Llamaste Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Hello, I have a question. I found the vinyl records in the garage, they are soaked from the air there. I brought them home, but now I don't know what I should do with them. I want to take care of them, so they can be in the best condition. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 If there is water damage to the sleeves, you will need remove the records to make sure there is no mold on them. The records will need to be cleaned. You can google a record cleaning solution and how to clean them. You may need to get new interior sleeve liners because the water damaged old ones will not keep the vinyl clean. Once the sleeves dry out, and the records are clean and resleeved, I suggest buying exterior plastic record sleeves. Llamaste 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHews Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 12 minutes ago, timsimmons said: If there is water damage to the sleeves, you will need remove the records to make sure there is no mold on them. The records will need to be cleaned. You can google a record cleaning solution and how to clean them. You may need to get new interior sleeve liners because the water damaged old ones will not keep the vinyl clean. Once the sleeves dry out, and the records are clean and resleeved, I suggest buying exterior plastic record sleeves. Unless they are dollar bin fodder... toxicity and V3XED 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Step 1: Build a time machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffbloom Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Are the discs themselves even in good shape? I'd imagine anyone who threw a box of records in the wet garage didn't take the best care of them in the first place. If they're actually something that you want to listen to and enjoy, you might be better off looking for a good used copy or possibly a new copy. Edited March 18, 2019 by Buffbloom TheGhostOfRandySavage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llamaste Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 10 hours ago, Buffbloom said: Are the discs themselves even in good shape? I'd imagine anyone who threw a box of records in the wet garage didn't take the best care of them in the first place. If they're actually something that you want to listen to and enjoy, you might be better off looking for a good used copy or possibly a new copy. For my suprise, the discs are in good shape, some of them even have layer of plastic sleeves. I was disappointed when I found out that my mom forget these vinyl in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Banned User] Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Llamaste said: For my suprise, the discs are in good shape, some of them even have layer of plastic sleeves. I was disappointed when I found out that my mom forget these vinyl in the garage. PLEASE tell your mom to not be forgetful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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