How do I clean my vcr tapes?

Question

The pipes broke in the apartment upstairs and the damp made my tapes get mildewed. Can they be cleaned? They don't play and the mildew gums up my vcr. I threw away the obvious yucky ones (sob!), but now I can't tell if a tape is mildewed until it gums up the machine. Do I have to throw them all away - a lifetime of collecting pre-DVD - double sob and sniff???

Answer 1

There are special machines that are made to clean magnetic tapes. They use special solutions that are applied, removed, and the tape is dried. Of course, you'll also need to clean the cassette or get a new one. Look in your local yellow pages and look for Video Production Services -- those are the people that can do it or know who can if they don't.

Cleaning will cost some $$, so you'll want to do it only for those that you can't get on DVD today (like personal tapes)...

Answer 2

easily I easily have not in any respect heard of Tape getting moldy... yet each little thing else I easily have used bleach water on. Bleach kills mould in a snap of the fingers! i'm getting a sprig bottle and placed some bleach in it and the mold disappears. I try this contained in the bathe, bath, kitchen sink, everywhere. yet continually submit to in ideas even as utilising BLEACH not in any respect blend WITH AMMONIA THAT CREATES a perilous effect! NO funny tale!!!