I have a £500 record that is in M- condition except for some dry/hardened glue on the run in. It had been kept in an paper sleeve that had been sellotaped along the bottom. The record has picked up a small amount of the glue, not much, the record can still be cued up carefully. What's the best way to remove the glue.

Edited September 13, 20168 yr by Kegsy

  On 13/09/2016 at 09:45, Kegsy said:

I have a £500 record that is in M- condition except for some dry/hardened glue on the run in. It had been kept in an paper sleeve that had been sellotaped along the bottom. The record has picked up a small amount of the glue, not much, the record can still be cued up carefully. What's the best way to remove the glue.

I've only had to do this once, I used warm/hot water and soap with extreme patience, good luck.

if its styrene use chris's method, if its vinyl meths / surgical spirit should do the trick

  On 13/09/2016 at 10:32, trev thomas said:

if its styrene use chris's method, if its vinyl meths / surgical spirit should do the trick

Don't have either, would Turps/white spirit be as good ?.

Always found good old can of petrol lighter fluid has the ability to remove sticker glue residue painlessly? Good luck.

Maybe 'Sticky Stuff Remover' ..... I've used it for removing price tag stickers on labels etc and works wonderfully .... It's about £5 from Amazon .... If not the other suggestions should do it

Andy

Thanks for the replies lads, will try a couple tomorrow, after testing on a C&W record !!!!!!!!.

  On 13/09/2016 at 12:42, Kegsy said:

Thanks for the replies lads, will try a couple tomorrow, after testing on a C&W record !!!!!!!!.

I always find Nitric Acid is best for C&W records

In my daughter's arts and crafts studio she soaks all her glue brushes in hand sanitiser.  It's probably the alcohol in it that dissolves the glue, so that may be worth a try.  A small bottle costs less than £1.  Just brush it on to the affected area.

  On 13/09/2016 at 09:45, Kegsy said:

I have a £500 record that is in M- condition except for some dry/hardened glue on the run in. It had been kept in an paper sleeve that had been sellotaped along the bottom. The record has picked up a small amount of the glue, not much, the record can still be cued up carefully. What's the best way to remove the glue.

Give you a fiver for it 

Petrol lighter fluid on cellotape marks , best thing there is for spirit type glues.

Dx

  On 13/09/2016 at 13:32, Chris L said:

Give you a fiver for it 

Well that's probably 3 quid more than our friend Mr Bentley would offer, plus he would expect free shipping.

  On 13/09/2016 at 13:44, DaveNPete said:

Petrol lighter fluid on cellotape marks , best thing there is for spirit type glues.

Dx

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_restoration

Hi, have a read of this, interesting info about record cleaning and  limescale from using undid tolled water. 

I always used isopropyl alcohol myself. Amazing stuff! 

Thanks 

Brian

  On 13/09/2016 at 10:32, trev thomas said:

if its styrene use chris's method, if its vinyl meths / surgical spirit should do the trick

Tested meths on a C&W record everything looks fine, trouble is the record now plays in the style of a pub singer !!!!!

  On 26/09/2016 at 11:49, Kegsy said:

Tested meths on a C&W record everything looks fine, trouble is the record now plays in the style of a pub singer !!!!!

country and western normally does sound like that