Warped Vinyl Records

How to fix a warped record.

Warped vinyl records.

Whatever you decide to do keep in mind that a slightly warped vinyl record still plays better than one that you accidentally overheated in your supposedly food inside only oven. Guide to flattening warped vinyl records on june 23rd 2016 by levi sheppard short of buying a replacement copy of your prized records there really isn t a quick and easy way to alleviate the pain of having a bent or warped record on your hands and buying new isn t always an option. Vinyl records can lose shape. It may be due to a poor storage position warmth or just age.

If you re in a rush you can quickly fix a warped vinyl record using an oven. Then wait for about 10 minutes. The best way to fix a warped record is to take 2 pieces of thick glass turn on your oven to 150 degrees fahrenheit place one piece of glass into the oven then your vinyl record onto it and then the second piece of glass on top of the record. This is referred to as warping.

Place some weight onto it approximately 1 kg. To fix a warped vinyl record sandwich the record between 2 heavy objects like a couple large books and let it sit for a few days or weeks until it s not warped anymore.