... well maybe not completely different but it's not car related. This is what is known as a record clamp, those who still play LP"s may have heard of them. They simply add a little weight to "clamp" the record to the platter. Do they add to the sound ? That is open for debate but I like the way it looks so for me i'm happy with it. Anyways, it has been in use on my turntables for the last 4 or 5 years and was starting to look a little sad so I decided to give it the Adams treatment, started with Metal Polish #1 followed by detail spray and finished with a little glaze.
Really sad looking
After just one pass with the MP, notice the difference between the top and the base.
Then again after 3 passes on the entire clamp
And then back where it belongs, sitting on top of a little white vinyl Stevie Ray Vaughan
And the full picture