Is there any hope for wrinkled, scrunched tape ?
Actually, yes. You will need to get the wrinkled portion of tape out of the cartridge. You may be able to do this by carefully pulling it out. If it’s a real tangled mess you may have to open the cartridge and carefully untangle it. The wrinkles can be removed with an iron. Set the iron on Low heat. There are a couple of methods that I have heard about and tried. They both seem to work. One method suggests that you place the tape on a hard surface, cover it with thin paper, and then iron the paper over the top of the tape until the wrinkles are removed. The second method suggest that you hold the section of damaged tape in your hands and actually pull it across the edge of the warm iron. I have tried this method also and it seems to work very well. Obviously, the key is to get the iron at the correct temperature. Too hot and it will actually melt the tape. Too cool and the wrinkles don’t come out. You might want to do some experimenting with temperatures on a tape that you don’t care a
