Which can damage records in just a few minutes.
Heat damage vinyl records.
For best results don t store your records in a bright window a grow room or a tanning bed.
Sources vinyl melting temperature.
If this heat can do damage to siding it will have no problems.
Depending on the severity of the warp there are a few methods you can use to try and repair the damage.
It s my completely uneducated opinion that warped records these days leave the factory that way.
Don t leave your records in your car in the sun.
Vinyl records are most susceptible to ultraviolet light.
Whether they were exposed to uv radiation excessive heat or simple storage mistakes it s possible for your vinyl records to become warped.
Unlike your indoor greenery vinyl records should be.
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.
However that does not mean that you can leave your precious records in your car at the parking lot under the scorching sun.
Some of the more adventurous among the vinyl community heat up the vinyl record in an oven to soften up the plastic.
The temperature in a car can get very high and even without direct sunlight your records risk getting warped.
Vinyl records should never ever ever be left in the car.
Lastly never and i mean never ever leave your vinyl records in spots or places with excessive heat.
Commercial products exist to aide in flattening records at home.
On the other hand i ve read of people who swear off ordering vinyl during the summer.
These ten mistakes can ruin your records and impede sound quality.
Vinyl records should always be stored in a dry cool environment.
Heat alone unless it s 150 degrees shouldn t hurt it.
This makes the record sound even worse as the crud dries and embeds itself throughout the record.
Accelerating the process at obviously a higher risk of damage.
Such as the strange looking vinyl flat flattener.
This is where vinyl record storage guidelines part ways from indoor plant care.
Doing so only causes the stylus to spread the abrasive sludge deeper into the grooves possibly doing irreversible damage.
