Cleaning Vinyl Records With Wood Glue

[bencheshire]

Your description is incredible! Sounds like youve thought this through more than I have. Chemistry of vinyl and wood glue are same, amazing thought if its true.

[bencheshire]

I would be worried id pull off some of the surface that was supposed to be there. Is it just me or did the record sound heaps more vibrant without glue residue all over it? Id be careful with this method, but still thumbs up, interesting video.

PS, audio is loud and clear on my iphone.

[kwinsky17]

WOW!



[Discozound]

This record would fit great into my hardstyle mix!

[DanFiebiger]

It would have helped a alot if you could have found a way to connect your amp's signal to your computer audio (even if just on one channel, with your camera mike on the other channel) so we can REALLY hear the difference in sound quality before and after your cleaning. (Why can't they make affordable consumer video cameras with audio line and external mike inputs, like any cheap audio tape recorder used to have, so we can make videos with better sound?)

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@fflynnful it's the part of the record with no grooves...or the trail out groove.

[fflynnful]

Please explain what "dead wax" is.

[faddone]

@fflynnful The part of the record that does not contain any grooves. In other words, the part between the label and the song on the record.

[TheFreemanuk]

add a little sugar honeysuckle lamb the makings of you x r i p Curtis x

[paulj0557]

I use an old oralB electric toothbrush. and dish soap, and rinse in warm water. Then spin it a few times and hold it in front of a fan for about 30 seconds each side. That's it, and it's ultra clean with no harm done to the grooves. Now that's vinyl, not 78's. 78's, I don't clean I just play as is. However I do like to listen to my 78's through my old Wurlitzer 5 foot tall 310 dual tube amp w/ a 15'' below & a 12'' facing up into a vibrato rotor that looks like mail box squeezed into a bow tie.

[Knobbyhasagun]

Digital is shit, you have more potential in sound quality with vinyl

[wtf66611]

I sometimes wish vinyl was never invented for music recordings. Instead, digital technology should've been around in 1948.

[saxman1a]

@wtf66611 why? 

[guywalker29]

Best thing out there to clean vinyl or shellac is ALMAY CANDLE WAX REMOVER. Only Almay, no other kind of candle wax remover. Clean your dirty record any way you want and then with a nice piece of soft cloth or paper towel rub around the record with ALMAY CANDLE WAX REMOVER and it takes off tobacco, ALL finger grease and the smallest dirt particles with. Nothing, absolutely nothing cleans records better.

[richhead2011]

The audio on this video is so quiet I can't here what you are saying! Shame cause it looked like a good vid, but nio point if I cant hear you, thats why I gave it the thumbs down! Can you put some closed captions on it or something?

[fancysnake1]

@richhead2011 You shouldn't give a video a bad rating just because you have cheap speakers. It's people like you who give a bad rating on good videos for no good reason.

[kristell9]

In the 70s there was a clear goop you could buy that you would apply on a record and peel off when it dried.

[rocknrollrocks98]

1:12 mmm friing bacon!!!

[marcvie9]

@rocknrollrocks98 haha nice comment

[ajuk1]

Buy a tripod.

[musicismandatory]

@GlassOrchidAftermath Can you explain how you connected your turntable to that Fender Deluxe?.. Im a guitarist first so that'd just be awesome to use an amp for my records as well

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@musicismandatory I went to Radio Shack and got RCA --> 1/4 adapters...plugged them into input 1 and 2. That easy! Cheers!

[musicismandatory]

@GlassOrchidAftermath But won't that ruin the speakers? I was looking up some of this stuff and people said it wouldn't be clear or the amp wouldn't be able to handle the frequency. From what i can tell, yours is working fine? BTW is your amp an actual vintage Tweed Deluxe or a reissue..

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@musicismandatory It's reissue so the clean tone is "cleaner" then it would be say on a Hotrod Deluxe. I've done it before with cheaper amps and tables, and it's hard to get a good sound. My turntable has a gain control for the output so you can choke the signal a bit...so it's not overpowered before you get to the amp (no distortion to the sound). I'm sure a Wah Wah pedal would do more do more damage to the speaker then playing a clean controled turntable signal through it.

[latinng204]

@musicismandatory the only way you will ruin your speakers by plugging a turntable directly into our amp would be when you do not calibrate the gains on your amp and leave them at a higher volume. if you chose to skip the mixer and connect directly to your amp, make sure you treat your amp as a mixer, meaning you would lower the gains completely and start the record... then once the record starts playing, raise the gains to the desired volume.

[InvaderOfYourHeart]

Why titebond II over I??

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@InvaderOfYourHeart  No difference with records. In woodworking II can be used outside more than I can.

[pleasesir]

it should go easier than this

[0000song0000]

2 questions (dont take it bad, i just wanna know):

how do you know that the glue residues wint damage the record?

whats the difference (for this pourpose) on using wood glue and regular glue?

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@0000song0000 Glue and vinyl have a very similar chemical make up so they never really bond together like it would if you were using rubber cement. Wood glue has a faster drying time than white glue. When you pull the glue off of the record (if you do it right) it will pull off in one piece. It's a long process but look at the difference. There is no way that record could have gotten that clean with a wet brush, dry brush combination...plus glue will not give the record a static charge.

[Elshoof]

I would not even want to risk gooing up my stylus playing the Dirty records for a comparison test. The glue reside would certainly do a number on the stylus too.

[RecordCouncil]

I never wanted to try a 45, because many are styrene, not actual vinyl.

[jameshodgetts1997]

What model is your Turntable? It's really nice :)

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@jameshodgetts1997 Numark TTX has a usb port that makes converting vinyl into cd very easy. Thanks for commenting!

[mitch19636]

Wood glue is not designed for restoring Vinyl Records. It should NEVER be used on rare records, or records with musical or cultural significance, as the wood glue is capapble of causing irreparable damage in a number ways.

[PanekPL]

@mitch19636 Nope.

[Trance88]

Very interesting way to clean records! I've found that cleaning records in the sink with soap and water is the easiest and best way to clean records though.

[kmcgill794]

eek i was squinting the whole time!!! haha i hope you havent destroyed any in the process. i might be willing to try on a crap record

[OCfunk4life]

will dis scratch da record if not done correctly?

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@OCfunk4life No unless you scratch with you fingernails while peeling the glue.

[markd514]

@OCfunk4life

dis prolly skrach da rekord if not dun right, but ef ya go to skool, ya kan do its right..lol

[OCfunk4life]

will dis ruin da record?

[TheMadproffesor]

i wud never do this to any of my vinyls its painfull watching , but at the end of the day if u look after them all u will need to do is rub it with an anti static cloth once in a while making the vinyl happy (:

[jks2]

can i use any type of ''white wood glue'' ? i have Bison wood glue in the basement don't know if it works. think i'm gonna try it on a cheap crappy xmas songs record

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@oODjFriendlyOo It doesnt restore the vinyl but it will remove most clicks and pops. If it is a scratch or gouge you are stuck with it...but dust and dirt is removed.

[oODJFriendlyOo]

@GlassOrchidAftermath ok thanx, i will give it a go. Not sure if I can get titebond in the Uk though. But i will try

[oODJFriendlyOo]

Very interesting method. Does it remove ALL pops and clicks like as if brand new? Does it leave any residue?? I am debating whether to buy a professional cleaning machine or just use this method!! Interested to know, thanks

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@oODJFriendlyOo It lifts the dust and dirt. If there is a scratch that is making the click or pop it's not going to do much.

[MrDukeofSoul]

WOW I'M REALLY GONNA TRY THIS SO I HAVE TO USE THE TITEBOND 2 PREMIUM WOOD GLUE IS THAT WHAT YOU RECOMMEND ? THIS VIDEO GOES STRAIGHT TO MY FAVORITES THANKS

[dobyblue]

@MrDukeofSoul Yup, Titebond II does it best, but if you can't find any Elmer's Indoor Carpenter's will do in a pinch.

[booeytutu]

yeah but the problem is that you can never get all of the glue off which is much worse than the scratches and dirt and it can also destroy the needle permanentaly because of the hard plastic clog(s) in the groove ,i would not recomend this one and also don't forget the damage when trying to peel the glue off of the record it's hard not touch the groove while removing the glue (at the start) and worse yet putting more scratches on the record with your fingernail.most records are not that rare.

[jazzzzdude]

Well that looks like a right faff. I use warm soapy water and a clean sponge and then a dry cloth. Then I don't let them get dirty again.

[ConcertPhotographs]

going to try this today!!!!

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@ConcertPhotographs lemme know how it turns out for you!

[ConcertPhotographs]

@GlassOrchidAftermath it work great!! easy to do and great results records look brand new!!!

[curtis8516]

wood ordinary pva glue work (stuff used in schools as its very rubbery)

[speedfamgirl]

@curtis8516 yeah it does work, however i lost the original shile of the vinyl while doing this :(

so i'm not trusting the wood glue method anymore.

[speedfamgirl]

@curtis8516 yes it'll work, but it will make your vinyl records lost it's original shine.

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@speedfamgirl What kind of glue did you use? Compare 0:35 to 5:00. I've never had this method reduce shine.

[speedfamgirl]

@GlassOrchidAftermath maybe because i'm using a no brand wood glue?

we dont have titebond II in our local market here :/

[bshunk01]

Very nice! I saw this as a video reply. This would be a great method for restoring the really beat up records.

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

@bshunk01 It works really well. Honestly you have to try it yourself to really see the results. The video doesn't do it justice how well it was cleaned.

[GlassOrchidAftermath]

I've used both. I find Titebond prem wood glue works the best. White glue doesnt have the same tack as wood glue. Titebond prem is the middle of their line. For me it seems to set a little better.

[CassetteRookie]

Can use Elmers All Purpose Glue instead of the Glue for wood?