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Wood Glue = Pure Magic

Hello there, ladies and gentleman! I haven't posted anything for a very long time, because I have been pretty busy. To make up for lost time, I'm going to show you today one of the coolest restoration processes I have ever used: Cleaning vinyl records with wood glue. Since my last post, which was over two months ago, I have gotten myself a very nice turntable, a Sherwood PD-701B, which uses an Audio Technica AT91 cartridge. It sounds absolutely FANTASTIC, I sincerely didn't know that vinyl could sound this good. It certainly beats digital, but not reel to reel, in my opinion. Ok, so back to our topic: Wood glue. You may be wondering how on earth could wood glue clean a record. Well, it's pretty simple: By pouring the glue onto the spinning disc, you can fill it's entire surface (and spread it out evenly using a card or something). Then, after 24 hours, when it solidifies, it turns transparent and can be peeled off the disc, taking any dirt that was...