Wet Playing Vinyl Records

Never stack vinyl records as shown in this photo as it can lead to warped discs and ring wear on the album jackets.

Wet playing vinyl records.

I have never sanded a vinyl record i guess i have yet to find one bad enough to try 2. Keep your records dry. Never play or store a wet record. Wet playing reduces surface noise due to dust and dirt.

Instead using a record with moisture on it can damage the grooves and create an even bigger mess to clean. It is a myth that playing a wet record will reduce static build up. Once a record is played wet it needs to be played that way again to sound acceptable. Check out this experiment with a play test included.

It has no effect on noise due to record damage such as scratches. I would suggest washing the record first then playing it before deciding to bring out industrial grinders and such if a proper washing doesn t restore it have at it with an orbital sander for all i care 3. Wet playing reduces surface noise but it is not really a cleaning process. Once a record has been wet played it will need very thorough cleaning before bei.

Have you ever tried playing your records sopping wet. Never wet play a vinyl record does wet playing a record help reduce noise. Thoroughly clean and dry them before playing. Wet playing sounds like an ideal solution at first but is not.

As this crud starts to dry it just makes it more difficult to now properly clean the record. Make sure that you fully wipe down your records with a microfiber cloth or let them air dry on a cleaning mat. Cleaning records with glue vinyl gong groove burn wet play and more. After playing and drying wet play.