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THIS is among the primary reason professionals used paper leader - but even that can pull off oxide after a few dozen years. Sorry I have no helpful suggestions, but if anyone puts leader in tapes it really should be paper! <L> On Dec 17, 2009, at 2:08 PM, Alex Tomlin wrote: > Obviously the tapes require baking yet the main problem is the > oxide sticking to the leader tape edited in between tracks. There > are a few types of leader tape and have found that coloured and > printed leader tape is the most problematic. > > > > We have very gently hand wound tapes whilst dousing the problem > areas with isopropyl prior to any baking, but the oxide still > sticks to the leader. We have also tried baking as well as > dehydrating to no benefit. > > > > Does anyone have experience of this problem with Ampex 406? Will > soaking in silica gel in the fridge be of benefit? >