Audio Intelligent Down With Dirty Enzyme Concentrate Kit

An Enzyme Concentrate That Makes Up to Six Gallons of Ready-to-Use Fluid

Down With Dirty is Audio Intelligent's enzyme-based concentrate, supplied as a kit: a 540-milliliter bottle of concentrate, an empty 16-ounce bottle with a dispenser cap, and a reusable measuring cup. Mixed with distilled water it yields up to six gallons.

Buying fluid ready-mixed means paying to ship water. A concentrate takes the water out of the deal, which is why most large collections get cleaned with one. The measuring cup in the box is not a throw-in.

What It Does, What It's Safe On, and How It Works

Chemistry and Compatibility

The formula is enzyme-based rather than a detergent. Enzymes break down the protein-based matter stuck in the groove wall instead of lifting it off the surface. That is how they get at the grime a plain wash leaves behind.

Mix it with distilled water, or better. The purity of the water counts as much as the concentrate does. Tap water leaves its own minerals in the groove once it dries, which is the opposite of what you set out to do.

The ratio is yours to set. Audio Intelligent means you to mix it stronger for a hard job, and for a first pass on records that arrive in poor shape. A premixed bottle cannot offer that.

A vacuum record cleaning machine is optional, not required. The fluid's job is to soften and lift what is stuck in the groove so a brush can carry it away; a machine simply removes the fluid and the loosened debris together, rather than leaving you to blot them off.

Who Is Down With Dirty Best For?

• You have a large collection to work through — a concentrate is how you clean at volume without paying to ship water
• Your records vary in condition — the ratio is adjustable, so a rough record gets a stronger mix
• You want enzymes rather than detergent — the chemistry that addresses protein-based debris in the groove
• You buy secondhand — Audio Intelligent designs the stronger mix for pre-cleaning records that need it
• You would rather not mix anything — a premixed bottle is simpler; see record cleaning solutions

How Do You Mix and Use It?

Measure the concentrate with the cup and add distilled water in the dispenser bottle, mixing it stronger for a dirty record. Put it on the surface, keeping clear of the label, and work it into the grooves with a brush. Give the enzymes a moment. Then lift the fluid and the grime away with a machine, or blot it with a lint-free cloth.

Pairs Well With

What most owners of a cleaning fluid shop next.

• Record brushes — the fluid loosens the debris and the brush carries it away
• Record cleaning machines — optional, but it lifts the fluid and the debris off together
• Stylus cleaning — a clean record deserves a clean stylus
• Record cleaning accessories — sleeves, applicators and the rest of the kit

On Its Own, or as Part of a Program

Every fluid here works perfectly well used on its own, and most people start that way. For even better results they are designed to work as a sequence — a cleaner to lift the debris, then a rinse or a preservative to finish — and a record run through the full treatment program comes out quieter than one given a single pass. The full range is in record cleaning solutions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it contain alcohol?

It is an enzyme-based concentrate rather than an alcohol formula. Audio Intelligent builds its range around enzyme chemistry.

What water should I mix it with?

Distilled water, or water of better than distilled quality. Tap water carries dissolved minerals that stay behind in the groove once the water evaporates.

What is in the kit?

A 540-milliliter bottle of concentrate, an empty 16-ounce bottle with a dispenser cap for the mixed fluid, and a measuring cup you keep and re-use.

Do I need a record cleaning machine?

A machine is optional. The fluid loosens what is bound into the groove so a brush can carry it away; a vacuum machine simply takes the fluid and the debris off together.

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