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Damn Dropped a 45 now its got a crack affecting first 30 secs or so : Any solutions it plays with a noticeable Click : Any tried and tested solutions ?

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If you can sacrifice the flip......find some very thin but rigid plastic, cut it to about 90% the size of the 45 and with a thin layer of Araldite, glue it onto the flipside. I did this with a Billy Thompson a few weeks ago and it plays perfect.

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yes flip can be sacrificed no probs ! Second person to suggest the razor blade Dave , few options to try but only one chance ! lol Cheers Lads !

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1st thing chicken is to make sure you can get it to play fine on the main side and then try one of the said tips :lol:

Then let us all know the outcome.

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Guest enchantedrythm
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sell them to me cheap-condition is of no importance --

im a '180 degree Rod Shard'

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All of these solutions appear to fu*k the B side up, many decades ago I bought a James Barnett on Fame from Soul Bowl that had been super glued on the flip but JA didn't mention that - funny eh! If you are able to align the crack up so that it isn't audible, heat a needle that's held in a cork and using a magnifying glass I just very gently touch the edge of the disc to weld the end of the crack in place. Admittedly it is better on styrene 45s that have a square section edge.

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If you have a rare record that's cracked, you can do a few things to fix it. If it a vinyl 45 and it's not warped, you can either tape the B side or glue the edge CAREFULLY to make sure the crack is as flat as possible. As far as the needle's concerned, a flattened crack is no worse than a deep scratch.

If it's styrene, then do the same as above, but be careful what kind of glue you use.

I have a couple of cracked records that I've never been able to find a replacement.

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The best repair that I have found if the other side can be sacrifised is to use aluminium tape (you can get it from Maplin) it does not deteriorate over the years, I still have records I repaired using this tape from 20 years ago.

Regards

Paul

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try a cocktail stick before a razor blade, work it into the groves or even play it with the cocktail stick, by rotating the deck.

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