Hi. It really depends what is causing the problem. If it is a hardened piece of matter then that's one thing and if large enough, can be removed with your fingernail (gently). If it is a scratch then trying to rectify it yourself may cause further damage and you may have to take the disc to a specialist disc restorer but I would imagine they are thin on the ground these days. If it is matter, then to use water will only turn any dust in the grooves into sludge and when dried out and hardened make the Disc quality worse. I would suggest you go to a Hi-Fi Store and get a cleaning kit. Many years ago when I used vinyl I used a disc cleaner called "Discwasher" This was a high quality wet clean with specially formulated cleaning fluid and a brush that removed any residue from the grooves. If these are still available or something like it. it will gradually soften the piece of matter and eventually dissolve it and it will be removed. Under no circumstances use water. I speak here from experience. Walter.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Randy Tijerina Sent: 04 September 2007 22:55 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: removing scratches from a record here's the thing though, what do i use to clean it. can i use just plain water? or alcohol. Randy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ball" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:49 PM Subject: Re: removing scratches from a record > try cleaning the spot on the record or try running a finger nail through > the > gruve to see if you can remove the scratch. Making the tone arm lighterr > will sometimes get you over the hump. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Randy Tijerina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 2:40 PM > Subject: removing scratches from a record > > > Friends, i sincerely apologize if this is the wrong place to ask this. > I'm going to give it a shot. > How do you remove visible scratches from a record? > let's say that you are playing the record. Ok? > now, towards the middle of it, it gets stuck. > is there any way to do this without doing any harm to the record at all? > i'd appreciate your help. Randy. > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
