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gloves to touch vinyl surface

Hi,
I'm in the quest of equipping my record store with gloves for walk-in customers visiting the record store. This hasn't been done at any locations I've seen so far, but quite a few Mint records after a while are full with customer finger prints. They will also protect covers as well.

I don't normally sell any record bellow Goldmine EX grade and don't really want it to be finger-printed or sometimes accidentally scratched by nails.

What will be the best material that would be quite thin? It also shouldn't inflict any additional static.

After a pair of gloves used by customer one drops it in the basket and at the end of day I'll laundry them. I have to order them via uniform store I guess with store logo. I also plan to sell those as well
czarivey
fjn04
1,561 posts
 
"Is this a thinly disguised plug for your record store?
You certainly mention it enough."
I am curious of where your store is! It's nice
that you care that much. Cheers -Don
czarivey OP
5,946 posts
 
My store is in 2 location
one is @discogs iredog and another one is in Raleigh NC
fjn04
1,561 posts
 
Czarivey- Thank you very much, and long live vinyl.
qdrone
1,039 posts
 
I think it's a great idea esp. with what used vinyl is going for these days. Good luck with the project.
jmowbray
42 posts
 
Czarivey - look at it this way: experienced customer with no gloves will result in a low likelihood of damaged records. Alternatively, an inexperienced customer with gloves would result in a high likelihood of damaged records due to dropping. While I am very used to handling records by only touching the edges and label area, I wouldn't attempt to handle a record that way with gloves on. With the gloves you are pretty much forced to hold the record by grasping the surface. BTW, any decent RCM will take care of those fingerprints - I would not hesitate to buy a dusty record with fingerprints if it was otherwise in good shape. Can't wash off gouges, scratches and excessive wear which is what I'm looking for when inspecting used records.
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