I have a problem of dirty video cassettes. Is there a way to actually clean the cassettes, not the VCR heads?
April 9, 2010 by: nickadminSometimes you can actually see white “mold” inside the tape “window”. When these tapes are played, the VCR is rendered useless and requires a lot of work with wet and dry cleaners and sometimes a professional to get it working again until the next time a “dirty” tape is accidently used.
Sometimes you can actually see white “mold” inside the tape “window”. When these tapes are played, the VCR is rendered useless and requires a lot of work with wet and dry cleaners and sometimes a professional to get it working again until the next time a “dirty” tape is accidently used. I have seen on-line tape rewinders that say they also clean the tape. Do these work?
Hmmm, I always just blew on my dirty tapes, but I don’t think that will be too much help. Off to the professionals hey?
you know budy i think it’s time for you to come to grips with the fact that your behind on technology an need to join us in the DVD age.
Watching a moive on that media Frustrating, $40 dollar DvD player
from walmart priceless..
no-if the tapes are contaminated then they are useless-there is no way to clean them without damaging them. as the poster above says-DVD players are cheap enough nowadays and you can get DVD’s for as little as £1.99. and all you have to do is wipe them clean.
There are machines available that actually clean the tapes. The tapes are threaded through a machine that applies a cleaning solution and then wipes them to remove residue. Of course, you’ll have to get new cassette bodies, too, since yours are full of crud. I doubt that it would be worth it to try to clean the cassettes, compared to the cost of new ones.
Check with your local video production service businesses. If the one you call can’t do it, they will probably know who can. It won’t be cheap, but if these are personal memories, it will be worth it. If they are commercial movies, it will be much cheaper to get the DVD’s.