The premise in all this is that plastic vinyl is very resistant to glue adhesion. Wood glue being predominantly made up of polyvinyl acrylate and is a close cousin to polyvinyl chloride (LPs) so they get on well together without any plasticising transfers – at least, for the short run. When they do come apart, gobs of junk caught in the grooves throughout the ages lifts off with the glue.
jeffn said:Mmmm, maybe you can 'play' the glue once removed as a kind of COPY.
Was the glue called "LP-Copy" by any chance?[/QUOTE]
I wonder. Peaks would become troughs, it would be as if you were playing the peak of the ridge between the groove. There's modulation there (you can see it in the photo), a high riding stylus would pick up something, but what? A kind of audio negative? But wouldn't you have to run the turntable in reverse? In stereo, one channel would be one revolution ahead of the other but in mono, what would it sound like; what would you hear?....................... Jim.
The glue should just peel up. The first post detailed adding "tabs" to the edge of the record to give you a handle for starting the peel. It was also suggested to add a layer of paper as the glue begins to dry to help it come off in one piece.rulerboyz said:Not sure if anyone covered it here yet or not. How do you take off the layer of glue without scratching the record?
rulerboyz said:I don't think I will trying this again. After 16 hours of drying, some glue still stuck to the vinyl. The record sounds worse than before. I put it on for just a few seconds to test and then quickly put the record away.
:nono: Patience, grasshopper. If the glue does not completely cure, it will leave a thin residue (and possibly some thicker areas) on the vinyl. Get it back out, give it another coat, and put it in a warm, dry room.rulerboyz said:I did not wait long enough for the record to become completely transparent, I think that might have been the key.
rulerboyz said:It says on the bottle "Gorilla Glue" :stupid: ...just kidding
No it says: Elmer's Carpenter's Glue.
"A fast grabbing, fast-setting, super-strenght glue formulated especially for vinyl record enthusiasts with way too much time on their hands, who are searching for for a novel way to clean their vinyl records."
Warning: The above statement has not been evaluated for accuracy by the FDA.
There's no best before date that I can tell. I did not wait long enough for the record to become completely transparent, I think that might have been the key.
What temperature is it in your part of the world?
Combwork said:jeffn said:Mmmm, maybe you can 'play' the glue once removed as a kind of COPY.
Was the glue called "LP-Copy" by any chance?[/QUOTE]
I wonder. Peaks would become troughs, it would be as if you were playing the peak of the ridge between the groove. There's modulation there (you can see it in the photo), a high riding stylus would pick up something, but what? A kind of audio negative? But wouldn't you have to run the turntable in reverse? In stereo, one channel would be one revolution ahead of the other but in mono, what would it sound like; what would you hear?....................... Jim.
I tried this........ I heard "BPC is dead.......... I am the Walrus".