and felt like they still sounded like they needed further cleaning. This gadget made cleaning much easier and way more effective. I was able to get great results in hours of spinning and watching TV instead of manually spraying and wiping over the course of 3 weeks. The water I dumped out was tea-colored and the records sound way better. I have cleaned them all. There are a few that need another round but I still haven't even emptied one of the cleaning solution bottles. I wish I would have gotten this in the beginning of the cleaning process.

3* because it's easy to use and works really well but DOES NOT come with drying rack despite photos, videos, product description, some reviews, THE ENCLOSED INSTRUCTIONS, and even Amazon's AI claiming it does. I even returned the first one citing missing parts, and the replacement also had no drying rack.Still cheaper than the yellow one that also doesn't come with a drying rack, but that one's not advertised as coming with one.Honestly with the two cloths it dries fast enough you can wipe the LP down and basically immediately store it, but they really should update the product description and enclosed instructions if they're not going to include the rack.Anyway yeah it works great, especially noticeable on my 2 vinyls from 1957, noticeable improvement compared with surface spray/wipe down.

Better than expected!

You should know that, despite multiple references to it on this site and others around the web (as well as the enclosed instruction booklet), this item inexplicably no longer comes with the alleged drying rack. Upon receiving the partial product, I contacted Big Fudge directly. They simply informed me that the product (which was clearly designed to have the drying rack inserted into the bottom of the case) just no longer comes with the drying rack. Unsatisfactory on all counts. I don't know if I'll even bother trying to clean an LP with the thing given the bad faith.