Paint on 78

[Larry]

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?

[jholmgren]

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

[BeaYoung]

Sorry to be off topic... Someone spilled white-out on my brand new laptop today....  Goo Gone pretty much melted the plastic! Better buy a record that you don't care about to test on...

[Creighton]

Hot water should do the trick. Solvents will be a bad thing on 78's.
Creighton

[ajf5577]

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.

[Larry]

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.

[BeaYoung]

Were you just going for looks or do you hope to be able to play it?

[Larry]

I wanted to play it and it sounds great.  The little worn area I created didn't affect the sound.