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Any of those people who lost their minds with this technique are complete idiots. Keep your dumb-ass comments to yourself if you don’t understand the concept of what’s going on here. It’s an EXPERIMENT you morons! The record was trashed to begin with. This is NOT an instructional video meant to influence anyone! This is an idea being shared. I applaud this guy’s efforts to take the initiative to try something different no matter how strange it may seem. You know what? I’m willing to bet NONE of the commercial record cleaning products out there were not put on the market without a lot of trial, error, and testing in order to make “crazy” ideas come to life. In my opinion, this video is an act of brilliance!

I can't believe this !!! By the time you have bought all the products used, it would be cheaper to buy a replacement copy of the record. I did notice that the cartridge fitted to the deck appears to be a ceramic similar to that on a CROSLEY . It would be interesting to hear the results when the record was played on a high end turntable with a MC CARTRIDGE. I have been collecting records for nearly all of my life, my parents getting me started before I was 5 years old and would NEVER use anything like this to clean my records. 😂😂😂

It sounds like music by the fire so what's wrong with that?

It was a trashed record that Bruce took the time to show us a method he used to fix the issues. Bravo to you sir! I don’t understand why people feel the need to be rude or hate on a service you just provided that I find fascinating. You did what many are too afraid to do and I commend you for it. Thank you!

Craziest thing I've ever seen but it seems like it worked for him. I'd be very worried about the polishing compound effects on my stylus.

Great jaunty tune you were playing 👍👍👍

Excellent work my friend.

Just one mention, I always clean a vinyl *before* putting it on a turntable. Aside of that, hats off!

Well, at least it doesn't skip and go into a loop...What should you do in this case?

It is the most incredible method I have ever seen to fix an LP. I was able to make my Iron Bitterfly album, which was literally a mess, look like new. And now it's like it came from the factory, I owe you my life brother

I don't know. I'd like to see what an engineer thinks of this. The crackles are gone, but it also sounds slightly muffled. If I found crackles intolerable, I wouldn't waste my time with vinyl. (As it happens, I listen to the lps I brutalized as a child)

WOW!

I wonder if Mr Clean Magic Eraser would have the right combination of abrasive to polish out the scratches. Thank you for the info.

I'm glad this worked for you, but I'm not comfortable about getting sandpaper to a vinyl record... What about a Jet Wash? Secure record on sponge surface? Purge out the grooves with high pressure water?

1-Did you use Sandalphon type of sanding paper to begin with...? If you didn't , no matter what ''mechanical'' issues you hope to take care of with the much touted digital revolution's ''improvements'' or what not, you aren't going to enjoy , for its UNfixable tracks , those analog great sounds of old, as Jonah's playing on the background, that most likely you yourself never heard live.. 2-Still yours is the choice to listen to Jonah, , and to the man backing him up. Him of the blue gaze playing the right notes , for after all it's you who's pimping up your whole set up. 3-...Shema and heed, mi boy and company; down the sweet middle in the groovy key of Truth and life. ''Let Francisco know..."

Is it Turtle Wax 52873 ? Can someone tell me please what diamond paste exactly?

If you can afford a LASER Turntable.....get one....and all that cleaning will not be necessary

Wow, watched the whole video spellbound (cringing at moments) but I have to admit that it sure resulted in one quiet record. Hats off to you for your courage in experimenting with this technique, because I doubt I would have had the guts to work this out myself.

For 50 years now I've been washing them with Luke warm water dish soap and a soft tooth brush. Never figured out how to fix scratches.

TY for that demonstration!

Have you tried ultrasonic cleaning?

If I take any new vinyl and treat it like shown in the video, I would get the same results. Of course, if I published the video backwards.

OMG I lost it with sandpaper lol. But then I was thinking I see what hes doing. Then the googone omg I dont think I could do that with mine. I do stuff and it never works out lol. If I posted this in one of my groups on Fb omg the comments I would get from the hifi ones o man. But it did work from what he did.

Personally I would not put all that weight on the stylus and cartridge it will damage the stylus and record just adjust your Ballance weight on the back of your tone arm correctly and the anti skate I am not a collector I was a mobile DJ in the 70 s and worked with vinyl records that was all we had I never had to many problems with them that is just my personal opinion and experience everyone has a different idea

Great video Bruce. I've used 2000 grit wet sanding paper before, it does work. I scrolled thru a lot of comments and didn't find an answer for what I was wondering about. A couple questions though if you don't mind. What grit diamond paste did you use and what did you use as the applicator?

Wow I am so glad I found this post. I have my dad's record collection which hold incredible sentimental value. As a child I am sure I was responsible for causing some of those scratches 🙄 I look forward to trying out your methods to make them playable once more...cheers!

I watched this video finally found it again. It's a good restore video. I was only afraid of goo gone because it's a solvent I messed up an album like that once everything else makes sense.

I was wondering if there was such a thing as a regfooving needle that you could use on the record player

What is the location

Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this video ;)

Impressive. But what about skips?

Would you recommend this for 78rpm records as well or would any of these products do damage or the actual acetate or material they used back then?

Interesting but can’t see it worth it unless it’s so rare and this is the only chance

Are you sure that using sand paper helps removing the scratches and it fixes the sound? Because i bought a used record and it has a scratch on it and whenever the stylus goes over the scratch it makes a popping sound.

Man your doing it all wrong

Late to the game her so I will consider myself fortunate if I get e reply. First off thank you for the education and sharing your experience with us. I have some older albums (nearly 50 YO or more) that have what I'd describe as spider web scratches. The pops and clicks are bad and make the record nearly UN-listenable. I've cleaned with a Record Dr and ultrasonic with little improvement. What can be done?

Bruce, you utilized some very unconventional methods of restoring records...I would try these extreme measures on a hard to find record to make it playable...great video!

"Technology has improved a lot since the start of the digital revolution. " ...and none of it matters in this instance.

I have a quicker solution I line up about 20 albums, I Then get the Henry out & hoover them. They play rubbish but at least they look clean. A bugger when they suction to the hoover brush tho.

You lost us at the power washer. Why not add an ultrasonic cleaner too. 😂

The only unfair thing about this comparison is when you play the record the needle dig out a decent amount of crap the first past through so I would do that first at least for the portion I’m going to test or if you clean them and it doesn’t get all the junk out the needle sure as heck job to collect it for you

That weight is a bit extra extra. Bet you can crank the bass real high

Not only enjoyed but have to say bravo!!! That was amazing . I have a lot of questions lol.

This was horrifying. I don't consider myself a record douche but... polishing compound?!?!?!?!?!

This means well but is a terrible idea. There's no denying it sounds fine now. But that's only a tiny part of the issue. Long term this is HORRIBLE. Using sandpaper on a record is dreadful, not so much what it does to the vinyl directly, but more than that. When you play a record, the vinyl actually heats up and softens very briefly (due to the pressures involved). This is why when you have dust or detritus in the groove, it sticks there. So imagine what the residue sand you can't see is doing. And also guess what that stuck detritus from the sandpaper does to a stylus. Wears it out in record time (no pun intended). Furthermore, NEVER use stuff like googone on a record. It might look sparkly clean but you're leaving residue on there. This is why when you clean a record you should only use distilled water with a drop of something like isoprop or a wetting agent to break the skin of the water. So sorry, he means well but he's not understanding the issues properly. Oh and never use a carbon fibre brush like that with pressure. It should be held lightly over the record. This video serves as a great informative video on what NEVER to do.

Great “save”. Worth all the effort 👍

Great

Hello Bruce, Thanks for posting the very cool video! I'm inspired to try your techniques, what a great approach to salvaging scratched records. Could you please share what material you are using for the polishing pad? Again, thanks!

Can’t Believe you sanded and car polished the record