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How to Clean a Cassette Player. Cassette players may be outdated, but if you've still got tapes,
you're going to want to keep them in good condition. You will need Cotton swabs and
isopropyl alcohol (also known as rubbing alcohol). Step 1. Open the door to your cassette player
by pressing the eject button. These tips apply to freestanding players. To clean a car cassette
player, you'll need to buy a specialized kit. Step 2. Dip the tip of a cotton swab in rubbing
alcohol, also known as isopropyl alcohol. Step 3. Clean the metal tape head with the
tip of the cotton swab, rubbing it both horizontally and vertically. On some tape decks, you can
extend the head to make it easier to clean by pressing the "Play" button. Step 4. Keep
cleaning the head with new alcohol-dipped swabs until a fresh one comes away clean.
Step 5. Clean all the tape guides, rollers and plastic and metal pins the same way you
cleaned the tape head. Step 6. Wipe the reels with a rubbing-alcohol soaked cotton swab.
This time, a black residue on the swab is acceptable. Now pop in your favorite mixtape.
Did you know In 1963, the manufacturer of the first tape recorder let others reproduce
the technology royalty-free, making cassettes the global standard in audio recording.