What's everyone trick for scratches on records?

[AnthonyA1971]

How does everyone (who DJ's/has turntables) lessen the bad effect of a scratch...assuming it is not too deep? I put a little of petrolium jelly over the scratch. It seems to fill it in pretty well. Depending on the depth of the scratch, it will either "cure" it or lessen the noise made from it......So, what's your personal cure ?? 😛

 

[Kenny Guido]

a penny!

 

[djmatt]

A new record!

DJ MATT

 

[XBklynNyCGyrlX]

A PENNY?????
😕 😕

FOR A SCRATCH????? HMPH!

 

[Putana]

This may sound dumb to ya'll, but I tend to take a paper towel & rub that puppy down, 1st with a wet paper towel & then dry it with (obviously) a dry paper towel & rub the scratch spot really hard like if I'm trying to turn it into a diamond or something! Believe it or not, it worked for a lot of my old records I cherished! 😀

 

[DJ Jiggly]

Yeah BklynNyCGyrl, a penny!!! Put it on top of the headshell so tha needle iz weighted down on tha record!! Also stops tha needle from skippin' across tha record if UR scratchin'!!

L8R
DJ Jiggly

 

[MR.FREESTYLE]

GET A PENCIL AND FILL IN THE SCRATCH WITH THE LEAD I SAVED QUITE A FEW RECORDS WITH THAT TRICK.