Wet Playing Vinyl Records

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

Wet playing vinyl records. Keep your records dry. Wet playing sounds like an ideal solution at first but is not. I have never sanded a vinyl record i guess i have yet to find one bad enough to try 2. Make sure that you fully wipe down your records with a microfiber cloth or let them air dry on a cleaning mat.

As this crud starts to dry it just makes it more difficult to now properly clean the record. Once a record has been wet played it will need very thorough cleaning before bei. Never play or store a wet record. Cleaning records with glue vinyl gong groove burn wet play and more.

Check out this experiment with a play test included. Instead using a record with moisture on it can damage the grooves and create an even bigger mess to clean. 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. After playing and drying wet play.

Wet playing reduces surface noise but it is not really a cleaning process. Wet playing reduces surface noise due to dust and dirt. Have you ever tried playing your records sopping wet. Once a record is played wet it needs to be played that way again to sound acceptable.

Never stack vinyl records as shown in this photo as it can lead to warped discs and ring wear on the album jackets. Never wet play your vinyl records. Never spritz water or wet play a vinyl record in an attempt to quiet the crackle and pops. Thoroughly clean and dry them before playing.