What I usually do is I buy CD's from flea markets for like 50 cents a pop then just replace the cases with new ones since the cases are always in horrible condition from being thrown around a lot so people sell them for dirt cheap then I clean the disc and sleeves with those little dust cloths for cleaning phone screens and honestly most of the physical media I own looks brand new but I got most of it for pennies
Do you have a wonderful wonderful voice. You paste yourself very very well. You get to the point of your video quickly. You must be a professional in this. You think things through and do things methodically. Thank you so much I sincerely appreciate you
If the cases are too dirty and the discs scratched too much, I don't buy 'm.. But if the discs are pretty clean/okay and only the cases in bad shape, just replace the case with a new one. Or if the case is only dirty and dusty: use cottonpads and alcohol (ketonatus desinfect 70%) to clean the case / strip all the dirt and fingerprints off it. Simple and effective method. Also safe, and works great to eliminate bacteria.
Hey can i ask you something? I was considering using a wet wipe or a slightly damp paper towel to clean a case. I cut my finger on the packaging of a game case. I was hoping its ok to scrub my case to make sure its clean and doesnt have blood germs and wont damage my console
I need to clean a Toshiba pressed Japanese Black Triangle CD (c. 1985). It has a lot of fingerprints and stuff on the label side (it reads fine). Can I use a camera lens cleaning cloth with some reverse osmosis water on the cloth to clean the CD (both the label and data side)? Does it need to be cold or warm? Do you also know how I can remove scratches from the jewel case? I tried a magic eraser and some water and it didn't seem to do a lot. Also, my grandmother gave me that exact Herb Alpert LP lmao.
I would think a lens cloth and water would be fine, but if it doesn’t work, some mild dish detergent added on your cloth should do the trick. Warm vs cold water wouldn’t matter, I don’t think. No tips on jewel case cracks and scratches, but you can buy new ones for cheap.
I use the dawn/bounty combo as well for "delicate cleaning" too usually my glasses. I don't think I'd have the skills to clean records with the tape water. BTW the Stones "London Years came in" It's been a great listen.
Awesome! I've been through Columbus. My wife and I ate at Country's BBQ on Broadway, the restaurant in a former bus station. Columbus seems like a cool place.
@@CerealAtMidnight Spinclean is way better than that. Hope you don't use house water and soap anymore. Just saying man, some records are destroyed by soap and the mineral in water (only the dist illed one does the trick)
Hey man, check out your local dollar tree. I just got DVD's: Spider-Man 3 (Deluxe 3 disc edition) Legends of Oz, a couple Sonic Underground (Sonic the Hedgehog) and Crook DVD's. and on blu ray: Kidnapping Mr. Heinekin, Survivor, Fading Gigolo and Baggage Claim. Just a heads up for you All! This was in Tampa, FL.
Sweet! I've checked my Dollar Tree a few times over the last few months because some of them were getting really great stuff, but it's been mostly a bust. I did grab a copy of Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear with Scott Adkins, so it wasn't a total bust.
I always remove the booklet prior to cleaning. I use either Clorox wipes damp but it do have to watch because this has removed ink from part of an actual cassette tape, ( I ended that quickly!) I so Waimea use dish soap and paper towels as well. I really cannot stand to not clean used merchandise once I own it. It is dirty and unsanitary so I always clean it now matter what it might be, VHS, DVD, cd, lp, cassettes! Great how to video, very educational for those who might be unsure how to properly clean used precious items.
I'm not even going to mention minerals in municipal water supplies getting in the grooves of the records, nor the tiny torn pieces of paper towel doing the same making matters worse. Oops, I mentioned it...!
I've actually been waiting on a comment like this since I posted the video almost two months ago. I wish I could give you a prize, Lance. I know that's the accepted record collector logic, and I would never clean a high dollar collectible record with tap water and paper towels, but for dirty thrift store records, I've been doing it for years. The crazy thing is that they always clean up really well and play almost entirely noise free. I've been collecting and listening to records for over 20 years, and this method really does work. It's not for a first run copy of Meet The Beatles, but it's just fine worn copies of Three Dog Night.
@@CerealAtMidnight "I've actually been waiting on a comment like this since I posted the video almost two months ago. I wish I could give you a prize, Lance." Don't want a prize from you, sorry; I'm afraid it won't play right with all those minerals getting stuck on the stylus from hard water, thus probably causing troubles with your rare and expensive finds. But really, who cares what I have to say?
I use disinfectant wipes, which I think work really well.
You should remove the cover art of the CD case so that you won't damage it :(
What I usually do is I buy CD's from flea markets for like 50 cents a pop then just replace the cases with new ones since the cases are always in horrible condition from being thrown around a lot so people sell them for dirt cheap then I clean the disc and sleeves with those little dust cloths for cleaning phone screens and honestly most of the physical media I own looks brand new but I got most of it for pennies
Do you have a wonderful wonderful voice. You paste yourself very very well. You get to the point of your video quickly. You must be a professional in this. You think things through and do things methodically. Thank you so much I sincerely appreciate you
If the cases are too dirty and the discs scratched too much, I don't buy 'm.. But if the discs are pretty clean/okay and only the cases in bad shape, just replace the case with a new one. Or if the case is only dirty and dusty: use cottonpads and alcohol (ketonatus desinfect 70%) to clean the case / strip all the dirt and fingerprints off it. Simple and effective method. Also safe, and works great to eliminate bacteria.
The water is controversial for cleaning used junk... but not bathing , cooking and drinking with it!
Hey can i ask you something?
I was considering using a wet wipe or a slightly damp paper towel to clean a case.
I cut my finger on the packaging of a game case.
I was hoping its ok to scrub my case to make sure its clean and doesnt have blood germs and wont damage my console
i spray straight white vinegar onto bounty towel and wipe everything down. also, a magic eraser makes a dirty cassette come out new
The orange shammy works wonders for the cases :)
Do you clean everything you buy, or just the stuff that looks dirty?
If it's used, I clean it. Better safe than sorry.
As a child of the 70s/80s (showing my age) Washing up liquid (or dish soap as you call it) and water was the standard way of cleaning vinyl.
Thank you for the backup! It's true, we just always did it that way and it always worked. No expensive special materials necessary.
Hey Cereal At Midnight i got a question for ya i got the friday dvd featuring ice cube and chris tucker anyways how would i clean my dvds or cds..?
I'd use a soft cloth and Dawn dish detergent.
I need to clean a Toshiba pressed Japanese Black Triangle CD (c. 1985). It has a lot of fingerprints and stuff on the label side (it reads fine).
Can I use a camera lens cleaning cloth with some reverse osmosis water on the cloth to clean the CD (both the label and data side)? Does it need to be cold or warm? Do you also know how I can remove scratches from the jewel case? I tried a magic eraser and some water and it didn't seem to do a lot.
Also, my grandmother gave me that exact Herb Alpert LP lmao.
I would think a lens cloth and water would be fine, but if it doesn’t work, some mild dish detergent added on your cloth should do the trick. Warm vs cold water wouldn’t matter, I don’t think. No tips on jewel case cracks and scratches, but you can buy new ones for cheap.
I used to wash used records that I'd buy the way you do in this video.
I use the dawn/bounty combo as well for "delicate cleaning" too usually my glasses. I don't think I'd have the skills to clean records with the tape water. BTW the Stones "London Years came in" It's been a great listen.
Great news about the Stones set. Glad you were able to find a copy, because I predict that one will be very hard to come by soon.
It's a used copy from 1989 too boot. It was in great shape. I ended up buying via your link. I probably will clean it!
Nice! Hey, by the way, I wrote up 1976's Lifeguard, via your suggestion. It posted today!
Sweet man I'll read it tonight.
Hi, what if anything do you use ti clean DVD's and CD's that you get from a thrift store.
Dish soap and water with a soft cloth. Alcohol if necessary.
Circular for records , CDs NO-NO, do CDs in and out
Can it be any detergent or not?
Probably. I prefer Dawn because it’s non-toxic, but I imagine most detergents are fine. Just something to cut grease and dried, crusty germs.
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Thanks for the sub, Luka!
Hey, man! I'm digging the channel! I'm a new subscriber. I'm from Columbus, Ga... 1 1/2 hrs below Atl. 😎
Awesome! I've been through Columbus. My wife and I ate at Country's BBQ on Broadway, the restaurant in a former bus station. Columbus seems like a cool place.
@@CerealAtMidnight Nice! Yeah... a bit of a sausage-fest... lol
or just go out and buy new cases if their in bad shape which you can buy in bulk off ebay
you need next time to clean records in your forrest gump voice lol
"Jenny loved this record album but Lieutenant Dan hated it."
awesome
Thanks for the demos!
The way you clean vinyl gives me anxiety
I've since moved on to the Spin Clean system, but it often seems like overkill for thrift store records.
@@CerealAtMidnight Spinclean is way better than that. Hope you don't use house water and soap anymore. Just saying man, some records are destroyed by soap and the mineral in water (only the dist illed one does the trick)
Yes, I use distilled water when cleaning good records.
Awesome advice!
I go to dollar tree and get the eye glass cleaner with the shammy cloth
Take it from me. Take out the cardboard before doing this with a DVD.
Water gets onto the cover art really easily.
Only takes ten seconds.
The dead bodies hahaha
if i was gonna clean cd and dvd/blu-ray cases i would take the sleeves out of the cases first
Hey man, check out your local dollar tree. I just got DVD's: Spider-Man 3 (Deluxe 3 disc edition) Legends of Oz, a couple Sonic Underground (Sonic the Hedgehog) and Crook DVD's. and on blu ray: Kidnapping Mr. Heinekin, Survivor, Fading Gigolo and Baggage Claim. Just a heads up for you All!
This was in Tampa, FL.
Sweet! I've checked my Dollar Tree a few times over the last few months because some of them were getting really great stuff, but it's been mostly a bust. I did grab a copy of Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear with Scott Adkins, so it wasn't a total bust.
Cool man. I didn't know how to contact you so I just posted so everyone can check their local stores also.
cases are real cheap. cd, dvd, cassette, even video game cases. pretty cheap. use denatured alcohol
Exactly. Denatured/ketonatus alcohol. 70%. 👍🏻
Terry Pratchett I collect his books. Disc world!!!!
Funny video lol
Wrong way to do cleaning CDs and books in every way.
The paper scratches the discs though
That hasn't been my experience at all.
@@CerealAtMidnight use toliet paper to clean discs and I noticed light scratches sometimes
I always remove the booklet prior to cleaning. I use either Clorox wipes damp but it do have to watch because this has removed ink from part of an actual cassette tape, ( I ended that quickly!) I so
Waimea use dish soap and paper towels as well. I really cannot stand to not clean used merchandise once I own it. It is dirty and unsanitary so I always clean it now matter what it might be, VHS, DVD, cd, lp, cassettes! Great how to video, very educational for those who might be unsure how to properly clean used precious items.
I'm not even going to mention minerals in municipal water supplies getting in the grooves of the records, nor the tiny torn pieces of paper towel doing the same making matters worse. Oops, I mentioned it...!
I've actually been waiting on a comment like this since I posted the video almost two months ago. I wish I could give you a prize, Lance. I know that's the accepted record collector logic, and I would never clean a high dollar collectible record with tap water and paper towels, but for dirty thrift store records, I've been doing it for years. The crazy thing is that they always clean up really well and play almost entirely noise free. I've been collecting and listening to records for over 20 years, and this method really does work. It's not for a first run copy of Meet The Beatles, but it's just fine worn copies of Three Dog Night.
@@CerealAtMidnight
"I've actually been waiting on a comment like this since I posted the video almost two months ago. I wish I could give you a prize, Lance."
Don't want a prize from you, sorry; I'm afraid it won't play right with all those minerals getting stuck on the stylus from hard water, thus probably causing troubles with your rare and expensive finds. But really, who cares what I have to say?
WD40 works great for sticky labels.
Jfj easy pro