xlovecolouredx Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 i just face this problem. just check some of vinyl which i ask my friend freight with her stuffs when she moved back to thailand. it's bent around 6-7 mm from usually flat plate vinyl. d' you guys know how to fix it step by step ? is it effect to sound quality ? please guide me. i never face this problem before and expect i can re-bend it with not bad sound quality.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 After you help Yu, I need some help straightening out my bent 7", if you know what I mean *My 1000th post* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 After you help Yu, I need some help straightening out my bent 7", if you know what I mean *My 1000th post* and my bent 3 1/2" :'( IndigoHollow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankerdesk Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Does it look like this? or this? ...If so, remove the record from the cover/artwork. Leave it in the white inner sleeve/dust cover. Put it back in the plastic sleeve. Put record on a flat surface, like a desk or table or on the floor if you have non-carpet floors. Then put some large heavy books on top of the record. Then put something heavy on top of the book. A bucket of paint. A large cement block, more books. After about a week the record should re-flatten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2moreinches Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Does this really work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutterhanban Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 is it not necessary for it to be in humidity or sunlight? i didn't think it would work just from weight. maybe i'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtired Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I've read that if its sandwiched between two pieces of glass it may work with just the weight.. however I also read if you use two pieces of glass and put everything in an oven at like 150 degrees that would work too, but call me crazy i'd rather give up and find another copy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 After you help Yu, I need some help straightening out my bent 7", if you know what I mean *My 1000th post* very well done, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll76 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 In most cases, it took some amount of heat to warp it...upstairs room in the summer maybe. So, it will need a very small amount of heat to straighten it. Use the 1st method listed in a warmer room and go from there. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Does this really work? Dick and fart jokes aside, putting a bunch of heavy books on top of it/next to a sunny window has worked for me 3-4 times. It doesn't make it ridiculously straight but it definitely fixed the horrible pop/fuzz I was getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Does this really work? Dick and fart jokes aside, putting a bunch of heavy books on top of it/next to a sunny window has worked for me 3-4 times. It doesn't make it ridiculously straight but it definitely fixed the horrible pop/fuzz I was getting. i just understood your joke, hahaha.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 tamkerdesk, thanks for that suggestion and i will try to do it. actually i know a guy who work in acrylic factory. i think i may ask him for use heat dyer for re-bend but i concern the heat and high temperature will melt the grooves.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daiei Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 tamkerdesk,thanks for that suggestion and i will try to do it. actually i know a guy who work in acrylic factory. i think i may ask him for use heat dyer for re-bend but i concern the heat and high temperature will melt the grooves.... I'd stay away from trying to heat it. I tried the oven trick and it seemed to work at first, but there was the slightest bend left so I stuck it back in. It came out perfectly straight but had surface noise on the entire record. Best bet is under something heavy for a couple of hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny2shoes Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 i have a DK record that has had this problem for years. can't wait to try this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankerdesk Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Does this really work? I had a record with about 2" of warp on it (laying flat the highest point was 2" higher than the record) I did what I said with the books and then I put about 40-60lbs from 3 cans of paint on top of the book. I'd check it everyday and after about a week it was almost perfectly flat. It played fine, I didn't have to stick it in the oven or in direct sunlight. Safest way, just takes a little patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblahmaster Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 As an experiment I put a warped double of a record i have under an expedit for about two weeks and it came out perfectly straight. It's also worth mentioning the record was pretty badly warped. I was afraid that it would crack under the weight and to some extent i still believe certain weights of vinyl will, but this one didn't and it didn't affect the sound of the record overall. food for thought i suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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