How to Fix Water Damage to VHS Tapes

This is a quick an easy way to fix a water damaged VHS I learned from a local t.v repair shop.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Water damaged VHS
• Sun or blow dryer
• Q-TIPS

1. Immediately remove the VHS from water. DO NOT SHAKE THE VHS

2. If it is sunny, take the VHS outside and remove the plastic caps over the side. Put Q-tips standing up in every crack and crevice you see and let it sit out for about 5 hours, after 5 hours then flip it over and let it sit for about 2 hours.

3. If it is not sunny, use the same method but let it sit next to the blow dryer and it will have the same results.

Tips & Warnings

• This is all depending on how bad your damage is.
• Do not shake the VHS. It will further the damage to the VHS.

[amylaine]

on 8/7/2008 Great info.