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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

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jmowbray
42 posts
 
I would not patronize a business that required me to wear gloves to examine used records. Anyone knowledgable enough to want to examine the condition of a used record should know how to safely take a record out of a sleeve and replace it without leaving any marks. With gloves, you may be running the risk of records being dropped which would cause way more damage than just finger prints that can be washed off. If this is a serious concern, you should consider on-line sales only.
jmowbray
42 posts
 
Dougdeacon asks: Why not?

Since my previous explanation was apparently not sufficient:

I would never, ever give my business to someone who has the hubris to presume that I am incapable of the simple task of examining a used record without damaging it. I would feel the same about any record store that would not allow me to inspect a used record or provide adequate lighting to do so.

I'm just stating a personal preference. Please note that I am not questioning your choice of supporting such an establishment.
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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