Easy VHS Cleaning For Dummies, Like Me

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00:00 - Who is this Video For?
00:32 - What You'll Need
01:10 - VHS Mold
01:58 - VCR Isolation
02:58 - Isopropyl Alcohol
03:45 - Cleaning Apparatus
05:36 - Removing VCR Lid
06:06 - VCR Innards
07:15 - Fast Forward Cycle
08:30 - Inspection 1
09:08 - How to Disassemble a VHS
10:55 - Gloves and Magnetic Tape
11:17 - Inspection 2
11:38 - Cleaning the Front Panel
12:18 - Inspection 3
12:42 - Cleaning the Plastic Reels Pt. 1
14:07 - Reassembling the VHS
15:34 - Rewind Cycle
16:13 - Inspection 4
16:45 - Disassembling the VHS (Again)
17:08 - Tiny Plastic Levers and Stuck Posts
17:32 - Cleaning The Plastic Reels Pt. 2
17:59 - Reassembling the VHS (Again)
19:39 - All Done!
20:08 - The REEL Finished Product
20:18 - Bye Bye
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[@SlasherHomeVideo]

I feel less moldy already. Great video!

[@SeychellsCollections]

1:07 - 1:10
[VHS Tape Drops]

[@Monacomaverick]

I just took a VHS tape apart for the first time, and pieces went everywhere. I had no idea they were so fiddly.

[@elChewyGringo]

Well done, explained thoroughly and seems easy enough. Thanks for the info!

[@dreamemulatorhvsc]

You bet!

[@russoft]

this is great! I have a very similar model Sharp VCR which produces crap video so I bought a second good player, so as it so happens, I have a spare VCR ($4 at Goodwill) for cleaning that moldy tape of mine which I've left until last to digitize.

[@zombiemadness8282]

Great rescue 🤘😎 VHS 4 LIFE!

[@dreamemulatorhvsc]

Thank you! 4 LIFE! 📼

[@swaggyg3628]

Excellent how to video.

[@dreamemulatorhvsc]

Thanks Swaggy!

[@TISUAL]

Is it possible to actually take apart the clear reel on the spool so you can reach the actual black tape reel? Right now I don't have a working VCR I can use to clean my tapes and since most of my tapes aren't as moldy, I'm just manually cleaning

[@ElliotFlowers]

Why do you clean only one side of the tape?

[@ryan2020091]

Who the dude at 11:45 it the about

[@BarbTrout]

Will this same method work with tapes that have been in a flooded basement?

[@dreamemulatorhvsc]

I’ve never tried that, but if the tape is still in working condition it may work