Follow up re polish on LP surface

Posted by Salectric (A) on July 25, 2016 at 06:24:06

A week or so ago I posted a question regarding a possible substance like a polish applied to used records by some Ebay sellers. In my case, I am pretty sure it was not the seller who applied the substance and he gave me a refund in any case. However, I wanted to follow up my original comment by saying that there was definitely something on the record because I noticed a few days later that my stylus had accumulated an unusual amount of gunk and loose hairs which did not come off completely with my usual dry brush routine. And I was getting some distortion on records I knew were not distorted. Fortunately, I was able to get rid of the mess by brushing the stylus with some denatured alcohol. I don't normally use any wet cleaners on my stylus and I am especially cautious about alcohol, but in this case it did the trick.

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Topic - Follow up re polish on LP surface - Salectric 06:24:06 07/25/16 (18)

RE: "I am especially cautious about alcohol" - 1973shovel 17:36:52 07/25/16 (12)

Magic Eraser is the best I have used to clean.... - Cougar 13:23:16 07/26/16 (11)

RE: Magic Eraser was first recommended about 15 years ago - Jeff Starr 20:11:48 07/28/16 (0)

I agree - 1973shovel 13:40:28 07/26/16 (9)

RE: I agree - Salectric 05:54:14 07/27/16 (8)

RE: " occasional reports of it damaging the stylus" - 1973shovel 01:43:54 07/28/16 (0)

The trick is... - Lew 07:06:00 07/27/16 (6)

Pay attention to Lew - M3 lover 09:57:40 07/27/16 (5)

I like your new Thelonius Monk quote - Lew 10:26:36 07/27/16 (4)

RE: Monk quote - M3 lover 10:29:51 07/28/16 (3)

RE: Monk quote - Jeff Starr 19:58:02 07/28/16 (2)

RE: Monk's chapeaus - M3 lover 10:47:53 07/29/16 (1)

RE: Monk's chapeaus - Jeff Starr 15:04:44 07/29/16 (0)

Did you notice any odd smell when the LP was pulled.... - Cougar 07:30:12 07/25/16 (3)

RE: Did you notice any odd smell when the LP was pulled.... - daleda 12:38:26 07/26/16 (0)

RE: Did you notice any odd smell when the LP was pulled.... - bcowen 17:26:38 07/25/16 (0)

RE: Did you notice any odd smell when the LP was pulled.... - Salectric 07:49:51 07/25/16 (0)

RE: Follow up re polish on LP surface - Dave Garretson 06:50:33 07/25/16 (0)

Follow up re polish on LP surface

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