Cleaning Vinyl Record Wood Glue

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Cleaning vinyl record wood glue.

I ve had good luck with record doctor s rxlp fluid working it into the grooves with a mofi velvet brush before putting it on my vacuum machine. Take your bottle of wood glue and shake it before finally squeezing it out. The best way to clean your lp s with wood glue. Vinyl handbook book launch event friday 25th september 8 30pm.

Then put the tip of the bottle and place it on the outermost groove of the vinyl. Whether i m hunting for used lp s or buying virgin vinyl i always clean my records to reduce surface noise and enjoy maximum fidelity. Recently i got into the habit of cleaning every single vinyl record that i buy with a simple trick wood glue. Clean cleaning glue lp method record remove dirt vinyl ways to clean vinyl wood glue.

I often by records on the local flea market and in most cases there s absolutely no way that i m putting those dirty nasty records on my turntable. Theoretically the wood glue and the material records are made of are so chemically similar that the glue can t bind to the record. The wood glue method works well but because of the hassle and time involved i only use it on records i can t get clean any other way. The wood glue cleaning method is one of the more bizarre but common approaches used in an attempt to restore old records.

As the video demonstrates the process involves spreading a solid layer of wood glue over the record surface avoiding the label of course. These three methods for cleaning your vinyl and stylus needle will bring you closer to the music and help preserve your albums for years to come. David hepworth and mark ellen meet every record tells a story. Dry brush method the easiest way to remove dust particles manually is to use a carbon fiber record brush.

Start applying the glue to the record. Take the record and place it on a sheet of wax paper. Amazing results very safe.