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Wood Glue as Vinyl Cleaner

I just fill my spin clean up with wood glue. Works amazing.

I think you definitely want to let it dry overnight. If the glue isn't completely dry when you peel it, you're going to have a bad time.
 
4300 said:
I just fill my spin clean up with wood glue. Works amazing.

I think you definitely want to let it dry overnight. If the glue isn't completely dry when you peel it, you're going to have a bad time.
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Two sides at once! You must have had a former life as a magician or sleight-of-hand illusionist.
 
Ok. It’s next morning, I did 5 noisy LPs, both new and used last evening. Each one had a few hours dry time before I flipped them over. I just set them on a small lid a little smaller than the label.

After playing them, I’m a believer!

*For those willing the try it, technique is everything. I’m finding a heavier very solid beads on the inner and outer edges make for a cleaner peel. If there are dried glue skips the next day at the inside and outside edges, it makes for a mess getting everything off. I also use my index finger tip to spread the glue while the LP spins on a beater turntable.
 
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Coolhandjjl said:
Just tried a side with TBII. I have a beater deck I used to apply and even out the glue. I did a trial on one side of a 38 Special album. No big loss if I ruined it. Actually it was easy peasy, not messy at all. I let it dry for about an hour and a half, peeled off completely. Any one see a minimum dry time needed to insure all the gunk is pulled out? I just now did one side each of two good LPs now and put them aside. Do they really need overnight?
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Dry is dry, my friend. Humidity and temp can change that time considerably. If the glue is translucent, you're good.
 
Now I worry that Big Ultrasonic is going to show up at my door, break off my fingertips and take away my glue & beater turntable.
:whip:
 
Coolhandjjl said:
Now I worry that Big Ultrasonic is going to show up at my door, break off my fingertips and take away my glue & beater turntable.
:whip:
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For years, I couldn't afford the US setup. Wasn't in my financial abilities. The glue method worked like a charm. The claims of leaching plasticizers aside, I have saved many records otherwise unusable.

Will these albums (a first pressing White album as well) suffer in years to come? Maybe. But so will my hearing and my own longevity.

Until you get US, use the glue. It is the solitary thing that does as well, in my experience.
 
onwardjames said:
For years, I couldn't afford the US setup. Wasn't in my financial abilities. The glue method worked like a charm. The claims of leaching plasticizers aside, I have saved many records otherwise unusable.

Will these albums (a first pressing White album as well) suffer in years to come? Maybe. But so will my hearing and my own longevity.

Until you get US, use the glue. It is the solitary thing that does as well, in my experience.
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I already have the Kirmuss ultrasonic machine. It does do a good job on most of the records I have put through it. It’s especially good on getting greasy finger prints off, something people have wrote that the glue method struggles with. I have some albums that just didn’t seem to improve with several trips though the Kirmuss. Maybe the ultimate process is a few trips through the Kirmuss with a final step of the glue.
 
Coolhandjjl said:
I already have the Kirmuss ultrasonic machine. It does do a good job on most of the records I have put through it. It’s especially good on getting greasy finger prints off, something people have wrote that the glue method struggles with. I have some albums that just didn’t seem to improve with several trips though the Kirmuss. Maybe the ultimate process is a few trips through the Kirmuss with a final step of the glue.
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All good if you want your grandkids to finish cleaning your collection. I have the ISonic (Kirmuss clone) and haven't had any issues, possibly the cleaning agent or technique? If something doesn't sound perfect for me its usually the pressing or damaged beyond repair, but there's always an improvement.
 
All I can say is that I was amazed by the results of the glue method. I read about it a couple years back and said to myself, yah, right…..

Proof’s in the pudding. Or actually the glue ;)
 
Coolhandjjl said:
All I can say is that I was amazed by the results of the glue method. I read about it a couple years back and said to myself, yah, right…..

Proof’s in the pudding. Or actually the glue ;)
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Something about glue that amazed me was those awful scratches that make a record skip.

I found that often a glue peel will lift those hanging chad plastic pieces, and allow the needle to pass through.

Not always, but it has happened a few times.
 
Another success story!

Bought a mint/never been opened copy of Neko Case/Blacklisted in purple. Played pretty good except for an annoying light hiss in the background noticeable between the tracks and at the lead-in. I guessed it might be from a dirty pressing house after it was pressed. I was right. One glue treatment and all is dead quiet now at the lead-in and between the tracks.
 
Was hoping my wood glue LP cleaning days were done. Found an Arid Andersen Quartet "Green Shading Into Blue" LP at the thrift store
that was calling my name. Did not look "too bad" but OMG plays terrible. My wife is used to the vinyl having NO distractions and she said:
"Well, your going to have to get your glue station back up and running"!!

Found a toy turntable at another thrift on "old man day" sale....for $6.00

Bought it and have Arid and the boys drying - glued up on one side.

Looking forward to that satisfying silence between notes!
 
She plays beautiful again, after wood glue cleaning. Just like brand new...thank you, Tight Bond II


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