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RE: Uncurable warp

Yes, it sounds like my infamous U.S. copy of Dwight Yoakam 'Just Looking for Hit'. It was severely warped (potato chip) on one side and flat on the other. That is hard to imagine but it happens with vinyl records. I put this LP on the Disc Flattener on numerous occasions back in 2005, it took probably 25 or more sessions before it flattened out. I played it last weekend and it is still flat. Shrink Wrap caused the warp in that case. It had been sealed in shrink wrap for over 10 years. It was an Ebay purchase.

It seems to me that the first four/five treatments do not yield very noticeable changes with some LPs( Japan and U.S. mostly), so you have to persist. You could maybe let a few days or a week go by before you put your LP in the Flattener again. Also, reverse sides every so often although you probably will find that you are getting better results with either Side 1 or Side 2 face down on the Flattener. I have had Japanese LPs that were slightly warped and four or five sessions on the Flattener produced no result. I put them away for a few weeks and tried again later and the records flattened out. In fact a Japan copy of U2's 'The Joshua Tree'(edge warp)was the exact same when I tried it in the past few weeks. It is now flat. The U2 was a lightweight LP as well and this makes flattening more difficult.

Good luck with your Sundazed LP! It is all trial and error really. I find 180 gram LPs easier to flatten than lighter weight LPs although some people appear to say the opposite?

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