How to get skips out of vinyl?

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pearlzepfan
pearlzepfan Posts: 456
edited December 2007 in Technical Stuff and Help
??????

is there any way? thanks
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  • prytocorduroy
    prytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    I don't think there is but I'd love to know a way if one exists.
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Sometimes its just because of dust.......you can buy a soft brush to clear the vinyl........there is a way of washing them too but u would have to find the right directions for it
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  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    I have not heard of any way, try some groove glide a spray cleaner, it may help

    other than that I think the solution is buy a new one
  • even flow?
    even flow? Posts: 8,066
    You can take a look at the vinyl under a good light and see if there is anything stuck to it at the spot where the skip takes place and then try and pick it off. If you can't see anything, then just keep playing the record and hope it works its way out. Other then that you are out of luck if it is a scratch. Good luck with it.
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  • ScotInAmsterdam
    ScotInAmsterdam Posts: 1,004
    They aren't bugs, they are features.... you're own special character on your own personal copy. Unless it's a god awful 1 inch long one in which case there's no turning back, it's new vinyl or skip the track.
  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    That's one of the main reasons that vinyl isn't sold any longer. It is very sensitive and when it's damaged it's pretty much history. :)
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  • ScotInAmsterdam
    ScotInAmsterdam Posts: 1,004
    but at least when it's damaged it's only one track, as opposed to a CD where damage is fairly random. I've ruined a lot more CD's than I have vinyl. And the vinyl I have damaged is localised to one track. Rock burns on an Alice in chains vinyl album affect only one track, where as chinese food spilt on a Jane's Addiction CD and left to dry affect the whole album.(I'm speaking purely hypothetically of course)
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    I do not recommend this but....

    I remember as a young kid we would stack penny's on the tone arm to weigh it down more and then the needle would play through some of those skips. However, all that did was wear deeper grooves into the records. But as kids, what did we care?
  • Lost_Clay
    Lost_Clay Posts: 1,085
    buy a second copy & put your original up on the wall :)
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    I can't speak for the rest of the Aussies but some of us skips wouldn't be parted from our vinyl! ;) Just ask Cheryl or Ferret! :p:D
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Jeanie wrote:
    I can't speak for the rest of the Aussies but some of us skips wouldn't be parted from our vinyl! ;) Just ask Cheryl or Ferret! : p : D

    LMFAO chica!! :D:D

    and if cheryl or ferret dont know, then chook is sure to ;):D
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    catefrances wrote:
    LMFAO chica!! :D:D


    FINALLY!! :D Someone that gets it!! ;):p
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