Cassettes still rock!

Nice deck Tomcy6!

Hopefully someone has a good answer for you.
I am still using a tape head and roller cleaning solution I bought probably 15 years ago...lol.
I bought 3 bottles and still only on the second.
Unfortunately it does not list content or ingredients on the label.
It is made by Vinyl Styl.
Good luck and have fun with that deck.

I still have some of the Teac (3) bottle kits. Head cleaner, rubber conditioner and Stainless Steel Polish.

I have tried this and found it works very well on both the heads/capstans and pinch rollers. Even the instructions say it’s safe:

https://www.americanrecorder.com/products/professional-tape-head-cleaner-2-oz?variant=1235336256

I have some of this too:

https://www.mgchemicals.com/products/cleaning-products-for-electronics/cleaners/specialty-cleaners/rubber-renue-408a-408b

They make a head cleaner also, but I really like the American Recorder fluid better.

https://www.mgchemicals.com/products/cleaning-products-for-electronics/cleaners/specialty-cleaners/audiovideo-head-cleaner-407c

Thanks uberwaltz and mofi,

It looks like the American Recorder Tape Head Cleaner is the place to start. The Rubber Renue sounds like heavy duty stuff.

I have a lot of cassettes that I recorded back before cds from vinyl for use in the car. It was also back before I had a good turntable, so I’ll see how they sound today.

I bought my first cassette deck for a car in 1965 I believe. ( maybe 66). A Phillips as I recall. Paid over $200 back then. All my friends had 8 track and the music stores had thousands of 8 track tapes and half a dozen cassettes. I guess I was an early adopter. Over the years I collected vinyl and cassettes. Then switched primarily to CD and SACD. About three years ago I hooked up a cassette player to my system. After listening to cassettes for an afternoon I threw them all away. Too much compression in my opinion . Now I primarily listen to vinyl with  a healthy dose of Tidal streaming to audition new music. Don’t miss
my old cassettes. 

Threw them away??
Criminal.... Lol.
Could have at least taken to Salvation Army!
😁😁