Rokas. Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Well I only recently started collecting vinyls and I try to buy only ones in good condition, but sometimes they do have some not visible scratches that makes vinyl stop on one part and play it all over again (I really don't know how to explain it in English clearly), so maybe there's a way to clean them and somehow remove those annoying scratches? I tried it with water, but it wasn't that effective. Maybe some sort of spirit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshGTAfreak Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Well I only recently started collecting vinyls and I try to buy only ones in good condition, but sometimes they do have some not visible scratches that makes vinyl stop on one part and play it all over again (I really don't know how to explain it in English clearly), so maybe there's a way to clean them and somehow remove those annoying scratches? I tried it with water, but it wasn't that effective. Maybe some sort of spirit? I think toothpaste works, but I'm not too sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokas. Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Interesting. I heard something about glue, but I'm not sure of that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I am the LP guy here, you can get some spendy professional record cleaning equipment, I'd taken mine to the late Earl Root's Root Cellar Records, he had one, but I bought "Discwasher" LP cleaning felt brush, some spray on cleaning solutions also available, but unlike CDs, you can't fill in bad grooves on an LP, you can look for a replacement at a good price. I wore out and wrecked my personal records on a sub par Montgomery Ward turntable I started out with, I was a kid with no money to afford one, so, I tried taping pennys to the tone arm, for one solution, hold the cartridge to help aid it tracking over damaged parts, but none of that is much fun or going to offer a long term solution if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokas. Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 See, where I live it's very hard to find any LP's at all, so I can forget about replacement of ones that I was lucky to find. But I should look for someone who could do the cleaning, there should be one or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_R_LFC Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Polish, like hardwood polish like pledge or mr sheen or something, does wonders for keeping the dust out. its good for your needles and makes your records running smooth. whoever said glue needs a swift kick to the nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Just get proper LP cleaning supplies, they still have them, you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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