BARRY'S 8 TRACK REPAIR
| Packing your 8 track machine for maximum protection |
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| Your original car 8 track player is a rare and quite valuable item; in some cases it can add THOUSANDS to the value of your mint condition classic car when properly working. When I receive an item that is not packed well, I repack it better at my own expense to make sure it arrives back to its owner safe and sound. But if it wasn't packed well in the first place, there could be permanent damage to the unit, especially the control shafts which are no longer available. Let's make sure your prized unit stays intact, shall we? |
| Exhibit A - The WRONG way! |
| When I receive a unit packed this way, I don't work on it. This "disaster to my business" waiting to happen will be sent back unrepaired, with a full refund minus shipping cost and a $50 fee for wasting my time. Car units MUST have at least 4 inches of padding on all sides, extra protection for shafts and controls, and should be double boxed for extra protection. Thanks from Barry's 8 Track Repair ! |
| Exhibit B - the RIGHT way! |
| Take a thick cardboard box completely apart and lay it out flat as shown. Make sure there is at least 3 inches of extra cardboard beyond anything that extends from the unit such as controls and connectors. |
| Arranging the cardboard so that the corrugations run left to right will make it much easier to make tight turns around the corners. Note: You don't need quite this much extra width, but too much is better than too little. You want to wrap it TIGHT so the unit cannot twist inside its protective cardboard sleeve. |
| Make your first partial "roll", and be sure to TAPE the inner layer securely to the unit. This will prevent the unit from sliding in the sleeve. |
| Keep rolling until you have a good 3 or 4 layers of cardboard around the unit. Notice that there's no way the unit can twist and endanger the controls. When you've finished rolling the unit, tape up the roll tightly and place the whole works into a slightly larger box, with padding or peanuts between the roll and the box ON ALL SIDES! It is best to have NOTHING BUT AIR where the controls are hiding, and if you've taped it tightly when you started the roll, the unit will not be able to slide inside the sleeve. Now if the package is dropped on its corner from waist level (or falls from the UPS plane), the thick cardboard sleeve around the front will protect the controls, shafts and knobs. NOW YOU'RE PROTECTED! |
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