Record Cleaning Technique - Has anyone tried this?

[Silvertone]

Someone posted a follow-up to the technique on the other site. This time there is a before and after audio comparison. It looks like the technique actually works, at least on LPs.

http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/2011/ ... with-glue/

[alang]

This method was featured last night in the latest CSI episode. "That's how collectors clean their valuable records...". They used hide glue an a supposedly rare Sinatra record, spread it out, let it dry, and then used a box cutter(!!!) to lift it off the record. The CSIs found a few fragments of the resulting glue sheet and were able to figure out the song from it. Still not sure if I would want to try this, but I am sure that now thousands of people will start doing this. It was on TV, so it must be correct.
Andreas

[estott]

might possibly work if the glue doesn't bond to the vinyl- the exact record composition could be important.

[Retrograde]

This method was featured last night in the latest CSI episode. "That's how collectors clean their valuable records...". They used hide glue an a supposedly rare Sinatra record, spread it out, let it dry, and then used a box cutter(!!!) to lift it off the record. The CSIs found a few fragments of the resulting glue sheet and were able to figure out the song from it. Still not sure if I would want to try this, but I am sure that now thousands of people will start doing this. It was on TV, so it must be correct.
Andreas

My wife & kids had CSI on last night and I just happen to poke my head in the room when they were doing the glue thing. I've never tried it, sounds like a good Mythbuster topic. After cleaning the record, Jamie and Adam could see if a clean record can really stick into the side of a telephone pole in a tornado.

Several Youtube vids on the topic.

[Torjazzer]

Nothing beats hand soap, water, soft sponges and a lot of paper towels. After washing and rinsing, I put the record on the Nitty Gritty machine for a vacuum dry. NB: I do NOT use the Nitty Gritty machine for the actual washing. I've tried it many times and then afterwards gone over the record with a damp paper towel and still found dirt.

[briankeith]

Yes and no Torjazzer - you never ever let an edison Diamond Disc come in contact with water / moisture or the record will start to delaminate. (spell check) I tried the white Elmers glue method on a pretty dirty DD and it sucked up all the embedded 100 year old crust. Seemed to work fine but took a long time to get the peel completely off the record.