Samuel,

Thanks for correcting me.
I should have gone over that doc in greater detail :)

cheers,
Amit

Links to info
 

I found the link sumarizing some info on the lubricants and tape types:

http://www.hosannaproductions.com/ti...ubricants.html

basic information with useful links: http://www.dvfreak.com/tape.htm

Check out espesially the 'tape cleaning article' : http://multimedian.com/pcv/school/camcare.html