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Title: Paint on 78 Post by: Larry on February 04, 2016, 02:29:35 pm Has anyone ever had a 78 RPM record with small amounts of paint on them? I have one and it has a few drops of paint on it. Wondering if Goo Gone would eat the old shellac records. Any suggestions?
Title: Re: Paint on 78 Post by: jholmgren on February 04, 2016, 02:57:36 pm Try turpentine, if its an old 78 it probably isn't latex paint. Definitely No shellac! Goo Gone 'should' be fine, but best to test it first if possible.
Here's a thread with some other options to try: http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/can-i-remove-paint-from-a-record.324679/ Jim Title: Re: Paint on 78 Post by: BeaYoung on February 04, 2016, 06:36:12 pm Sorry to be off topic... Someone spilled white-out on my brand new laptop today.... :darn: Goo Gone pretty much melted the plastic! Better buy a record that you don't care about to test on...
Title: Re: Paint on 78 Post by: Creighton on February 04, 2016, 10:38:01 pm Hot water should do the trick. Solvents will be a bad thing on 78's.
Creighton Title: Re: Paint on 78 Post by: ajf5577 on February 05, 2016, 12:21:10 am I'd certainly try whatever your going to use on a similar record first, Hopefully one that's already trashed.
It also depends on the material, which depends upon the year of the record. The link posted above was certainly informative. Title: Re: Paint on 78 Post by: Larry on February 05, 2016, 07:12:47 am Tried Goo Gone, Naptha, and hot water. Hot soapy water, a tooth pick, and a baby toothbrush did the trick. Now I'll let it dry and then try it tonight. Naptha and Goo Gone took some of the sheen off in the two areas that I tried. I wouldn't recommend either of them.
There were ten spots on the record. Title: Re: Paint on 78 Post by: BeaYoung on February 05, 2016, 10:40:27 am Were you just going for looks or do you hope to be able to play it?
Title: Re: Paint on 78 Post by: Larry on February 07, 2016, 10:08:32 am I wanted to play it and it sounds great. The little worn area I created didn't affect the sound.
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