Would, Dare You Use This Method To Revive Your Records?

[Northern Soul Uk]

Don't think I would have the bottle, but what do you think?

 

https://www.instructables.com/id/Bring-Ruined-Records-Back-to-Life/

[Soulhawk]

I think I hear boba spinning in his grave

[Pete S]

I might try this

[Tony A]

I might try this

 

You got another Carstairs single ?  

[Gigs]

 might give it a go Pete

[Quinvy]

This is just another way of polishing a record. There's loads around and I hate them. Just don't sound right to me.

[Dobber]

ive done that for years...and it works,however his technique leaves the vinyl matt...so once all the scratches have been sanded away, you need to buff and polish it up to get it shiny again,so if your patient and have the correct gear, then you will turn a vg- record into a decent playable ex copy.

also it works great on vinyl,not so great on styrene,also you need to be careful of paper labels!

it also surprisingly fixes records that skip/jump!

[Soul-slider]

I have a Tommy Frontera that is f***ed so I am going to give it a try with this method, definitely! 

[Frankie Crocker]

Polishing whole records is verboten in my books, especially when styrene, rare or common: worse still if passed off as 'clean' records. Using an abrasive to remove a major flaw such as a skip makes logical sense. Never tried it, but something like Duraglit, a fibrous metal polish, might dig down into vinyl imperfections. Normally, a really good swabbing with Mr Sheen cleans a record as good as it's gonna get. Usually it's best to wait for a better copy to come along rather than spend time attempting to fix scratches etc.

[Sammy]

Sweet! I have a few records that skips. I will try this to see if I'm able to save them.

[Seano]

There was a YouTube clip, I think posted somewhere here on Soul Source maybe a year ago, showing how you can paste wood glue, PVA, onto the surface, lay a small piece of plastic or similar into the edge so that when it dries (leave for at least one day) you have an edge to begin to peel it away. Worked a treat on a battered old Temptations single I had.

[Markw]

On page 4, he mentions a Partridge Family album he did this on - I can see where he's coming from with the Partridge Family, but my Moses Dillard in going to stay a little worn.....thanks anyway.

[Arthur Fenn]

i have a tool at work called a sizell brush, we use it for polishing pvcu windows that are damaged, i'm gonna take some dodgy 45's in on monday & i'll let you know how it went 

[Quinvy]

Polishing records is ok in theory, if you are doing it for your personal collection. Problems arise when people sell these records on as being in EX condition. If you tilt them to the light you can see the very strange effect of the grooves. I have been sold loads of them, and they never sound right. I always send them straight back and ask for a refund.

[Guest gordon russell]

I have a Tommy Frontera that is f***ed so I am going to give it a try with this method, definitely! 

i,d leave it as it was  lol

[dthedrug]

 HI ALL ... Trust me this method works well, ideal for removing the all-nighter snot off the rare dusty.  DAVE K