BARRY'S 8 TRACK REPAIR
Packing your 8 track machine for maximum protection  
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!