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Interesting way to clean vinyl

post #1 of 17
3/17/10 at 5:57pm
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I saw this on reddit today and though you all might be interested Click Here for the Instructions Sorry if this has been posted before, but it is new to me.
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post #2 of 17
3/17/10 at 6:29pm
I have heard of that method but it seems to me that washing is quicker. I use a RCM.
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post #3 of 17
3/17/10 at 7:14pm
I wonder what would happen if you tried to play the glue record!
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post #4 of 17
3/17/10 at 7:46pm
Your cartridge would develop a very sticky/sweet sound, I think.
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post #5 of 17
3/17/10 at 8:48pm
Curious to see how many records get ruined by glue that bonds to vinyl.
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post #6 of 17
3/17/10 at 8:55pm
That's new to me. The length people will go to avoid breaking down and getting a RCM never ceases to amazes me.
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post #7 of 17
3/17/10 at 11:45pm
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Originally Posted by FallenAngel View Post
Curious to see how many records get ruined by glue that bonds to vinyl.
The glue they're specifying is a Poly-Vinyl Acetate, aka PVA. It does not bond to vinyl. That's why this trick works.

And yeah, there are vinyl cleaning systems that are faster, but i've seen this method clean records that didn't come clean by other methods.
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post #8 of 17
3/18/10 at 8:55am
hmmmm...maybe I can resurrect some noisy records with this method...
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post #9 of 17
3/18/10 at 9:25am
Wow that's new. I guess it is a good way to clean as long the glue doesn't ruin the vinyl.
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post #10 of 17
3/18/10 at 10:27am
Titebond II? I have a Pioneer DD with no arm that I can use, so I'm going to try it.
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post #11 of 17
3/18/10 at 1:30pm
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Originally Posted by apatN View Post
Wow that's new. I guess it is a good way to clean as long the glue doesn't ruin the vinyl.
Actually I think i first saw this mentioned in the AudioKarma forums about 7 years ago, as a link to a thread on one of the german hi-fi forums.

I've never done it - I own like seven vinyl records and they are all clean - but i hear that the trick is to lay the PVA on Just Right. Too thin and you won't be able to peel it off in one piece (it will tear and leave traces of glue where it was too thin, and you'll have to start over), too thick and it will take forever to cure and you might have to take it off in chunks.
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post #12 of 17
3/18/10 at 1:38pm
7 years ago. Hmm, might be. But 7 years ago I was 11.
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post #13 of 17
3/19/10 at 3:54am
This method does work but it takes a long, long time.

I still prefer to use a RCM. The real trick is in what solution you use and how strong it is. The next big trick is to actually let the solution rest on top of the LP for a good 2 - 5 minutes to allow it to penetrate and break up that grime. Two passes later and even the dirtiest LP will look new again. Provided the record has no groove wear - it will sound good as new as well.
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post #14 of 17
3/19/10 at 12:35pm
20 hours to dry. So if I want to listen to four of five records over the weekend, it'll take me four days.
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post #15 of 17
3/19/10 at 1:26pm
Does not look right on first glimpse. But with some more thought it makes sense.
As long as you use a glue that does not stick too hard to vinyl that is.
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