Heat Damage Vinyl Records

Heat alone unless it s 150 degrees shouldn t hurt it.

Heat damage vinyl records.

Vinyl records should always be stored in a dry cool environment. This is where vinyl record storage guidelines part ways from indoor plant care. 10 things you should never do to your vinyl records. The temperature in a car can get very high and even without direct sunlight your records risk getting warped.

Don t leave your records in your car in the sun. Unlike your indoor greenery vinyl records should be. If this heat can do damage to siding it will have no problems. Accelerating the process at obviously a higher risk of damage.

Lastly never and i mean never ever leave your vinyl records in spots or places with excessive heat. On the other hand i ve read of people who swear off ordering vinyl during the summer. Depending on the severity of the warp there are a few methods you can use to try and repair the damage. Doing so only causes the stylus to spread the abrasive sludge deeper into the grooves possibly doing irreversible damage.

For best results don t store your records in a bright window a grow room or a tanning bed. People such as examiner music writer former local dj and david sadof. In addition avoid storing in areas where the record will be exposed to a lot of dust or airborne particles. Commercial products exist to aide in flattening records at home.

It s my completely uneducated opinion that warped records these days leave the factory that way. Avoid storing them in direct sunlight as the light and heat can fade the jacket artwork and warp the record. Such as the strange looking vinyl flat flattener. However that does not mean that you can leave your precious records in your car at the parking lot under the scorching sun.

Whether they were exposed to uv radiation excessive heat or simple storage mistakes it s possible for your vinyl records to become warped. This makes the record sound even worse as the crud dries and embeds itself throughout the record. You will see later that the introduction of heat can help potentially tame your warped record. Vinyl records should never ever ever be left in the car.

Sources vinyl melting temperature. Which can damage records in just a few minutes.