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
• the application of the second lubricant is performed through dipping or spin coating,
• a dissolution amount of the second lubricant in a solvent for the second lubricant used in the dipping or the spin coating is more than a dissolution amount of the first lubricant in the solvent,
• 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.