Vinyl records should always be stored in a dry cool environment.
Heat damage vinyl records.
Vinyl records are most susceptible to ultraviolet light.
Vinyl records should never ever ever be left in the car.
You will see later that the introduction of heat can help potentially tame your warped record.
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On the other hand i ve read of people who swear off ordering vinyl during the summer.
This is where vinyl record storage guidelines part ways from indoor plant care.
10 things you should never do to your vinyl records.
For best results don t store your records in a bright window a grow room or a tanning bed.
Whether they were exposed to uv radiation excessive heat or simple storage mistakes it s possible for your vinyl records to become warped.
If this heat can do damage to siding it will have no problems.
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This makes the record sound even worse as the crud dries and embeds itself throughout the record.
Which can damage records in just a few minutes.
In addition avoid storing in areas where the record will be exposed to a lot of dust or airborne particles.
Heat alone unless it s 150 degrees shouldn t hurt it.
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Avoid storing them in direct sunlight as the light and heat can fade the jacket artwork and warp the record.
Doing so only causes the stylus to spread the abrasive sludge deeper into the grooves possibly doing irreversible damage.
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.
These ten mistakes can ruin your records and impede sound quality.
Depending on the severity of the warp there are a few methods you can use to try and repair the damage.
Unlike your indoor greenery vinyl records should be.
Accelerating the process at obviously a higher risk of damage.
However that does not mean that you can leave your precious records in your car at the parking lot under the scorching sun.
Commercial products exist to aide in flattening records at home.
