Why does my LD have sticky edges?
05-16-05, 01:04 PM
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Why does my LD have sticky edges?
One of the Laserdiscs that I just bought in a lot has a gummy ring on the edges of the disk. I have over 100 other discs and have never had this problem. I'm assuming that this is the glue that sticks the two sides of the disc together. Is this laser rot? I haven't tried playing it for fear of ruining my player. Can I just clean it up and try it out or should I just give it up for lost?
The LD is Almodovar's Matador, if that helps.
Thanks.
The LD is Almodovar's Matador, if that helps.
Thanks.
05-16-05, 02:11 PM
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Right. Well, maybe clean it up a bit and try it out. It could be on its way to "rot". Josh will probably show up sooner or later with more experienced comments. I've been lucky enough to avoid rot so far.
05-16-05, 04:14 PM
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It's just the glue (as you guessed). Sometimes LDs are sticky, sometimes they aren't. I'm surprised that you've never encountered that in 100 discs.
I'm sure there's a similar answer in the defunct LD FAQs floating around... but that's the story -- it's not laser rot and if the disc should be fine.
I'm sure there's a similar answer in the defunct LD FAQs floating around... but that's the story -- it's not laser rot and if the disc should be fine.
05-16-05, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Spiky
It could be on its way to "rot".
There are no absolutes in life, but I'd put down money that if a LD has made it to 2005 without signs of rot, it'll never rot.
05-16-05, 09:59 PM
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Q: I have The Martian Chronicles on laserdisc, manufactured by 3M. The discs play fine, but there is a "stickiness" along the edge of the disks - almost like glue residue. What's up with that? Can the residue be safely removed?
A: The residue you describe is the glue that holds the two halves of the disc together. Sometimes when the discs were pressed, some glue oozed out the edges and was not fully cleaned up by the factory. Usually this is not a problem unless you're seeing large gobs of glue that might fly off while the disc is spinning inside the player. If that's the case, just carefully scrape them off as best you can. A general stickiness is not something to be concerned about.
Do not try to clean up the glue using any sort of liquid solvent or cleaning solution. That may affect the glue that is actually holding the disc together, and can introduce impurities between the layers that will contribute to laser rot.
http://www.mindspring.com/~laserguru/askjosh.htm
A: The residue you describe is the glue that holds the two halves of the disc together. Sometimes when the discs were pressed, some glue oozed out the edges and was not fully cleaned up by the factory. Usually this is not a problem unless you're seeing large gobs of glue that might fly off while the disc is spinning inside the player. If that's the case, just carefully scrape them off as best you can. A general stickiness is not something to be concerned about.
Do not try to clean up the glue using any sort of liquid solvent or cleaning solution. That may affect the glue that is actually holding the disc together, and can introduce impurities between the layers that will contribute to laser rot.
http://www.mindspring.com/~laserguru/askjosh.htm
05-17-05, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Numanoid
Q: I have The Martian Chronicles on laserdisc, manufactured by 3M. The discs play fine, but there is a "stickiness" along the edge of the disks - almost like glue residue. What's up with that? Can the residue be safely removed?
A: The residue you describe is the glue that holds the two halves of the disc together. Sometimes when the discs were pressed, some glue oozed out the edges and was not fully cleaned up by the factory. Usually this is not a problem unless you're seeing large gobs of glue that might fly off while the disc is spinning inside the player. If that's the case, just carefully scrape them off as best you can. A general stickiness is not something to be concerned about.
Do not try to clean up the glue using any sort of liquid solvent or cleaning solution. That may affect the glue that is actually holding the disc together, and can introduce impurities between the layers that will contribute to laser rot.
http://www.mindspring.com/~laserguru/askjosh.htm
A: The residue you describe is the glue that holds the two halves of the disc together. Sometimes when the discs were pressed, some glue oozed out the edges and was not fully cleaned up by the factory. Usually this is not a problem unless you're seeing large gobs of glue that might fly off while the disc is spinning inside the player. If that's the case, just carefully scrape them off as best you can. A general stickiness is not something to be concerned about.
Do not try to clean up the glue using any sort of liquid solvent or cleaning solution. That may affect the glue that is actually holding the disc together, and can introduce impurities between the layers that will contribute to laser rot.
http://www.mindspring.com/~laserguru/askjosh.htm
Thanks. This is exactly what I'm seeing. Some of my other discs are a bit sticky but this one actually has "gobs" of glue which got me worried.
05-18-05, 07:01 AM
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