Heat Damage Vinyl Records

This is where vinyl record storage guidelines part ways from indoor plant care.

Heat damage vinyl records. 10 things you should never do to your vinyl records. Whether they were exposed to uv radiation excessive heat or simple storage mistakes it s possible for your vinyl records to become warped. The temperature in a car can get very high and even without direct sunlight your records risk getting warped. Some of the more adventurous among the vinyl community heat up the vinyl record in an oven to soften up the plastic.

Unlike your indoor greenery vinyl records should be. Don t leave your records in your car in the sun. This makes the record sound even worse as the crud dries and embeds itself throughout the record. On the other hand i ve read of people who swear off ordering vinyl during the summer.

People such as examiner music writer former local dj and david sadof. These ten mistakes can ruin your records and impede sound quality. However that does not mean that you can leave your precious records in your car at the parking lot under the scorching sun. If this heat can do damage to siding it will have no problems.

Avoid storing them in direct sunlight as the light and heat can fade the jacket artwork and warp the record. Sources vinyl melting temperature. Accelerating the process at obviously a higher risk of damage. Vinyl records should never ever ever be left in the car.

It s my completely uneducated opinion that warped records these days leave the factory that way. Heat alone unless it s 150 degrees shouldn t hurt it. Depending on the severity of the warp there are a few methods you can use to try and repair the damage. Vinyl records should always be stored in a dry cool environment.

You will see later that the introduction of heat can help potentially tame your warped record. Commercial products exist to aide in flattening records at home. Such as the strange looking vinyl flat flattener. Doing so only causes the stylus to spread the abrasive sludge deeper into the grooves possibly doing irreversible damage.

Vinyl records are most susceptible to ultraviolet light. For best results don t store your records in a bright window a grow room or a tanning bed.