Tonar Wash & Dry Record Cleaning Machine

Professional vinyl cleaning solution, suitable for 12-inch and 7-inch records. Washes and dries records using specialist cleaning fluid (included), stainless steel clamp and precision vacuum tube.

Keeping your vinyl records clean is as important as having good equipment when you want to enjoy an optimal sound.

The Tonar Wash & Dry vinyl washing machine offers a helping hand to make your records shiny and bright again.

With this compact and easy-to-use device, you’re ready to wash your complete record collection – including 7″, 10″ and 12″ records – and quickly dry them with an extremely silent, yet powerful vacuum system.

The importance of cleaning your vinyl records

Many people associate vinyl records with hearing “pops” and “clicks”. In part, this is the charm of the medium but it should not get over the top of course. Unless your vinyl has scratches, these pops and clicks are caused by dust and dirt that has been collected in the grooves. Also, contamination by air pollution from the traffic outside, cooking fat, grease and tobacco smoke can cause a tough film to form on the surface of the record. Sometimes even moulds and fungi are present if the records have been stored for a prolonged period of time in a humid environment. If you play a dirty record, the stylus will scrape part of this dirt off the groove and this causes a thick build-up of grime on the stylus. Ultimately, this will result in complete miss tracking or groove skipping with permanent damage to your costly stylus and precious records.

All-in-one vinyl Wash & Dry system

The Tonar Wash & Dry is an all-in-one solution to clean your records in the most easy way. The set includes a high quality goat hair brush, concentrate for one litre of cleaning fluid, a special stainless steel record clamp with rubber rings to protect the label during washing, and a dust-cover. With just one single button, you can control the direction of the rotation of the platter (clockwise or counter clockwise), and activate the vacuum arm. Instead of having to change vacuum arms for different record formats, the Tonar Wash & Dry uses only one arm with a switch button to change between 7″, 10″ and 12″ records. The vacuum system of the Tonar Wash & Dry is extremely silent, yet very powerful. The vacuum will collect all the liquid in a reservoir inside of the device.

The wastewater level can be read-off on right hand side of the machine, and can be easily emptied with the hose.

Did you know that it’s important to clean brand new records?

What most people don’t realise, is that brand new records actually benefit from a quick clean before you take them for a spin. But why would you need to clean something you’ve literally just purchased? Nearly every new vinyl record is positively charged with static electricity. The static charge attracts dust and particles in the immediate proximity, including tiny paper fibers from the sleeve. This will lead to hearing unwanted crackles and clicks while playing the record.

Also, during the production process, oils and other gummy release agents are used for the pressing of the records. This will leave a sticky residue on the record surface, which can, in turn, contaminate your stylus and ultimately diminish the sound quality. Cleaning your newly purchased records with the Tonar Wash & Dry Vinyl Washing Machine will contribute to a better listening experience and long lasting preservation of your records.