Does Wet Playing Damage Vinyl Records

I work for an insurance company and my homeowners policy is through my company.

Does wet playing damage vinyl records.

But he completely ruined his collection for me to listen to. All the records have mineral stains on them mainly lime. Is wet playing your records ok. I do not have flood coverage but it was a nice idea.

This will likely cause damage not only to your records but to your cartridge as well as the dirty fluid wicks up into the cantilever. Does wet playing a record help reduce noise. Even though there are numerous tips and tricks on how to clean your vinyl records none of them is perfect and neither will purify your records and make them as new. Record noise occasional clicks and pops are part of the sound of vinyl but with an lp played on an audiophile grade turntable those noises recede into the background.

If it doesn t say specifically for records then do not use it. Never spritz water or wet play a vinyl record in an attempt to quiet the crackle and pops. It does fix crackling and dirty records a tiny bit. Doing so only causes the stylus to spread the abrasive sludge deeper into the grooves possibly doing irreversible damage.

They will still have scratches that no amount of cleaning will fix.