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Wood glue cleaning vinyl.
Coming out of left field is the recommendation of wood glue.
Amazing results very safe.
This will make removing the wood glue much easier later on.
Sweep or vacuum it every evening and wipe up spills right away.
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The wood glue cleaning method is one of the more bizarre but common approaches used in an attempt to restore old records.
This process is cumbersome.
I wanted to try cleaning an lp with wood glue.
Make sure you ve covered the whole surface no dry spots and leave the record sitting until the wood glue becomes transparent and hard to the touch i recommend waiting 24 hours just to be sure.
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Many avid record collectors swear by this technique for vinyl cleaning.
And we re basically done at this point.
Make sure to leave clean edges.
It made for quite an improvement and i ve read that multiple cleanings continue to clean up the snaps crackl.
The wood glue provides a thorough clean of the entire record by removing any dirt and debris and smoothing over uneven vinyl surfaces.
It s like giving your record a spa wax.
Keep in mind that using wood glue does not guarantee your record will be fixed.
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The best way to clean your lp s with wood glue.
However at the end of the day nothing works as well as using wood glue.
Over the years vinyl cleaning has been made easier with the development of cleaning products made specifically for vinyls and cleaning machines that can do it for you.
If your record still skips try another coat of wood glue or another vinyl cleaning method.
Once there it can destroy the glue bond that holds.
I thought this was a kind of sick joke that persisted through vinyl forums but it turns out some collectors swear by wood glue for heavy duty vinyl stain removal.
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