Do you wash your lathe cuts?

[karl hungus]

Just wondering if people wash their lathe cuts before shipping, like maybe a one of those vacuum machines or an ultrasonic cleaner?
Or does this not really have any value as a final step?

cheers

[PMST]

Personally I do not wash them, I only use a touch of anti static liquid so it leaves no marks, cut, add labels and package.

[boryo]

I use a lot of anti static and i wash i do quick was using my spin clean

[karl hungus]

I used a lot of anti static too, so I tried washing today. Weirdly I got a ton of pops and crackles afterwards, and this was in an ultrasonic bath with de-ionized water.
Have any of you noticed records to be noisier after a rinse? I had high hopes sadly.

[boryo]

I've noticed more pops too but i thought its because of me as a non-experienced user.

[karl hungus]

Its weird, I have far more clicks and pops after the ultrasonic bath than leaving it with antistatic residue and any debris from cutting. I even static gun it and pass it under the ionizer after washing. The disk is nice and clean though, and I'd love to be able to send this instead of one that has streaks from the antistatic on it. I had higher expectations for the wash, I don't get it.

[dmills]

Remember the surface that the stylus contacts is the wall of the groove not the surface of the blank, washing is probably carrying muck from the original surface down into the groove when the stylus can see it.

[Hedelain]

I use a Project vacuum machine. Have not experienced any change in quality.