Check back in eight to 10 minutes.
Temperature vinyl records melt.
Choose a bowl that is a little smaller than the record and set it right side up onto a baking sheet.
Place scotch tape over the hole on the side that will face inside your finished item.
A typical vinyl record can start warping due to heat at a temperature of 140 f 60 c and can melt at temperatures exceeding 212 f 100 c.
Place in a pre heated oven set at 300 degree.
When exposed to extreme cold your records will become brittle making them easy to break.
Have a window open or turn a fan on to ensure adequate ventilation.
If possible keep your records at just below room temperature or 50 f 10 c for best results.
Place the taped side down in the center of your overturned pan and fill the hole with the melting beads.
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Move the oven rack to the bottom of the oven.
Not all vinyl melts.
Vinyl records begin to melt at a temperature of 212 degrees fahrenheit 100c.
This is very important as the melting vinyl will give off fumes that are not safe to breathe in step 2 set a metal or glass heat safe bowl onto a baking sheet.
Step 1 preheat your oven to 200 to 250 f 100 to 120 c and open a window.
Vinyl records should never ever ever be left in the car.
Tips to melting vinyl.
Two you don t want to breathe that in.
Other factors such as humidity sunlight exposure and improper storage can drastically impact the resilience of a record.
Temperatures inside of cars can go up 43 degrees within one hour so as long as the outside temperature isn t above 169 degrees then your records won t melt.
When exposed to extreme heat vinyl records can melt and warp around the edges making them unplayable.
People such as examiner music writer former local dj and david sadof who do craft art using lps generally use an oven at only 200.
Really old records like victrola don t melt at all.
The thinner the record the easier it melts.
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You don t want it to smoke or catch fire.
To further protect your baking sheet.
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