@snoopertm I just do it with 1 brand, Ampex, whose tapes have become goo over the years. The company was using a different kind of magnetic tape binder that doesn't hold up, but it can be temp. revived by removing the moisture thru baking. Wild that it really works! https://t.co/oSCaaEvl71
Excited about the latest batch of tapes I ran through the food dehydrator! Some great early 80s stuff and they've played so well, can't even tell they're Ampex
How can you tell if a #vhs tape will have sticky shed? For starters, look for the Ampex brand cobblestone pattern and remember this rhyme I came up with:
"Texture's smooth, you're in the groove/Texture of pebble, run like the devil"
I never found it strange to see my teachers outside of school. What was truly terrifying was turning down the wrong hallway in the skating rink and catching the older kids making out.