Just wondering...you know when records sometimes go a bit 'grey' after they've been played a lot - is there a way to darken them again, I don't mean anything daft like rubbing shoe polish on them either.

Just wondering...you know when records sometimes go a bit 'grey' after they've been played a lot - is there a way to darken them again, I don't mean anything daft like rubbing shoe polish on them either.

Pete, just a thought but what about that stuff for the vinyl in yer motor, insides and bumpers etc. Back to Black I think it's called and also similar products about.

It's a silicone spray I think so probably best just spraying it onto a cloth and rubbing rather than onto the disc. Probably worth trying on a crap record or two first.

Either that or stick it in a toaster

Edited February 25, 201015 yr by Dave Turner

How about leaving in the sun, works on my girlfriend.

Pete, just a thought but what about that stuff for the vinyl in yer motor, insides and bumpers etc. Back to Black I think it's called and also similar products about.

It's a silicone spray I think so probably best just spraying it onto a cloth and rubbing rather than onto the disc. Probably worth trying on a crap record or two first.

Either that or stick it in a toaster

Good idea! I'm off to halfords..

Good idea! I'm off to halfords..

Tell 'em I sent ya

Pete, just a thought but what about that stuff for the vinyl in yer motor, insides and bumpers etc. Back to Black I think it's called and also similar products about.

It's a silicone spray I think so probably best just spraying it onto a cloth and rubbing rather than onto the disc. Probably worth trying on a crap record or two first.

FFFFFeetch a cloth ggggranville.

If its ground in dirt elmers glue usally pulls it out.

If its ground in dirt elmers glue usally pulls it out.

How does that work?

How does that work?

Pete, I don't know what elmers glue is but I would have thought somewhere there are rubberised substances that can be brushed on, allowed to become firm which could then be peeled off in one lump lifting all the shit out. Perhaps elmers glue is summat like that.

Either that or its similar to the super glue you're so adept with

Edited February 25, 201015 yr by Dave Turner

At a guess it's like PVA / Woodglue - you can paint it on the vinyl thickly, leave it to set and peel it clean off. Don't get it on the label though.

At a guess it's like PVA / Woodglue - you can paint it on the vinyl thickly, leave it to set and peel it clean off. Don't get it on the label though.

Yeah, also (and don't laff) don't women have that facemask stuff that they slap on and peel off. Only trouble using that stuff is ya not allowed to smile or laff after application, ideal for miserable f'kers.

Pete, you're supposed to put it on the record ok, got that?

Edited February 25, 201015 yr by Dave Turner

i put the record on the portable turntable and let it spin. then i spread a thin layer of elmers with my finger til the grooves are all covered. i put a small tab of tape at the very edge of the record so i can pull it up after it dries. keep it flat and let it set about 6 hours and when its dry peal it up. it often pulls up mold and stains as well. generally improves playback and works on 78's as well. almost any white school glue will work.

almost any white school glue will work.

Yup, it's definately PVA / Woodglue then.

Pete,

There is a spray on polish.

Details off the label -

The Vinyl Solution - No2 Vinyl Polish (puts the shine back on vinyl records)

HIGHLY INFAMABLE AND TOXIC

Regards

Paul

How does that work?

WASN'T THERE A PROCEEDURE CALLED KETTLING , THINK IT WAS ONLY GOOD ON BRITISH RECORDS FOR SOME REASON!!!! MICK SMITH MIGHT KNOW.

Just wondering...you know when records sometimes go a bit 'grey' after they've been played a lot - is there a way to darken them again, I don't mean anything daft like rubbing shoe polish on them either.

YES PETE I WILL E-MAIL YOU as I would not like anybody to make a mistake and blame me! DAVE it was MICK WHO SHOWED ME AND IT DOES INVOLVE A KETTLE. THATS NOT COCKNEY FOR A WATCH! A REAL KETTLE

Edited February 25, 201015 yr by dthedrug