Wounded record. Tee cut solution?

[Ik001]

Hi Anyone?

As a small time record collector who finds that mending “wounded” records very therapeutic, (i.e. do tend to play them rather than drool over the condition) I was just wondering if anyone has used Tee cut?.

Bought a rather badly marked Tommy Navarro for a pittance but is really badly marked (see photo). It does play through okay but with constant bacon and egg frying background noise.

Have lightly sanded down the bumps but thought a tee cut then wood glue might help.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

In Advance

Ian

Edited May 5, 2017 by ik001

[ajb]

sorry for my ignorance, but what would you be doing with the wood glue? 

[Ik001]

The wood glue removes the ingress from the grooves. A well known method but not to yourself evidently. (loads of you tube links to this method by the way).

[ajb]

interesting, thank you 

[Sutty]

I know someone who t-cut his sales. They looked great but sounded like total sh*t   and I got a full refund. Ok if you're pulling a one way sales scam but not if you want to actually listen to them,

 

cheers Sutty

Edited May 6, 2017 by Sutty

[Stompingsevens]

Use a Loricraft record cleaning machine, if you can't afford one then make friends with someone who can. This is (IMHO) the finest cleaning unit on the market. Anything you put into the grooves of a record you then have to get out again, this unit uses a great Vacuum system which works very well and is also sturdily built, I have had my unit for 20+ years and never had a problem, I have cleaned many thousands of records on it which when you break down what it cost me back then (£350ish) makes it a bargain. I got it direct from the Guy who builds them but do not have his contact details. The use of T-cut sounds insane...........! Also wood glue.........?? They both must leave heavy chemical residue in the grooves which must impair the sound and also effect the stylus. Also, remember when using alcohol to clean records you must let the grooves dry thoroughly before playback as the alcohol can effect the glue which attaches the stylus, this will effect playback and can cause the stylus to fail.

 

Affect or effect? I bunked off school a lot!

[Woodbutcher]

Starting at £1399.00 these days ... 

https://loricraftinternetshop.co.uk/

[Ik001]

Just now, WoodButcher said:

Starting at £1399.00 these days ... 

https://loricraftinternetshop.co.uk/

Well I don't think Tommy is worth that so maybe a tee cut try?

[Henrun]

PVA when done right can be very effective. It won't deal with scratches but will lift out crap from the grooves and doesn't leave anything behind. You end up with a negative of the record on the dried PVA.

I wouldn't touch tcut. It'll clean the surface but that is not where the grooves are. All you would do is move the crap from the surface to the grooves which can't help anything. 

Works a treat on the GP though!

[Tobytyke]

The machine cleans 7,10,12 and 16 inch records. what does a 16inch record look like . ive never seen or read about them.

[Steve S 60]

4 hours ago, Stompingsevens said:

Use a Loricraft record cleaning machine, if you can't afford one then make friends with someone who can. This is (IMHO) the finest cleaning unit on the market. Anything you put into the grooves of a record you then have to get out again, this unit uses a great Vacuum system which works very well and is also sturdily built, I have had my unit for 20+ years and never had a problem, I have cleaned many thousands of records on it which when you break down what it cost me back then (£350ish) makes it a bargain. I got it direct from the Guy who builds them but do not have his contact details. The use of T-cut sounds insane...........! Also wood glue.........?? They both must leave heavy chemical residue in the grooves which must impair the sound and also effect the stylus. Also, remember when using alcohol to clean records you must let the grooves dry thoroughly before playback as the alcohol can effect the glue which attaches the stylus, this will effect playback and can cause the stylus to fail.

 

Affect or effect? I bunked off school a lot!

Affect.

[Woodbutcher]

59 minutes ago, tobytyke said:

The machine cleans 7,10,12 and 16 inch records. what does a 16inch record look like . ive never seen or read about them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_disc