Wet Playing Vinyl Records

It has no effect on noise due to record damage such as scratches.

Wet playing vinyl records.

Yes wash the record. Cleaning records with glue vinyl gong groove burn wet play and more. Wet playing reduces surface noise but it is not really a cleaning process. Check out this experiment with a play test included.

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. Never spritz water or wet play a vinyl record in an attempt to quiet the crackle and pops. Make sure that you fully wipe down your records with a microfiber cloth or let them air dry on a cleaning mat. Never play or store a wet record.

It is a myth that playing a wet record will reduce static build up. Never wet play your vinyl records. Once a record is played wet it needs to be played that way again to sound acceptable. Have you ever tried playing your records sopping wet.

Never stack vinyl records as shown in this photo as it can lead to warped discs and ring wear on the album jackets. Once a record has been wet played it will need very thorough cleaning before bei. Never wet play a vinyl record does wet playing a record help reduce noise. Keep your records dry.

As this crud starts to dry it just makes it more difficult to now properly clean the record. After playing and drying wet play. Thoroughly clean and dry them before playing. Instead using a record with moisture on it can damage the grooves and create an even bigger mess to clean.