LP Care - How Do You Keep Dust Out Of Your Crates?

[Noj]

Simple question. I have crates full of LPs sitting around and if not given constant attention dust infiltrates everything. Any solutions?

Edited December 15, 2012 by Noj

[Chuck Nessa]

Nope. Dust happens.

[Noj]

Dang. Time to get out the leaf blower.

[Head Man]

I have the same problem in my living room...and my bedroom....and my bathroom.

[Big Beat Steve]

I put my LPs in racks along one wall of my music room. Not much dust settling there even in those corners where I don't often touch the LPs so they don't get shifted (as it happens, in most of the bottom row). Occasional vacuuming with the open tube will take care of what noticeable dust there might settle in corners and crevices.

My 45s are in smaller (open) boxes along the top of the shelves near the ceiling but not much dust settles there either though many of these boxes often don't get shifted (picked over) for a long time.

[A Lark Ascending]

I find this always works.

I also enjoy Sun Ra albums more dressed like that.

Edited December 16, 2012 by A Lark Ascending

[sidewinder]

I store my LPs in open cubes - most of the LPs are in those Japanese transparent inners and both sleeve and LP are stored within PVC sleeves. Providing you hoover the vicinity regularly and clean behind and under the cubes once a year I find it works well. An occasional clean on a record cleaning machine keeps the dust gremlins in check.

Edited December 16, 2012 by sidewinder

[Noj]

I find this always works.

I also enjoy Sun Ra albums more dressed like that.

Haha, I've actually considered something similar. Like furniture slip covers, but cube shaped to go over the crates.

[Jim R]

I've sold off all of my vinyl, but I used to store it two ways.

This isn't my photo, but the idea is about the same. The shelves being deeper than 12" helped to keep most of the dust out (in addition to plastic sleeves for every LP).

The rest were in these:

They hold about 50 LP's each, which is just about perfect in terms of weight when you have to move them. I stored some of my collection in these for almost 20 years. No dust.

[Deepak]

If you're in a desert location, not much you can do about dust, besides get an air filtration system or something.