dsa_shea

For the past few years I have had a terrible time keeping dust and other stuff off of my dvd collection and out of my house. Using towels and swiffers would only bandaid the realproblem for about a day or two. This past week I went ahead and purchased a Fairfax hoping that it will help me keep my collection clean and the dust off my dvds and everything else. I was curious to see what the rest of you guys and gals do to keep your collections looking sharp as well as organized.

DVDave1963

I live in the country and dust is just part of life here, so every once in a while I go through and do a heavy dusting. I have air cleaners, hepa filters on the house and all that, but I still get dust from the country roads, fields, woods and farms. Hate it, but I like having the wondows and doors open. So it's fresh air and dust, or stale air and little dust. In the winter it's bad from the fireplace but that's life.

Willh51

I clean all my dvds thoroughly 2x a year and dust the shelves and tops often. Some of mine are behind glass so they aren't much of a problem. I do have a Golden Retriever, so its worse in the summer.

benjsimpson

Personally I transfer my collection to a secure facility twice a year, place them in a vacuum where they are microwaved to kill all bacteria, then disinfected, and coated with a space shuttle grade protective varnish.

When they are returned home, they are placed in an air-tight shelf, where they can be admired. But only under dim lighting so as not to fade the covers.

X

I keep my DVDs in their cases. That seems to work pretty well.

tofferman

Brian Shannon

A what?

visitor Q

But for the super neurotic ... keep your cases in a case ...

I came across this place http://www.bagsunlimited.com/cart/browse.asp?subcat=246 but have yet to try them out. Prices don't seem too ridiculous.

MovieExchange

I've accepted dust as an unavoidable presence. Between having 2 cats (lots of pet dander & hair) and living in a subdivision where my backyard looks across the street at a General Motors factory, I have all sorts of dust problems.

Bandit03

I gave up on the dust problem long ago, Its not too bad though, theres only about a foot of dust covering my DVD's. I figured its protecting them from the sun

SoSpacey

My wife, of course.

Mikael79

Gutwrencher??

marty888

I never understood the concept of "dusting": it simply moves the dust around.

I go with the theory (as originally expounded by Quentin Crisp) that you must not loose your nerve - after the first two years, the dust won't get any worse.

EddieN

Mine are in those cases that'll hold around 20. I just do it to conserve shelf space. Allows me to store, eventually, about 500 DVD's on the same small bookshelf that would only fit maybe 90-100 in the usual book-style, spine-out arrangement. Not a bit neurotic.

profetik

The sad thing is, that's not a bad idea.

Mopower

gutwrencher

Wow...someone remembers me.

I use....my wife.

Then...if that fails....I trust my individual sleeves that I have each dvd in. So, my dvd cases are never dusty or dirty. I use a dustbrush to hit the shelves once a week. I also keep my audio/video gear under plastic cover when not in use. Seems insane....but dust on my collection or gear just does not happen. I hate dust on that kind of stuff. Thats the simple solution....but the question is....do you wish to make the effort as I have done.

And it's cheap. Not sure what they run now, but I bought my case sleeves in bulk at about 3 cents a piece. I still have an extra 4 or 500 on hand...just waiting for new additions to enter my library.

Chad

Well, I started by moving my entire DVD collection to an empty bedroom in my much less dusty grandmother's house (with her consent of course) up the road. I then purchased a Roomba robotic vac that is automatically set to run twice a week in the newly dubbed DVD Room. There's also an ionic air purifier set-up that runs 24/7 to help combat the dust. And finally, I occasionally run a Swiffer type duster over the shelves occasionally.

The only downfall is I have to drive to her house and transport them back and forth in a plastic container. But, this is only temporary as I'm having new carpet installed where the DVD shelves stand. After that, I'll take the exact same measures...only at my place.

dsa_shea

A Fairfax is a very powerful vacuum that has several different filters. It has sucked out some nasty stuff out of my house as well as done a good job filtering the air. After having use it just for a few days and dusting really good once, I have yet to see the dust accumulation that I was used to.

spawndude

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