Wet Playing Vinyl Records

Check out this experiment with a play test included.

Wet playing vinyl records.

Never wet play your vinyl records. Make sure that you fully wipe down your records with a microfiber cloth or let them air dry on a cleaning mat. I have never sanded a vinyl record i guess i have yet to find one bad enough to try 2. Wet playing reduces surface noise but it is not really a cleaning process.

Never spritz water or wet play a vinyl record in an attempt to quiet the crackle and pops. It is a myth that playing a wet record will reduce static build up. I would suggest washing the record first then playing it before deciding to bring out industrial grinders and such if a proper washing doesn t restore it have at it with an orbital sander for all i care 3. As this crud starts to dry it just makes it more difficult to now properly clean the record.

Never wet play a vinyl record does wet playing a record help reduce noise. Once a record has been wet played it will need very thorough cleaning before bei. Wet playing reduces surface noise due to dust and dirt. Instead using a record with moisture on it can damage the grooves and create an even bigger mess to clean.

Keep your records dry. Thoroughly clean and dry them before playing. After playing and drying wet play. Have you ever tried playing your records sopping wet.

Once a record is played wet it needs to be played that way again to sound acceptable. Cleaning records with glue vinyl gong groove burn wet play and more. It has no effect on noise due to record damage such as scratches. Wet playing sounds like an ideal solution at first but is not.