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    Quote Originally Posted by alphaGT View Post
    Yes I can see the logic in the warm water method. One important step is to remove all heat the instant it returns to flat. You could put something flat on top at that time, that is not hot, to be sure it remains flat as it cools. But even that may not be necessary?

    I’ve got one album right now that has developed a warp. My Jethro Tull, Auqulung. I’m not sure how that happened? It’s stored with the rest of my records, which are not warped. I suspect it has always been there, but over the years I’ve noticed that sometimes it seems very warped, and other times it’s only slightly warped. Why? Perhaps the jacket is screwy, and is applying force on the record depending on humidity? Or perhaps when it’s warm the record expands and makes it worse?

    Sometimes it’s just slight and the needle will track it fine, and other times the needle will get airborne as it passes over it for about two or three rotations before it settles in and tracks. I’ve made a habit of dropping the needle about 10 grooves from the beginning to spare the needle the wear and tear. It would be a good candidate to experiment on, and see if I can flatten it with warm water. The three I’ve made flat before have stayed flat as far as I know. But I used two sheets of glass and a hair dryer on those. I didn’t heat the glass, I heated the record, and laid the glass on top once it was warm enough to flatten out. That was years ago, like 25 years ago maybe? And I had seen an article about two sheets of glass with the record in between, placed in the oven at its lowest setting. That sounded risky to me, so I thought of the hair dryer method. But apparently others have had success with the oven method? As always, there’s more than one way to skin a cat.

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    The warm water method heats and cools gradually. Only issue is making sure that the pot has a properly flat bottom and covers the whole of the record surface.

    Geoff

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    I tried that and it worked like a charm. I left it at least a week, might have been longer. A seriously warped record, warped from new, became completely flat and playable. Until a few months later when I went to play it again and it had reverted back to its original shape.
    That is my experience - though if you're lucky the 'rewarp' will not be as severe.
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    Thanks for all advice , I'll send this record to Analogue Seduction and report back

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