Question 1

Does the Vinyl Flat really work?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Vinyl Flat has been in use since 2011, with thousands of happy customers. The overall rating for Vinyl Flat is above 4.8 out of 5.0 stars. Having no monetary incentive, top influencers and enthusiasts recommend it on Youtube. 180 gm records tend to flatten fairly easily. Some records can be tough to flatten - these include 45s made from Styrene and some ultra-light records from the 1970s and 1980s when less vinyl was used (during the oil embargo).

Question 2

Can I use my kitchen oven to flatten my warped records?

Accepted Answer

Generally - no. You can use your kitchen oven or no heat source at all, but there are some risks. First, if you use your kitchen oven, you must use a digital meat thermometer - the kind that has a metal spike with a cable and remote LCD display - to verify your kitchen oven temperature. Do not rely on your oven display for the temperature, as all oven displays are inaccurate! The lowest setting on most ovens is 175 degrees Fahrenheit, which is too high to flatten your record. You need to manually turn your oven on and off to keep the temperature in the optimal range of 130-150 degrees Fahrenheit. Most records flatten in 1 to 2 hours following this procedure. Second, if you don’t use a heat source, it may take months to flatten a record, and even then, it may not flatten. Heat greatly speeds up the flattening process. We recommend using the Groovy Pouch to get the optimal temperature range of 130-150 degrees Fahrenheit.

Question 3

Can I flatten all types of vinyl records with Vinyl Flat?

Accepted Answer

Yes, we include three sets of Groovy Rings to accommodate 7-inch, 10-inch, and 12-inch Long Plays (L.P.s).

Question 4

Does the Vinyl Flat work with colored vinyl records?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Vinyl Flat woks with colored vinyl records. Some (but not all) colored vinyl may flatten faster than traditional black vinyl so the safest approach is to follow our Vinyl Flat Instructions, but conservatively decrease the initial heating cycle times. For example, if we recommend starting at 2 hours in the pouch at a given temperature, you could start at 1.5 hours and so on.

Question 5

Does the Vinyl Flat work with Mobile Fidelity One-Step recordings?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Mobile Fidelity One-Step (MOFI) recordings should flatten like normal vinyl LPs because the One-Step process simply eliminates two of the molds that are normally used to stamp the record. And, since a One-Step recording doesn't necessarily contain more or less vinyl than traditional recordings, no special techniques beyond our instructions should be required to flatten them.

The Vinyl Flat Record Flattener

The Groovy Pouch