How to Fix a Damaged VHS Tape

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Steps:

1. Remove the screws at the bottom of the VHS case using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

2. Lift open the cover of the VHS.

3. Remove the top cover of the VHS case.

4. Replace any rollers that accidently fall out of the VHS case.

5. Unroll the video tape from each side of the VHS, running it through the rollers the correct way. Do this until you reach the damaged parts of the tape.

6. Cut out the wrinkled and damaged parts of the VHS tape using scissors.

7. Hold the undamaged parts of the tape over each other as evenly as possible.

8. Cut the overlapping portion of the tape at an angle.

9. Apply scotch tape to the dull side of the two matching halves of the VHS tape.
10. Potential for device damage: Do not wrap the scotch tape around the other side of the VHS tape.

11. Cut excess scotch tape to match the size of the VHS tape as precisely as possible.

12. Wind the loose VHS tape back into the case.

13. Replace the cover back on top of the VHS case.

14. Reinsert the screws through the bottom of the VHS tape.