Re: Interesting. Would that apply to anti-static poly sleeves as well??

I borrowed a static charge gauge from a friend of mine who works in the plastic molding biz....it's a handheld device. I found that any number of things create static charge....like the mere act of playing a record with a stylus.

I also discovered that the newer vinyl on today's fresh pressed records do not seem to have the anti-static components of yesteryear and become charged very easily so extra care is required. This is in contrast to the RCA Living Stereo releases of the early '60's which had an amazing anti-static additive....no matter what I did with those records I was unable to detect any noticeable charge. The 1960's area Columbia's were almost as good.

I have not tried any of the antistatic poly-liners but if they seem to work for you, go for it. I've found that Gruv-Glide treatment seems to effectively mimic (from a charge point of view) the additive used by RCA in the '60's- once treated the few records I've tried with this stuff don't seem to show detectable static. I am just using an antistatic device to remove the static so I haven't gone to the trouble of treating my collection with Gruv-Glide (too much work....).

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Topic - How good or bad were the paper inner sleeves on the surfaces of records - Olly 17:35:31 05/01/07 (13)

Mobile Fidelity Protective Inner Sleeves ... - SHIF 19:09:11 05/01/07 (1)

I agree, and ... - mosin 19:18:30 05/01/07 (0)

Re: I think it depends more on the owner than the sleeves themselves - Damián 18:46:53 05/01/07 (1)

I agree !n/t - freefallrob 06:51:18 05/02/07 (0)

Re: How good or bad were the paper inner sleeves on the surfaces of records - HamBone77 18:13:55 05/01/07 (5)

I used to store my records that way, too...... - dadbar 12:02:59 05/02/07 (2)

Interesting. Would that apply to anti-static poly sleeves as well?? - HamBone77 12:54:50 05/02/07 (1)

Re: Interesting. Would that apply to anti-static poly sleeves as well?? - dadbar 14:12:54 05/02/07 (0)

Exactly what I have been doing - Olly 18:18:15 05/01/07 (1)

I leave them in if in good shape. - HamBone77 19:06:21 05/01/07 (0)

Re: How good or bad were the paper inner sleeves on the surfaces of records - mothra 17:57:44 05/01/07 (0)

paper is soft - Nasty 17:52:11 05/01/07 (0)

I use brand-new paper sleeves on a majority of my LPs. - olddude55 17:48:00 05/01/07 (0)

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Re: Interesting. Would that apply to anti-static poly sleeves as well?? - dadbar 14:12:54 05/02/07 (0)

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