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There are always going to be deeply insecure people on any forum. I've been around so I can handle (read ignore) that. I knew that by far most of you are decent, helpful guys. I do appreciate everyone's suggestions. The job went great and I'm very happy with the results.JerryVan wrote:Curt A wrote:"I've never liked the effect of wire brushing, especially of the powered variety, as that tends to smooth and polish metal..."
Duh... the metal will be covered with new felt so you won't see it and guess what... sanding will "smooth and polish metal".
Obviously, it's up to you if you want to waste extra time sanding the stuff off, but I have done this many times with absolutely no ill effects... I guess I wonder why you asked for advice in the first place?
After your rude response I'll bet he too is wondering why he asked. Was that really necessary?
Now that's one thing I hadn't thought of. I'll keep that in mind for the future. I appreciate the idea.Phonofreak wrote:I have used Citri-strip. It will remove just about anything including polyurethane. it doesn't smell bad and can be washed off with water.
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Good idea. I do have a cabinet scraper, too. That glue was amazingly hard. I would have liked to see how the cabinet scraper would have done. By cabinet scraper, I mean "card scraper". It turned out that the sandpaper worked remarkably well, and quite easily at that. It took me all of a few minutes to get the mystery glue off and all is good in Victrola-Land, thanks to you guys.EarlH wrote:That's interesting about all the trouble you are having with the turntable cement. I always thought they used burnt shellac to stuck the felt down with, but I've never really tried to do what you are doing with your turntable. Hide glue will not stick to the metal so they wouldn't have used that. They did use a glue made out of isinglass in those days, but I don't know why they would have used that for this. That was what they used to use to stick paper, or photographs to glass and it dried clear. I've always just scraped it off as best I could with a cabinet scraper. If you have one of those sharpened nicely, they won't score the metal. They might a little bit if you aren't careful, but a cabinet scraper is really handy for work like you are doing. And it shouldn't disturb the plating on the rim of your turntable.
Can we not, please?Curt A wrote:"There are always going to be deeply insecure people on any forum."
I apologize if I made you feel insecure...