Older cars will still come provided with a factory cassette head unit, if the previous owner didn't listen to CD's. Once CD's came out, everybody replaced cassette tapes with
them, since it provided far better sound quality. If you still listen to old
school beats on your tape deck, you notice in the background a hissing or
crackling sound, it is because the head inside is dirty. Overtime, after
constantly inserting and ejecting cassettes daily, the film inside the
cassette will transfer dust and dirt onto the head. Since cassette decks
for car audio are no longer produced, you can't buy a new one to
replace it, so it is not worth throwing it away just yet. This problem can be resolved by using just a cassette cleaning kit, which is available to purchase from all leading electrical retailers.
1)
The kit will come supplied with a cassette tape and a bottle of
cleaning solution. Remove both items from there packaging. Look at the
top of the cassette where the film goes, you will notice that it is a
white color, instead of the brown color you usually see. This is because
there is nothing recorded on the film, its purpose is to only transfer the
liquid onto the head.
2)
Remove the cap from the bottle. Squeeze the bottle gently and pour a
sensible amount of cleaning solution evenly across the film. Once you have
done that, screw back on the cap to prevent it evaporating or
spilling out.
3)
Insert the cassette into your car tape deck. Once inserted, press the
'Forward' button found on the front panel. This will allow the motor to spin the
cassette film really fast. During this process it will touch the film on
the head, cleaning all existing dust and dirt.
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