How to polish a turntable platter by hand or machine

BG118 - How to use simple, easy to find, products to polish your turntable platter, either by hand or machine. Both are shown in this video. Demonstrated on an AR The Turntable and a Micro Seiki BL-91.

[@jakeaustin9894]

What is with the negative comments? This is good information for people like me who don't already know the answers. Not every video needs to be super in-depth. Keep the videos coming Mark!

[@Anth4044]

Jake Austin his info is great,Also one great repairman for all those vintage recievers,👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💯💯

[@Anth4044]

Jake Austin I agree with you hes good guy👍🏻

[@markkasick]

That Micro-Seiki is beautiful.

[@materialsguy2002]

The various grades of Novus plastic polish work well too: from heavy removal to nice final polish. Thanks for this.

[@Blueglow]

Indeed. I use the Novus products on clear tops.

[@josemariaperez5600]

beautiful work and super beautiful turntable!!!!

[@DSupremeLounge]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@0177MrGreen]

Does it make sense to apply some clear lack on top to protect it? I also think matter would probably look good just as well, if not better.

[@rajugupta-chaudhary6467]

Bro thank you so much 🇬🇧👌

[@DuoAPiacere]

The plinth of your AR turntable looks rather glossy. Were there coats of varnishes be applied on? What kind of cleaner do you recommend for cleaning the wood part?

[@richardthomas3056]

Mother's Mag Polish. Works a charm.

[@jamesveach6918]

I use brasso on mine and it does a real good job at shining my platter

[@indieworks]

Duraglit wadding produces a brilliant finish

[@oldestgamer]

Hi Mark, can you tell me what are the black joint things you use on your test bench for holding the shelves together? And what are you using for the shelving, looks like 2x4's from the photo. Thanks!

[@Blueglow]

Look up "2x4 basics" very neat stuff, works great. I have used tons of it.

[@rleeAZ]

Is there a problem with using wax on a surface which contacts the drive belt? Great info here, thanks!

[@Blueglow]

Never had an issue.

[@taylorc315]

I've always used Mothers for aluminum.Seems to work great

[@JGofBEWA]

Used Mother's on my Thorens. Took only a few minutes with a few paper towels.

[@taylorc315]

Also Dupont No 4 polish :)

[@endofword2012]

You can use Aluminium Varnish when finishing polish.

[@djohnson0753]

I use Peek polish on my Thorens platter.

[@blobbynobby4619]

i use sand paper and somtimes a angle grinder on my amstrad table

[@Mm1twiggy]

Why is there a need to “polish” the plater?🤔

[@JGofBEWA]

Everybody is going this the hard way. All of this is unnecessary. Just get Mothers mag and aluminum polish. You can get a beautiful shine in 5 to 10 minutes with just a few paper towels. This is made for engine parts and mag wheels. If the platter is bad you may have to do it twice. This is real easy with little polishing. Mother's is sold at Walmart and auto supply stores for $5.00. Of course it will not take out bad scratches. My Thorens platter looked grey and shined in 10 minutes.

[@virtualmike13]

Followed you advice. Just got some Mothers mag polish and it looks great, much easier than Brasso and Simichrome. Thanks!

[@johnsweda2999]

are you going to show the restoration of the turntable what do you mean by the feet what's wrong with the feet use some of those little disc wax candles as feet best thing to use

[@Blueglow]

The original rubber cushions are shot, putting something pretty neat together as they are no longer available.

[@johnsweda2999]

Blueglow Electronics Sounds interesting are you going to show it.. or leave us in suspense!

[@Blueglow]

I'm not there yet. Still have to figure out a solution.

[@iangrozier7877]

Save yourself time money and effort....... Autosol. The only aluminium polish you'll ever need. Elbow grease is free!! Thank me later

[@x..1lanax0]

Omg so frustrating to watch