There's nothing worse than dropping a mint copy of an album onto the floor as it hits something on the way down. You can attempt to clean it up; but usually it will never sound the same. Just go on Ebay and purchase a new sealed album, many are available. Or, you can go to Discogs and purchase a nice used one. Good luck!
Vinyl Repair?
Last night my wife was putting on our near mint condition original Tusk pressing and proceeded to drop it. In the process of catching it, she put a pretty good gouge into the first 2 songs, resulting in healthy pops I'd like to eliminate if possible. I’ve checked out a couple of YouTube vids on how to fix, but figured I’d trust people here to truly know. Seems like my options are 1) Put weight on needle and hope that somehow regrooves it (also seems like no one here is going to advocate for using your stylus in this manner) 2) the toothpick trick which seems to get good reviews and 3) some sort of 1500 grit sandpaper which seems insane.
Any advice pre divorce?