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  • JK224
    Addiction started
    • Oct 2005
    • 372

    Vinyl Storage Question

    I have my records stored vertically, away from a heat source & my room is tops about 63 degrees Fahrenheit (~17 C)...yet it seems some are bending into a convex shape (depending how you look at them). Does anyone know what the hell could be causing this? Am I storing my records improperly?
  • Dhar_2
    meat and potatoes
    • Jun 2004
    • 18917

    #2
    Re: Vinyl Storage Question

    general rule of thumb is what you are doing.

    no idea why they are warping.

    thats gonna be really annoying

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    • Digger
      Are you Kidding me??
      • Nov 2004
      • 2739

      #3
      Re: Vinyl Storage Question

      the pressure? between them?....

      dont know just an idea...

      mines are fuck up, some of you may kill me if you see them :P
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      • Life on Other Planets AKA Johns
        Are you Kidding me??
        • Oct 2005
        • 3087

        #4
        Re: Vinyl Storage Question

        Hey mate have you got them vertically on the floor or on shelves?? If on the floor than i recommend you buy or make a shelf for them. I am in the process if building one for my self. Dimensions are 180cm high by 180cm wide and the depth of 35 cm with about 35 cm distance between each shelf.

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        • JK224
          Addiction started
          • Oct 2005
          • 372

          #5
          Re: Vinyl Storage Question

          They are in a Jameson liquor box that is against an unused doorway in my room.

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          • lilsensa
            DUDERZ get a life!!!
            • Jun 2004
            • 6675

            #6
            Re: Vinyl Storage Question

            Store them upright. Do not lay them on top of each other..Lean them up against something, keep the stack tight and don't let them lean over too much...It bends them. Try leaning about 30 records against the wall as straight up as you can get them. Them make another stack...Unless you have shelving, this is what I would do.
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            • jeffrey collins
              Not cool enough
              • Jun 2004
              • 7427

              #7
              Re: Vinyl Storage Question

              perhaps you should take a pic of how they are now stored and then put it up so we can help ya out.
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              • lilsensa
                DUDERZ get a life!!!
                • Jun 2004
                • 6675

                #8
                Re: Vinyl Storage Question

                Yeah, pics or STFU!
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                • Miroslav
                  WHOA I can change this!1!
                  • Apr 2006
                  • 4122

                  #9
                  Re: Vinyl Storage Question

                  toss em in a bin and place them around the furnace. Periodically fan them with a hair dryer at close range. That will keep them nice and limber
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                  • Dhar_2
                    meat and potatoes
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 18917

                    #10
                    Re: Vinyl Storage Question

                    ^ evil satanic git!!!

                    my vinyl is my baby!

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                    • BureOne
                      Are you Kidding me??
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 3285

                      #11
                      Re: Vinyl Storage Question

                      I keep mine on a wooden shelf. Not too tight, not to much space between them. Every now and then, I shift them or lean them to the left... after a while I lean them to the right...etc.

                      So far they are ok, no bending.

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                      • jasonemryss
                        Getting Somewhere
                        • Jan 2008
                        • 137

                        #12
                        Re: Vinyl Storage Question

                        check the humidity in your storage area, and you might need a dehumidifyer. or there are 6th dimensional gremlins sabotaging your mixing career, maybe a little of both

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                        • jeffrey collins
                          Not cool enough
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 7427

                          #13
                          Re: Vinyl Storage Question

                          just found this on Wiki....



                          there are a few really good ideas about preserving your vinyl...such as getting rid of the plastic covers on the record sleeves. Also getting rid of the paper sleeve that goes with the record into the casing as it tends to degrade and gets oils and whatnot into the vinyl record.

                          I'm really trying to learn more about vinyl lately.
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                          • JK224
                            Addiction started
                            • Oct 2005
                            • 372

                            #14
                            Re: Vinyl Storage Question

                            Thx for the info man. Sorry I didn't post pics of my storage method but I don't have a camera; I do keep my records as vertical as possible like that guide says though, might be doing something else wrong though.

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