Magic Eraser Vinyl Records

And yes it sounds as horrible as it looks.

Magic eraser vinyl records.

I have to say i m quite impressed with using the wet magic eraser on some of my cracklier lp s it has done a really nice job of cleaning up the nastier crackle on the couple of lp s i tried it on obviously doesn t do anything for deeper scratches but seems to work well on the surface stuff. I seem to have a bit of a problem with distortion on 70 of the records in my collection so i thought maybe that the magic eraser would help. For my contribution to this thread i ll choose. The magic eraser is a fine product but in my opinion not for records.

I suppose with trashed records it won t make a difference. You should see some of the crap it pulls off the needle when i play my 78s. For you records be my guest. For mine no way.

Permalink 3 4k 5 1k 480. Mjpinla mar 19 2016 4. It s much too abrasive. Magic erasers can be well magic.

I m just saying it sort of you know defies logic. Once a week is a good start to cleaning the stylus this may need to be increased depending on how often you play your records. The magic eraser material is much stronger than vinyl you ll basically be sanding your records like you d do on wood with sand paper. I suggest keeping it away from mint and or valuable records wendell.

Maybe a lot of people clean vinyl records with magic erasers. The scratching that will occur is minor compared to damage caused by playing the record dirty or using a felt cleaner. But then a lot of things in the universe of playing recorded music defy logic so maybe that s not necessarily a bad thing. You would need a electron microscope to see any scratches a stylus will not pickup scratches this tiny.

Though the magic eraser will indeed scratch any surface if used hard enough and long enough it is a great tool to clean a vinyl lp. Hi guys i read on the other forums that mr. They are also sometimes able to reduce remove ink from record jackets typically ones with a more glossy type finish. But before you get cleaning here are 10 things you should avoid when using a magic eraser.

Genuine great depression era dirt. Bought 7 pack of magic erasers at kroger the other day for 8 can confirm they re awesome. Rubbing alcohol is also a bad idea especially on styrene 45 s. The stylus will have to be replaced on occasion but in between replacements you can keep it clean with a stylus brush or mr clean magic erasers.