The Vintage Audio Club - Sticky Shed Syndrome. What is it? Many tapes affected by sticky-shed are those that were made by Ampex/Quantegy such as 406/407, 456/457, 499, and consumer/audiophile grade back
![Magnetic Tape “Sticky Shed” Research: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Research Projects - Preservation Science (Preservation, Library of Congress) Magnetic Tape “Sticky Shed” Research: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Research Projects - Preservation Science (Preservation, Library of Congress)](https://www.loc.gov/preservation/scientists/projects/images/infrared_spectra.jpg)
Magnetic Tape “Sticky Shed” Research: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Research Projects - Preservation Science (Preservation, Library of Congress)
![Journal Highlight: Analysis of audio magnetic tapes with sticky shed syndrome by ATR-FTIR - 2013 - Wiley Analytical Science Journal Highlight: Analysis of audio magnetic tapes with sticky shed syndrome by ATR-FTIR - 2013 - Wiley Analytical Science](https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/do/10.1002/sepspec.13dc08c4303/full/ifd960172586b5c08cbfb4711fa908a20-1700057300427.jpg)
Journal Highlight: Analysis of audio magnetic tapes with sticky shed syndrome by ATR-FTIR - 2013 - Wiley Analytical Science
![Scientists unwind the mysteries of 'sticky shed syndrome' and why baking damaged tapes renders them playable again – Dave Denyer: The Reel-to-Reel Rambler Scientists unwind the mysteries of 'sticky shed syndrome' and why baking damaged tapes renders them playable again – Dave Denyer: The Reel-to-Reel Rambler](https://thereeltoreelrambler.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/tape-shed.jpg)