Record Revirginizer?!?!

http://www.gizmag.com/record-revirginizer-facial-peel-for-records/14450/

i've done this with wood glue and it worked ok. maybe i needed a dirtier record, or maybe the ones i tried it one were damaged by bad needles and not dirt.

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At $3.42 US per record and a collection of 1500 to 2000 records is probably not economically feasible. I guess I'm ok with hiss, scratches and crackles.

still, I have things that I might consider using this on... it's a pretty specific problem.

what i want to know is, is it safe for use on 78s!?

anyone familiar with the one dude's comment?

Alternative: In the UK in the 60's "hydraulic playing" solved the dust problem. It's simple, cheap, slightly messy and provides superlative sound. Simply pour a few teaspoons of distilled, repeat distilled water on the record while playing. Add more ahead of the needle when centrifugal force takes it to the edge. Rise at edge contains water to be wiped off on change. Water floats out dust and adds a wondrous damping to the needle in the groove. Scratches and even horrid grove damage are substantially reduced. Excellent method to get good recording. Used it for decades when records were the thing. Won't damage cartridges either.
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Jock McTavish

- March 10, 2010 @ 09:03 pm CST

Worth it (if it works) for triple (or quadruple) priced collectors shit. I would say I'm skeptical but honestly don't really know enough to place any faith in my own judgement.

I've heard of 'playing wet' and have always been too scared to try it. Consensus online seems to be that it will fuck up your stylus, if not the record.

I should get some of that liquid, I have a few that would be worth the effort.

They play 'clean' but they look scruffy.

http://i.imgur.com/vLzLK.jpg

good god that look horrifying

even if this works great, those before/after pics are mad misleading

PVA glue works great, and at a fraction of the price. There's a thread here which goes at length into the +/- s of it.

http://www.verygoodplus.co.uk/showthread.php?t=21250

I did this with PVA glue and was amazed that I didn't ruin my record in the process! I can't tell what sort of difference it made since the damage was deeper than just surface level. I'm going to run some more risks so wish me luck.

I've found the PVA method generally better on singles than LPs, for whatever reason - I've definitely upped a few thing by a grade or two. Obviously though, it's only going to lift dirt, not cure scratches, or needle damage.

needle damage is the bane of my existence, it took me years to learn but I will never play records on radio station turntables ever again.