Mould spores under shrink wrap

vi7alogy
vi7alogy Posts: 118
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My parents have had some of my vinyl in storage whilst they have been moving. 

I've just noticed some mould under the shrink wrap of some vinyl. 

Is there anyway to remove this without taking it out of the wrap? 

Any help would be appreciated.

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  • tshomper
    tshomper Posts: 22
    I'm not aware of anyway you would be able to remove that mold thru the shrink wrap. Best to remove the wrap and clean right away. Numerous posts you can search on Google with best methods/products to remove...Good luck!!
  • andrew68
    andrew68 Toronto Posts: 1,845
    dehumidifier asap 
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  • StardogChamp79
    StardogChamp79 Posts: 1,207
    Yep. Having the mold on the records does nothing for the value of the record if there is such a thing. So you may want to unseal and salvage what you can. I have unsealed all of mine and put them in protective covers to preserve but numerous people have said that leaving records sealed can be very bad for the physical record. 
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  • vi7alogy
    vi7alogy Posts: 118
    Thank you everyone 😊
  • a5pj
    a5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,977
    StardogChamp79 said:
    Yep. Having the mold on the records does nothing for the value of the record if there is such a thing. So you may want to unseal and salvage what you can. I have unsealed all of mine and put them in protective covers to preserve but numerous people have said that leaving records sealed can be very bad for the physical record. 
    Very hard to listen to as well if they remain sealed.
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  • StardogChamp79
    StardogChamp79 Posts: 1,207
    a5pj said:
    StardogChamp79 said:
    Yep. Having the mold on the records does nothing for the value of the record if there is such a thing. So you may want to unseal and salvage what you can. I have unsealed all of mine and put them in protective covers to preserve but numerous people have said that leaving records sealed can be very bad for the physical record. 
    Very hard to listen to as well if they remain sealed.
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  • ZAPPER
    ZAPPER Posts: 253
    edited October 2024
    StardogChamp79 said:
    Yep. Having the mold on the records does nothing for the value of the record if there is such a thing. So you may want to unseal and salvage what you can. I have unsealed all of mine and put them in protective covers to preserve but numerous people have said that leaving records sealed can be very bad for the physical record. 
    Yep, bad for the albums, over time will keep shrinking and ruin the jackets and possibly contributing to warpage issues. Not to mention the worry of getting a wrong record inside of a jacket! 

    OP - i would just open it up, dry it out and clean as best as possible.
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  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,960
    Take lp out. Put jacket in the sun for a bit afteryou clean it. Mold hates sun. Don't put record in the sun. I repeat take out vinyl first.
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  • vi7alogy
    vi7alogy Posts: 118
    Thanks again everyone 😊 I have since removed all plastic and cleaned, and have made sure the covers (not vinyl) are in the sunlight for the day. 
  • StardogChamp79
    StardogChamp79 Posts: 1,207
    vi7alogy said:
    Thanks again everyone 😊 I have since removed all plastic and cleaned, and have made sure the covers (not vinyl) are in the sunlight for the day. 
    I believe @Brothermoon is back to making sleeves for these vaults if that would help you. Reach out to them and they may be able to sort you out with some protective sleeves to keep those Vaults safe!
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  • vi7alogy
    vi7alogy Posts: 118
    StardogChamp79 said:
    vi7alogy said:
    Thanks again everyone 😊 I have since removed all plastic and cleaned, and have made sure the covers (not vinyl) are in the sunlight for the day. 
    I believe @Brothermoon is back to making sleeves for these vaults if that would help you. Reach out to them and they may be able to sort you out with some protective sleeves to keep those Vaults safe!
    That's awesome to know, I had no idea about this. Thank you. 

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