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"nebulax" <nebulax@earthling.net> wrote in message
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> On Jan 6, 8:43�am, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>>> Plastic wrap (or shrink wrap) is going to keep on shrinking whether
>>> you want it to or not, so best just to take it off, or at least cut
>>> some slits around the edges for strain relief. If it's an album that
>>> you want to sell as 'sealed', that's another issue, but the shrink
>>> wrap may eventually fall apart (or warp the record), anyway.
>> 
>> I remember LPs with "loose" shrinkwrap" to prevent warpage. This is
>> ridiculous.
>> 
>> I've never seen even /tight/ shrinkwrap get to the point where it bowed the
>> jacket. I leave it on until it falls off.
> 
> 
> I've seen sealed records that were warped, and in almost every case
> the shrinkwrap was stretched tight against the bowed part of the
> cover. So, is the shrinkwrap to blame for the warpage? Probably not,
> but exposure to heat can have a destructive effect on most sorts of
> plastic, PVC, polyolefin, or otherwise.

I have found that heavy weights on top of my piles of vinyl keep the warpage
to a minimum.  Like you most of my records still have shrinkwrap on them.
I've even bought my own shrinkwrap tunnel so that if I happen to listen to
one record, I can immediately shrinkwrap it again when I'm finished.

I have tons of camera and lighting equipment from my previous career as a
movie director and cinematographor.  I find this stuff stacks on my records
very well.


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