dj_dopamine
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Is it possible to fix a scratch on a 12"?
If so how do u go about doing it?
If so how do u go about doing it?
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One thing that that works 75% of the time is to take a straight pin and "work" on the scratch. If it is skipping you have nothing to lose.
You should wash the vinyl with a toothbrush and mild soap. If after scrubbing the record it still skips, keep playing it on the turntable, watching it closely, while trying to find out exactly where the skip is occurring.
Then take the record and under bright light, look to find the problem area. When you do, take a straight pin and slowly work on the scratch by going with the groove. Work on it for awhile and then try playing the record. Lots of times it takes a few attempts to get it to play through. A lot of times there is some residue noise left over at the spot that was worked on.
Now, if it is a perfectly lateral scratch that doesn't cross the groove but runs along inside it, youre out of luck, but once in great while you can fix it.
You should wash the vinyl with a toothbrush and mild soap. If after scrubbing the record it still skips, keep playing it on the turntable, watching it closely, while trying to find out exactly where the skip is occurring.
Then take the record and under bright light, look to find the problem area. When you do, take a straight pin and slowly work on the scratch by going with the groove. Work on it for awhile and then try playing the record. Lots of times it takes a few attempts to get it to play through. A lot of times there is some residue noise left over at the spot that was worked on.
Now, if it is a perfectly lateral scratch that doesn't cross the groove but runs along inside it, youre out of luck, but once in great while you can fix it.
Originally posted by tEkKiD
nope.
once you scratched the groove your fucked.
i've had to replace a few of my records cause of carelessness....
it really sucks when you spent years tracking it down.
Yes, scratching the groove is one of the worst thing you can do next to breaking the record in half...
Those types of scratches are the hardest to see too. You've got to be extra careful when record shopping to make sure the dupe before you didn't push down on the needle.
funkNstyle
TRIBE Member
I've got quite a few records that sit in the back of my box cuz they have scratches along the groove.... Half of them i didnt even do!!! 
Vinyl is just way too fragile for stupid fuckin customs agents to be handling. Bastards!
Jonny
Vinyl is just way too fragile for stupid fuckin customs agents to be handling. Bastards!
Jonny