Remove Cracks From Vinyl Records

This may not fix the scratch but it can help remove any surface debris from your vinyl.

Remove cracks from vinyl records.

Make sure you are extremely gentle when rolling the record in the glue and take extra care not to get the glue in the groves. Rinse the brush with distilled water once you start to see dirt and lint gathering on the bristles. This tutorial will instruct you on how to remove 3m invisible paint protection film that has become brittle over the years and does not peel off in nice easily manageable strips. Use light pressure and long strokes when brushing.

With a few easily attainable tools and a lot of patience one can make take the film off making it look like it was never there. Take your time when cleaning with a toothpick and be careful not to scratch other areas of your record. Where the crack is roll this part of the vinyl into the super glue at a vertical angle like below. A good habit is to give our records a quick dry clean with a carbon fiber brush before every play.

Place a clean soft towel or sheet on top of a table or clean hard surface and lay your record on top. Brush the vinyl record very carefully with the toothbrush. Usually i ve found that the default threshold values work fine most of the time but feel free to play around wih them a bit to get the sound you desire. To remove pop clicks from the entire recording you can do this by pressing ctrl a or select all from the edit menu.

A carbon fiber brush is the best tool to remove dust and particles from our records.