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Lee <glog@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Farmer Bill wrote:
> > I bought a used AM/FM/Cassette deck for my car. Unfortunately, the
> > heads, capstans, and pinch rollers were filthy. A cleaning tape barely
> > made a dent in the grime, so I cleaned everything gently with Q-tips and
> > rubbing alcohol. But there is still visible corrosion on the tape head,
> > causing playback to sound muffled (in one direction only; in the other
> > direction, the music sounds fine; it's a reversible deck). I have run
> > the (wet) cleaning tape through the machine about 15 times, to no
> > avail.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a safe method to remove corrosion from audio
> > cassette tape heads? Not sure if I'm savvy enough to try to remove the
> > tape head from my old player and put it in the new player. Maybe I just
> > need to buy another used deck from a more reputable seller.
> >
> > Many thanks.
> Firstly, rubbing alcohol contains carnuba wax, which leaves a residue. I
> use isopropyl alcohol (over 90%) and for really crusted on grime, I use
> the little plastic bread bag closure tags as scrapers.
Not all rubbing alcohols are created equal. Some are just isopropyl
alcohol and water.
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