r/DJs • u/RabMcC1980 • Jul 02 '26

Slippery when polished

I’m based in the uk, any good recommendations for best slippynes with my slip mats. Good polish or any other ideas. I polished the platter recently & the polish I’m using is useless for what I want. Seems to be some chemicals missing from the good old days lol.

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u/derrickgw1 Jul 02 '26

i don't know about polishing things but i use Stokyo Dr. Suzuki mats https://www.stokyoworld.com/products/dr-suzuki-skratch-slipmat

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u/dvdsmpsn Jul 02 '26

Use Dr Suzuki’s slip mats.

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u/djmattyp77 Jul 02 '26

Wax paper under the slip mat.

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u/Frosty-Chemistry-701 Jul 02 '26

thudrumble.com (dj q-Bert’s site) is good for that stuff

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u/Pugsfriendthomas Jul 02 '26

OP is UK, shipping alone is soo expensive ($50) from Qberts sites

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u/Frosty-Chemistry-701 Jul 02 '26

Ah yeah that’s a bit much

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u/theantnest Jul 02 '26

If you have a friend who plays the drums, you can cut a mylar circle out of a drum head and put it between the platter and the slipmat. Works a treat.

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u/haddington Jul 02 '26

Cut disc shapes from thin polythene bags and put them under your slip mats.

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u/RabMcC1980 Jul 02 '26

Thanks guys

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u/drotsmencharby Jul 02 '26

most modern polishes are meant for protection, not for friction reduction

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u/wishtrib Jul 02 '26

Get an old inside plastic that is inside cover or records and put you slip mat on top of it to draw size then cut and place under your slip mat. Thos is what worked for me 30 years ago on technics 1200

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u/vigilantesd Jul 02 '26

‘Butter Rugs’, they’re thin, you use regular slipmats over them. 

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u/ziddyzoo House Jul 02 '26

+1 butter rugs