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Posted by j�c� on Sep-26-2002 02:07:

scratched records.. solution?

cleaning it isnt helping..
is there anything that can be done to fix it?

Posted by Dj Fred Lamar on Sep-26-2002 17:51:

buy another one......don't think repairing scratched records are like CDs......but some needles play over the scartches good

Posted by DJ-Kuza on Sep-27-2002 18:04:

hold down the cart while playing the record backward through the scratch. It'll fix most scratches.

Posted by j�c� on Sep-28-2002 00:32:

thanks, trying now

Posted by migitymike on Sep-28-2002 00:39:

hey PM me if that works

Posted by DJ LIQUID on Sep-28-2002 00:43:

you could try the "burn thru" method

put the needle a little before the scratched area...then with one hand spin the record as fast as you can right thru...you can also go backwards as well

this will heat up your needle and can fix some damage...hence the name "burn thru"

be careful as it can cause some wear on both the record and your carts....as always...sometimes the better route is to just buy a new vinyl

think of it this way.

$40 for a replacement stylus

or

$10 for a new vinyl

Posted by migitymike on Sep-28-2002 00:50:

yeah sounds like something to try only on strached hard to find rekkids

Posted by DJ Mikey Mike on Sep-28-2002 00:52:

quote:
Originally posted by j�c�
thanks, trying now

be careful with needle i no someone who threaded theres by doing this

Posted by DJ-Kuza on Sep-30-2002 18:03:

yeah, don't hold it down so hard that you scrape your record or that you bend your needle. But the backward burn through works for me.