After years of playing vinyl you get used to handling a record properly and it takes no extra time.
Wet playing vinyl records.
I have a good carbon fibre brush and always dust a record before playing.
Thoroughly clean and dry them before playing.
Check out this experiment with a play test included.
Have you ever tried playing your records sopping wet.
Never wet play a vinyl record does wet playing a record help reduce noise.
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.
The benefits of a vacuum cleaner made specifically for cleaning vinyl records is that it sucks up the dirt and dust that has settled into the grooves of the vinyl while simultaneously minimizing pressure and.
Never stack vinyl records as shown in this photo as it can lead to warped discs and ring wear on the album jackets.
Clean vinyl records with a vacuum cleaner.
Make sure that you fully wipe down your records with a microfiber cloth or let them air dry on a cleaning mat.
Keep your records dry.
Never wet play your vinyl records.
Never play or store a wet record.
It is a myth that playing a wet record will reduce static build up.
Wet playing sounds like an ideal solution at first but is not.
Pretty much always new condition.
I handle the record carefully with clean hands and by the edges.
Instead using a record with moisture on it can damage the grooves and create an even bigger mess to clean.
I have been collecting records for 40 years.