Ultrasonic Cleaning Subscription Service
The First-Ever Vinyl Record Ultrasonic Cleaning Subscription Service
Archive-quality cleaning for your collection without the cost, time and hassle of owning your own ultrasonic cleaner!
FAQ
- Place the order
- Receive our welcome kit
- Ship records to Improve My Grooves to be cleaned
- Enjoy the sound quality of your records deep cleaned with high-end ultrasonic cleaning machines.
We have invested in custom packaging to minimize the risk of damage. The outer carton is made of robust and double-ply cardboard used for shipping engine parts. The outside of the box is the brightest of white to keep the boxes as cool as possible during warmer months. Inside is a smaller mailing carton with stiffeners to keep your records securely packaged. Durable bubble rolls on each side give your records a smooth ride.
Yea… our customers have told us that it’s overkill, but we’re not shipping something silly like the Mona Lisa or the Hope Diamond. We’re shipping your record collection! So we have to do it right!
Aside from our groovy packaging, we also insure each package of 5 records for $500; for 25 records, $1500. If you need us to increase the insurance on a certain shipment or all, we pass the additional cost over to you, but it’s insignificant. Since we provide the labels, we initiate the claim process and do whatever we can to help find your records, or get them replaced.
Our cleaning process starts with cleaning the runout groove. Then we run it through a cleaner and solution that will knock down on the large debris, grease, and fingerprints. Next the first ultrasonic heavy cleaning cycle with a cleaning solution that is formulated with archival deep cleaning in mind. The final ultrasonic cleaning cycle is a rinse cycle and uses pure degassed distilled water. Finally the record is spot-free dried under forced air that is evenly distributed over the entire surface of the record. Once finished, the cleaned record goes straight into an anti-static sleeve.
Yes, our subscriptions are 100% commitment-free; however, our customers have enjoyed our service for many months and we’re sure you will too!
If you will be away for vacation, or working etc. and you know that you won’t be home during a certain timeframe, please let us know and we can schedule the delivery to arrive at a time that you know you will be home.
What's Included
- Archival Quality Deep Cleaning: Pre-Wash Manual Cycle, Heavy Ultrasonic Cycles, and Forced-Air Drying Cycle
- Cleaning ID Card: Once cleaned, each record receives a cleaning ID tag that indicates the date of the cleaning, the artist, title of the album, and the matrix code.
- Fresh Anti-Static Sleeve: Each record receives a fresh anti-static archival sleeve to keep the record clean
- Custom Packaging: Our packaging is overkill, but we are carrying precious cargo! We have a double boxed system; the outer carton is made of double-ply cardboard, the inner box is a conventional record shipper, and it's surrounded with bubble rolls. Trust us, your records are safe with us!
'Improve My Grooves' is powered by Vintage Media Grading
Learn more about VMG grading and encapsulation and services. If you like our cleaning just wait until you see how we have taken vinyl record collecting to the next level!