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Strange film on new records.

I have three records in my collection that were purchased new, but have a strange sticky film on them that I cannot seem to be able to clean off. This film appears like it is melted onto the surface. Iā€™ve tried alcohol solution, tergitol, scrubbing, ultrasonic. Each cleaning seems to reduce this film, but it still remains. When I have tried to play them, they gum up the stylus. Does anyone maybe know what this film is, and more importantly, how to clean it off?
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uberwaltz
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Don't get me wrong Mijo, I certainly would be interested in the results, heck I may give it a try this week on some older records just out of curiosity.
Being in Florida we have the weather šŸ˜ŽšŸ˜Ž.

I suspect that the label would not survive but what the heck, you never know.

Time to fire up the Honda pressure washer....
totem395
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I've used a product made to remove "mold release" from plasticsĀ 
and other materials.

Referred to as an adhesion promotor sold in anĀ aerosol can. Ā 

Proceed with caution although I have sprayed it lightly on a test record seemed ok althoughĀ it did not react well on certain Acrylics.

yaluaka
37 posts
 
You could try wood glue. There is a YouTube on cleaning records with wood glue and my friends in the collector vinyl world do use this method. If you have a record cleaning machine, there are a variety of solvents sold for different issues that you then wipe off with the machine.Ā 
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sejodiren
192 posts
 
Have you tried 'Dawn'?Ā 
benjie
327 posts
 
@politics_junkie

I have had the same problem with a few new records. I tried everything that you have as stated above including steam. It is a pressing defect and it can not be fixed or removed. Return the records and get new ones.
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