Anyone had a record with a dull patch like the bit circled in the image above? Can anything be done to improve it (some kind of buffing or something)? There is an audible difference when the needle crosses it.
I kept it because the seller was really good and heavily refunded the costs (and I couldn't be bothered to return it) but would love to try to reduce the hiss for the first 20 secs or so on the track.
Is it also warped? Was it in a pvc inner sleeve? Looks like it’s most probably been crushed/compressed in that area? Probably not much you can do if so. Have you used a basic spray/cloth cleaner on it to see if that makes any difference?
No, not warped and was in a cardboard sleeve. I'll give it a go with a cloth and some vinyl cleaner and see how it goes.
It almost looks like something has been spilt on it at some point
Anyone had a record with a dull patch like the bit circled in the image above? Can anything be done to improve it (some kind of buffing or something)? There is an audible difference when the needle crosses it.
I kept it because the seller was really good and heavily refunded the costs (and I couldn't be bothered to return it) but would love to try to reduce the hiss for the first 20 secs or so on the track.