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At 12:02 PM 3/30/2006, Gary wrote: >Try holding a cotton swab soaked in Isopropyl alcohol on the recorded side >of the tape before it passes through the tape guides and heads. The cotton >swab should be just damp and has to be applied continually while the tape is >running. This usually eliminates the screech. Or for the over-the-top professional method, the lists Marie O'Connell has written a guest article here: http://richardhess.com/notes/2006/03/09/wet-playing-of-reel-tapes-with-loss-of-lubricant-a-guest-article-by-marie-oconnell/ But the Q-tip works, although I prefer a larger pad and a small "eye dropper" to keep it moist. I haven't built one of Marie's contraptions. I'd love to find a way of doing it for cassettes. My first experiment with silicone was messy but it worked when The Last Factory tape treatment failed. I haven't had much luck with isopropyl "drips" into cassettes. Tape Restoration Seminar: MAY 9-12, 2006; details at Web site. Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm