Take a look at a lacquer under the microscope

See the magic in the grooves.

Ever wondered what a lacquer looks like up super close? Well, wonder no more.

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Down at our pressing plant, we took a look at la acquer under the microscope as part of the quality checks in place at the plant. It’s amazing to see details in the grooves that are not visible to the human eye.

Watch the results of the 15x zoom shots below.

@thevinylfactory Get into the grooves with these 15x zoom shots taken through  microscope at our pressing plant 🔬 At the very start of the vinyl manufacturing journey is the lacquer. Here it is being closely checked prior to being processed. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinyltok #howitsmade #vinylcheck #music #pressingplant #thevinylfactory #microscope ♬ Inside Out – Duster

 

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