Hi- Frank's method of head polishing works very well. Mine turned out great (thanks,Frank! ). I might point out that as soon as you start aligning the tape head pad arms, the tapes will start contacting a slightly different area of the head. If the head isn't clean, or has traces of dirt and oxide on it, the tapes may wear more...kind of like sandpaper. So, polishing the heads is a good idea. Wal-Mart sells a 91 percent pure isopropyl alcohol in the OTC pharmacy section. It cleans pretty good. Everclear grain alcohol works well, too, if you know when to stop... ![](\"https://ec.yimg.com/ec?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmail.yimg.com%2Fus.yimg.com%2Fi%2Fmesg%2Ftsmileys2%2F03.gif&t=1572480827&sig=H0pdqF4ZAuqPHJOu6GCeWg--~E\") Let the Wal-Mart bashing begin. -Bruce D. #1221
--- On Thu, 7/2/09, lsf5275@aol. com <lsf5275@aol. com> wrote:
From: lsf5275@aol. com <lsf5275@aol. com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Cleaning...
To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 3:45 PM
Try cleaning them first with automotive paint polishing compound (not wax). This will take all of the oxidation off. They'll look like chrome. Then follow that with denatured alcohol to remove any residue from the polish. Denatured alcohol can be found at any hardware store in the solvent section. In a message dated 7/2/2009 4:11:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tspit74@comcast. net writes: Also, concerning the manual, it lists 2 solvents I've never heard of for cleaning the heads. I've also heard of using denatured alcohol. What's the best thing to clean them with? So far, I've rubbed them clean with a dry, clean, cotton tube sock.
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