Vinyl record cleaning solutions are one of the most highly debated topics amongst vinyl collectors.
Cleaning vinyl records with glue.
The wood glue method many avid record collectors swear by this technique for vinyl cleaning.
I often by records on the local flea market and in most cases there s absolutely no way that i m putting those dirty nasty records on my turntable.
Take your bottle of wood glue and shake it before finally squeezing it out.
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Theoretically the wood glue and the material records are made of are so chemically similar that the glue can t bind to the record.
As the video demonstrates the process involves spreading a solid layer of wood glue over the record surface avoiding the label of course.
Take the record and place it on a sheet of wax paper.
The importance of maintaining clean records is undeniable.
Amazing results very safe.
The best way to clean your lp s with wood glue.
For those that need to clean a lot of records consider buying a record vacuum or vinyl record cleaning machine they will significantly reduce the time needed to clean each record.
Though the return of raising the grade of the record might be worth it for those looking to sell many records.
In recent years however a few companies have set up business creating adapters that allow you to clean multiple vinyl records in a standard ultrasonic cleaning tank which greatly reduces the cost.
You can even increase the value of some records with a good clean.
Extending vinyl life improving playback preventing needle wear.
The benefits are numerous.
Recently i got into the habit of cleaning every single vinyl record that i buy with a simple trick wood glue.
The wood glue cleaning method is one of the more bizarre but common approaches used in an attempt to restore old records.
Start applying the glue to the record.
These are typically very expensive.
Traditionally ultrasonic cavitation based record cleaners are very expensive take this one from kl audio pushing 5000.