On Apr 14, 9:49*pm, wrote:


I've tried to clean it, but nothing is coming off.. *Not even the
slightest bit.

It's as if it's caked on there pretty good.,

If Xylene won't take it off, it doesn't need to come off. Xylene was
the official recommended head cleaner of Ampex on their commercial
VTRs. Texwipes or the chamois swabs do well. Ampex specifically warned
of alcohol as it leaves a "persistent film". I tought it was silly
until I cleaned a machine with Xylene and saw to power to spin the
drum drop by a factor of 10. Now I'm convinced.

GG