So I’ve been a digital DJ for about a year now, and have always wanted vinyl. And last week when I found a post on craigslist for a technic 1200 MK2, m-44 needle, and case for $350 I couldn’t stop myself from buying it.
The only problem is that the case has stickers covering it, lol. And the 1200 has some scratches near the needle and around a few edges. I’ll attach some pictures for your viewing pleasure.
Is there anything I can do about either of these circumstances?? That looks professional and won’t destroy anything.
Thats what I figured but didn’t know if there was a specific product people use or stickers or whatever…the pitch works, a little bit of resistance when moving up but no to bad.
That TT has been knocked about a bit! It would probably benefit from a full service.
The stickers shouldn’t be a problem. Just take a hairdryer to the case, and SLOWLY peel each sticker back. You’ll probably need to give it a good wash after. Use a scrubber that will take off any left over sticker, but NOT scratch the actual case.
A bit of turpentine or white spirit will completely remove the stickers with no trace, just pour a bit on a cloth and rub them away, try and remove what you can of the top layer first to make it a bit easier possibly with a hairdryer as Patch has suggested.
You could strip it and repaint with your own color scheme if you’re feeling daring. You can get some caig lube to loosen up the fader a bit too (only use a drop or two). You should take it to get serviced, looks like it has seen quite a bit of use (not necessarily a bad thing).
I personally wouldn’t use as strong a solvent as that, there’s more chance of damaging the paint work. Lighter fluid works perfectly, just on a bit of toilet paper; I use it for cleaning pretty much every surface when I repair cameras as it basically dissolves grime and glue but leaves the material underneath untouched.
An alternative to repainting might be Plasti-Dip, which is basically spray-on vinyl; peels off easily if you want to revert to stock later on.
If you want that deck looking nice, strip it down, sand all the metal parts, and give it a piano black finish. While your at it, new blue LEDs, and a full cleaning of the dots around the platter. You can turn it around and sell it for profit if you do it right, and put that $$ towards newer decks. Or keep the piece of art you just refurbished.
Do you guys really do this or are you just messing around? Please don’t do this, unless you have something sticky on the record that you can’t get off otherwise. If you do use it, follow up by washing the record with distilled water and a light detergent (or Discwasher or something made for records). Lighter fluid will leave them glossy looking but I’d be worried that it would eat through the vinyl. It’s probably a good way to remove the label so you can’t tell which record is which if that’s your thing.
Lighter fluid won’t eat through vinyl, it’s not strong enough. Plus it evaporates in seconds, which is why it’s so useful for cleaning stuff with. Water leaves a residue - even distilled water - and collects dust and particles from the air, leaving them deposited on the surface. Lighter fluid evaporates before anything has a chance to settle.
Think I’m gunna do this over the summer, when you say give it a piano black finish, what would I use? I’m sure there’s a thread on here for doing it so no worries if you don’t know I’ll figure it out.
Thanks everyone for contributing here, much appreciated!
