ericfitforbattle Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Hi folks, I have a record I with a lot of greasy dirt on the surface. I tried dry cleaning with a micro fibre cloth and my MoFi brush, then wet cleaning with the water/isopropanol/dish soap combo, pure alcohol, and lens cleaner - nothing worked. At all. I mean, there are also some small particles/fluffs/hairs on the surface, but I just can't get rid of it. Seems like the dirt+particles are glued onto the record or something. Here are some pictures: http://imgur.com/a/CfxAP The thing is that the dirt stuff is only on the opaque white splotches of the record, the clear red part looks great. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Is it IN the record? Does it make an audible difference? If there's not change in sound, who cares? You're supposed to listen to records, not look at them. Also, spraying a bunch of stuff onto it is a sure fire way to damage a record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UntitledRecords Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Don't over work it. It might damage it even further. Does the dirt and grime seem to be pressed into the vinyl, it is possible that this was a manufacturing flaw. It is possible that when the record was cooling after the press, that this grease and dirt fell on the record and was cooled into the grooves. I have seen many crazy flaws that come from the production line that get over looked at inspection. Never seen this one though. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericfitforbattle Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Does the dirt and grime seem to be pressed into the vinyl, it is possible that this was a manufacturing flaw. It is possible that when the record was cooling after the press, that this grease and dirt fell on the record and was cooled into the grooves. I have seen many crazy flaws that come from the production line that get over looked at inspection. Never seen this one though. J Yeah could be, but it just looks like regular dirt that just won't go away. And yes, there's a big audible difference, as it pops and cracks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UntitledRecords Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 What record is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 thats a beautiful record. you arent getting whatever that is out, though. i think its probably pressed in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericfitforbattle Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Gospel - The Moon is a Dead World ... one of my all-time favorite records and very hard to find, so it's pretty sad that this copy is so wrecked. Guess I need another copy of this after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UntitledRecords Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Gospel - The Moon is a Dead World ... one of my all-time favorite records and very hard to find, so it's pretty sad that this copy is so wrecked. Guess I need another copy of this after all. I know what that feels like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviex2shoes Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Is it IN the record? Does it make an audible difference? If there's not change in sound, who cares? You're supposed to listen to records, not look at them. Also, spraying a bunch of stuff onto it is a sure fire way to damage a record. Gospel - The Moon is a Dead World ... one of my all-time favorite records and very hard to find, so it's pretty sad that this copy is so wrecked. Guess I need another copy of this after all. But what does it SOUND like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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