I’m an engineer at heart. I love creative solutions to problems, even if they turn out not to be practical. I’ll leave it to the vinyl experts to decide if this process works better than a commercial record cleaner, but I give this video an A+ for clever.
Using wood glue to clean your vinyl records
I’m going to try this on my signed copy of Hotel California this weekend. Maybe.
I wonder if this trick would clean up Jim’s guitar tone… spread a layer of wood glue on his beard and then just remove it the next day.
I used to do this in the 80’s using Elmer’s Glue.
Maybe you could play the glue too, bit then the music would be backwards because the turntable would be rotating in the wrong direction at that point. Funny.
Bizarre. I’d want to know for a fact that the glue doesn’t remove any vinyl along with the dust.
Both Titebond and Elmer’s are PVA (polyvinyl acetate) type glues, and won’t adhere to most plastics. Besides, they both come in plastic bottles. 🙂
Little disconcerting there is an edit before and after he puts the glue on. Could be a different record.
If you want to get rid of scratches, best way is to buy the CD or on itunes 🙂
Now you’ve done it. Here come the vinyl enthusiasts.
Hehe
Can you flip the glue platter over and play the record backwards?
THAT’S NUCKING FUTS!!!
I could see how that would work. I’ve always deep cleaned my dirty records by washing them with warm soapy water.
The fact that they come in plastic bottles does not have anything to do with adhering to plastics. Instant glue also comes in plastic bottles but it adheres to plastics like crazy. It’s the contact with air that matters.
Have you tried it, link to your video? CD or Itunes? CD mehby < mspelled on purpose Itunes? are you tone deaf?
I tried this on a Thrift store LP of Hello Dolly. Played the record and heard a constant stream of pops & crackles. Applied a layer of Elmer’s Wood glue. Accidently went 48 hrs instead of the recommended minus 20. Had to be careful of the removal. One flake and a large circle of dried glue later, and I was ready to test the record. Sounded like a different LP than the thrift store one. This really works.
Edit: This does not fix the scratches. It grabs the dirt and grime over the years and leaves the vinyl in its current material condition. For best results in removal, do not let the glue dry completely [as I did]. It has to peel off. The record needs to be grimy enough so the glue is adhering to the debris and not the record itself. Experiment on less esteemed LPs before trying it on something you hold dear. Good luck