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WD 40 is a solvent. Good for unfreezing a rusty hinge, but what does it do to recorded tape over time? joe salerno On 8/14/2012 6:55 PM, Dennis Rooney wrote: > Dear Rainer, > > You've by now learned what WD40 is. DO NOT follow the strategy described in > an earlier posting using WD40. It's akin to using cling wrap in place of a > condom. > > DDR > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Birgit Lotz Verlag < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Ahem, >> what is WD40??? >> >> >> Ted Kendall schrieb: >> >>> On 14/08/2012 21:12, Richard L. Hess wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, Shai, >>>> >>>> No apology needed...I appreciated you mentioning the technique. >>>> >>>> Have you had success with it? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Richard >>>> >>>> On 2012-08-14 1:35 PM, Shai Drori wrote: >>>> >>>>> I feel an apology is in order on my part. I was running out the door >>>>> and totally forgot about Richards website. Not to mention that I should >>>>> have credited him. Check out the a77 in the fridge picture. LOL >>>>> shai >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> With the usual caveats, this worked on a reel of Shamrock under extreme >>> duress (many years ago, I may add) : >>> >>> The tape in question was a dub of ETs of Buddy Holly's hometown radio >>> station on the day of his death, and was required yesterday for a TV >>> production (aren't they always?). I had a Revox 700 to hand, but could not >>> stop the tape squealing. In desperation I sprayed the tape with WD40. >>> Instant success! - followed by instant failure as the lubricant passed on >>> and the squeal returned. Eventually, however, I found that wedging some >>> cotton bud tip betwixt erase head and fixed guide, in contact with the >>> tape, and dousing it every three seconds with the WD40 enabled silent >>> playback. Of course, it created a b-awful mess of tape and machine, but >>> this cleaned up all right, and in any case the job sometimes has to come >>> before the tool! >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Dr. Rainer E. Lotz >> Rotdornweg 81 >> 53177 Bonn (Germany) >> >> Tel: 0049-228-352808 >> Fax: 0049-228-365142 >> Web: www.lotz-verlag.de >> > > > -- Joe Salerno