nomos
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I don't really take care of mine very well, beyond putting them back in their sleeves when I'm done and trying not lay greasy fingers on them when I eat and mix at the same time. Sometimes I leave them on the decks getting dusty for days at a time and when I play them the needle looks like a snow plough.
What should I be doing to preserve them? What techniques/machines/rituals do people have? I know there are audiophiles and collectors here. I read something about cleaning with windshield wiper fluid. Other people concocted solutions that involved photofinishing chemicals.
Also, if anyone has tips for flattening records I'd be interested. I've tried the oven-and-glass method on a pair of badly bent records (someone, possibly me, left Showbiz and AG beside a heater. this is making me sound downright abusive.) and it worked fairly well.
What should I be doing to preserve them? What techniques/machines/rituals do people have? I know there are audiophiles and collectors here. I read something about cleaning with windshield wiper fluid. Other people concocted solutions that involved photofinishing chemicals.
Also, if anyone has tips for flattening records I'd be interested. I've tried the oven-and-glass method on a pair of badly bent records (someone, possibly me, left Showbiz and AG beside a heater. this is making me sound downright abusive.) and it worked fairly well.
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