Magnetic recording medium production method

A magnetic recording medium production method which includes forming a lubricating layer over a stack including a substrate, a magnetic recording layer over the substrate, and a protective layer over the magnetic recording layer, the magnetic recording medium production method comprising:

• applying a first lubricant and a second lubricant to the stack;
• burnishing, with an abrasive, a surface of the stack to which the first lubricant and the second lubricant are applied;
• and
• removing the second lubricant over the stack, wherein
• a vapor pressure at 120° C. of the second lubricant is higher than a vapor pressure at 120° C. of the first lubricant,
• the burnishing includes abrading the surface of the stack by pressing a tape containing the abrasive against the surface of the stack, and
• the removal of the second lubricant includes irradiating the stack, to which the first lubricant and the second lubricant are applied, with ultraviolet radiation, or heating the stack, to which the first lubricant and the second lubricant are applied.