Quick! Hide your stash! Here comes Terry!
Posted by: Char Wallah on 18 March 2009
One fine day in my odd past I was listening to one of my favourite, ultra-rare, limited edition discs. Jerry Garcia was about half way through his guitar solo and I was about half way through a bag of Monster Munch, when suddenly my old mate Terry pulled up in his car outside the house.
Terry mistakenly fancies himself as a bigger "Dead-Head" than I. Although he does have a better motor than me, I'll give him that.
My friend is as honest as the day is long, but I know if he asked to borrow that particular L.P. I wouldn't see it again! Or maybe it would be returned scratched.
To cut a long story short, I hastily removed the vinyl from the turntable before Terry had the chance to see it and ask to borrow it. In my haste I didn't wipe my fingers, and now have finger marks left on the edge of the platter, which no amount of wiping with a cloth will remove.
Is there any way to remove these finger marks?
My friend prefers salt and vinegar crisps. My preference is for cheese and onion.
Nobby
Posted on: 19 March 2009 by Ewan Aye
I take it that Terry is one of these people that if you said no, you can't borrow it because you'll scratch it or never give it back, he'd end up sneeking it away anyway.
Yeah, I had a couple of friends like that.
Thing is, you can't be listening to stuff like that, getting into it, and having to take it off when Terry comes round because you want to play it and listen to it together. It's better that way. What you need is to put stuff like that onto CD, burn it onto a copy and tell him it's a CD copy you got, then let him borrow that instead.
Funnily enough, my mate like that is called Terry too. You're not talking about Gibbs are you?
the only reason he's got a better car is because he's tight, and the money comes from his mum
Posted on: 19 March 2009 by Ewan Aye
Do what I would have done Nobby. Paint the rim of the turntable with black Hammerite. If you wanted to stick with the Dead-Head vibe, make it purple.
Posted on: 22 March 2009 by neil w
if im reading correct , nobby's asking how to remove marks from the platter . Would duraglit not work ?
Posted on: 22 March 2009 by Diccus62
Neil
I notice your post number is 666, is that relevant

Diccus
Posted on: 22 March 2009 by neil w
Posted on: 22 March 2009 by Adam Meredith
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Originally posted by neil w:
many hours as a youngster cleaning the wheels and chrome on my chopper
surely a very
elaborate Prince Albert.
Posted on: 22 March 2009 by neil w
quote:
Originally posted by Adam Meredith:
quote:
Originally posted by neil w:
many hours as a youngster cleaning the wheels and chrome on my chopper
surely a very
elaborate Prince Albert.
ive seen one of them before , that was enough

Posted on: 22 March 2009 by Diccus62
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Originally posted by neil w:
http://www.edirectory.co.uk/pf/880/mia/d/silvo+duraglit...ing+75ml/pid/6367558 as ive spent many hours as a youngster cleaning the wheels and chrome on my chopper using this wonderfull stuff
regards
neil
I'd have thought you spend more hours in A&E, those handlebars/small front wheel combo were lethal down hill at speed. I came off one going down Archery Rise - think i've still got the skid marks to prove it

Give me a Grifter anytime

Posted on: 22 March 2009 by neil w
quote:
Originally posted by Diccus62:
quote:
Originally posted by neil w:
http://www.edirectory.co.uk/pf/880/mia/d/silvo+duraglit...ing+75ml/pid/6367558 as ive spent many hours as a youngster cleaning the wheels and chrome on my chopper using this wonderfull stuff
regards
neil
I'd have thought you spend more hours in A&E, those handlebars/small front wheel combo were lethal down hill at speed. I came off one going down Archery Rise - think i've still got the skid marks to prove it

Give me a Grifter anytime
im surprised your'e still alive , thats one steep bank in archery rise . The best thing on the grifter was the " grip shift gear change "

Posted on: 22 March 2009 by Diccus62
...........thankfully I never tried Redhills

Posted on: 23 March 2009 by Ewan Aye

Christ! You've got handlebars on it as well?