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Do you have record that skips? Now, with the help of a pen or a blunt object made of plastic, you can repair it and enjoy further hours of listening experience! To do it you will have to identify the place where the record skips, put the record on it's inner sleeve on a table. Gently rub the blunt end of the pen (not the writing part...) over the damage area both with the direction of the groove and across. Then play the record to determine if you have had any success in repairing, if not repeat the procedure once more. I have had a successrate of about 80% with this method. The remaining 20% have been on severly damaged records. Note: I do not take any responsibility for further damage to your records. |
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Wow, its been a very long time since i actually read something useful on this site! Good job!!! :D!! :p |
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toothpaste can be used to repair scratched cds (not the gel kind) all you do is put a thin layer over the area affected wait for it to dry and rub away with a clean cloth |
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Really? Does it matter how deep the scratch? And why does this work? any other tips? This thread is turning out to be awesome! |
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I have to say, I do miss |
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Oh and thanks forr the tip |
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Both outstanding tips. My tip: If you want to clean your microwave put half a lemon inside and turn it on for 30 seconds. Then it's a lot easier to wipe the mess off. Thanks aggie and kim. |
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gel kind? |
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Fuck Aggie and bloody Kim... white vinegarr does no good what so everr forr cleaning yourr taps. Those lying whorres. |
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Another one: Removing pricetags without damaging the cover. This concerns pricetags which seem superglued to a shiny (varnished) record sleeves/digipaks. For this you need a soft cloth and a bottle of Isopropanol (can be bought at local hardware store or paint shop). First you need to pour some liquid onto the cloth. Then use the cloth to soak the pricetag. Do this until it appears to be saturated with Isopropanol. Wait 1/2 minute to let the glue dissolve, then gently remove the pricetag. If there is any excess glue on the cover, use the isopropanol-damp cloth to rub it away. |
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yes it does. CaOH + CH3COOH -> (CH3COO-) + (H30+) + CaOH -> (CH3COO-) + (Ca+) + H2O or something like that. |
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sorry, that was elusivian. it only works to clean your tap if theres the white stuff (calcium thingey) clogging the pipes. |
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ha ha, isopropanol ^^ |
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Isn't there a track called that on classics? |
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:) |
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Yes there is. Track 4. It's the best all-purpose cleaner i've come across. I use for everything from cleaning my styluses to clean up dirty 2ndhand 12". |
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In the dicog it's isoprophlex... |
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i use it too for a lot of stuff, i buy it in 5 liter jerrycans at a hardware store, only its the kind with gel added.. convenient :) |
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on AB1 it is called Isopropophlex and is 5:20 long. The Classics version is slightly longer (6:23), and is called Isopropanol. It's the same song though. |
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That would explain my confusion when I ripped the vinyl :D |
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mine: If the outflowing air from your vacuumcleaner smells really bad, add a spoonful or two of washing powder to the dustbag. |
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... over the damage area both with the direction of the groove and across. okay, I wanna make sure I understand this better, can you provide a more detailed explanation on this part or maybe post a really crap mspaint picture to demonstrate. I'm afraid I'll do it wrong and cause more damage. |
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The key point is to do it gently, you don't want to destroy the original groove, just even out the scuff that makes it skip. There is always a danger of making things worse. For example, one record I tried fixing ended up with a loss in sound quality, but I was pretty rough with my repairs and didn't manage to fix it. I hope my shitty picture gives a better demonstration of the process |
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"analord promo" haha So basically i can rub in any direction as long as i do it softly and just to smooth stuff out... |
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yeah, that's right. |
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not in any dirrection, in all dirrections. don't pick one and stick with it. |
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for warped records take 2 pieces of glass or window, put the record inbetween put a heavy object on the top glass and leave it out in the sun i dunno how long ive never done it |
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YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG YOU'VE NEVERR DONE IT!!!??? |
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seems like ages |
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virginpusher : it works on most sized scratches and it works by tricking the cd player into think the disk is smooth so it doesnt jump, as far as i can tell anus_presley #01357747 : i dont get it has deepspace left J Aroen : |
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i use isopropanol to precipitate DNA after lysing the cells and precipitating the protein! |
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AWESOME ! you need to be here more often, you have character |
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oops, sorrrry, wrrong picturre. |
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todays success: i had a listen to cylobian sunset and discovered that diof skipped very badly. i used my method and after 4 or 5 iterations (indeed a tough one to repair) it was listenable again. if i had the forsight i would make some mpfrees to demonstrate the result inna before and after stylee. maybe next time. |
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what kind of pen do you use? is the blunt side kinda rounded, or is it flat? |
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are we talking about using the top end of the pen ie, the other side from where the ink thingy is??!?!? or like at an angle so that only the side of the ink thingy touches the groove... also, about flattening wax, i hope this works, i just found a crate fulll of some older house records in my parents garage... about two summers worth of storage,,,,,,,,,,,,, warp'd records. |
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do not use the writing part to do this. the idea is to have a material with the same softness as the wax. ie: no metal. as for the pen, any will do. i use a Pilot rollerball pen |
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can you describe it in base2 binary, please? |
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putting a warped record between 2 pieces of glass and placing it the sun didn't produce very good results when i tried some years back (it was only for a couple of minutes and the day was very hot). It straightened the record but also squshed the groves producing large amounts static and lots of pink noise on play back. So be careful when trying this method, it definitely needs refining. |
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I will try the blunt pen trick when i get home tonight on my gescom 'this' 12" which has a skip in it . Thanks for the tip! |
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