TWilson Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 I was looking on he internet for some options to clean some records I had picked up second hand and came across a few videos of people using wood glue to clean records. Has anyone here heard of or tried this method? My preferred method is my friends VPI machine but he has recently moved an hour away so it is not as practical as it once was. Quote
porcy62 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 Never heard of it. I'd try some specific vinyl soap, there are dozens of them. Quote
TWilson Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Posted January 22, 2011 I was expecting to see more traditional methods like you are sugesting and was surprised to see the wood glue method. I initially thought it was a joke, but the people in the videos appear quite comfotable with using the glue. Quote
sidewinder Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 I'll bet they're not using original Blue Note LPs to try it out ! Quote
.:.impossible Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 I got a can of gruv glide in my stocking. It has been night and day, even for some of the records that I thought were unsalvageable. Quote
Christiern Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 I would test it on an Alice Coltrane disc. Quote
Royal Oak Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 On 1/22/2011 at 4:54 PM, TBW said: I was looking on he internet for some options to clean some records I had picked up second hand and came across a few videos of people using wood glue to clean records. Has anyone here heard of or tried this method? My preferred method is my friends VPI machine but he has recently moved an hour away so it is not as practical as it once was. I've heard of it - I'm pretty sure there are a few threads about it on vinylengine.com. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 Test it on a Yoko Ono LP, that way no sane music fan can whine. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 On 1/22/2011 at 9:31 PM, Christiern said: I would test it on an Alice Coltrane disc. NO, PLEEZE, there are a few of those I'm still looking for! Quote
paul secor Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 On 1/22/2011 at 10:21 PM, Ken Dryden said: Test it on a Yoko Ono LP, that way no sane music fan can whine. Sandpaper might be a better bet to clean a Yoko LP. Quote
TWilson Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Posted January 22, 2011 On 1/22/2011 at 10:21 PM, Ken Dryden said: Test it on a Yoko Ono LP, that way no sane music fan can whine. Maybe it will make Yoko more listenable. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Anytime one puts Yoko Ono on a stereo system, it is a mistake, except in this case: [ Quote
Big Al Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 I have used the wood glue method many times and it does work, although it largely depends on the quality of the vinyl. I mean, if it's got scratches, those aren't gonna go away. But if it's just really dirty/gunky/yucky, then the wood-glue does the trick. Lately, however, I find that rubbing alcohol and cotton balls do the trick, and much faster to boot. Quote
Fer Urbina Posted July 21, 2014 Report Posted July 21, 2014 FWIW, guitarist Duke Robillard has tried the glue method and it's reporting the (positive) results on his FB page. F Quote
AllenLowe Posted July 21, 2014 Report Posted July 21, 2014 I'd rather sniff it. Makes all problems go away as well. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted July 21, 2014 Report Posted July 21, 2014 I wouldn't use this method with valuable records. Quote
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