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what temperature setting for how long?

I've bought a few lp's on ebay, with mostly bad results, but thought this one was more interesting than most. I bought a "sealed" lp of Chopin polonaises from christofori 383, which came pretty warped. I told him about the problem. He responded the same day, saying that (1) since it was sealed he could not know it was warped (seems reasonable) and (2) I should put it in an oven set low for a few minutes (did not say how low or for how long - I guess these recipes necessarily vary according to the strength of the ingredients). My question is what temperature setting for how long do you recommend for Chopin, and how many times do you baste?
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Having been in the record business years ago - the dirty little secret here is that if shrink wrap is applied tightly to the record ( it almost always was because if applied loosely the records tended to tear out the shrink wrap when handled)- this will cause warping - tightly shrink wrap it for multiple decades and it's almost a given.
This was a particularly a problem with the super light "oil shortage" specials of the late 70's. 180 gram records may not guarantee a flat record - but at least you've got a chance.
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