I don't recall anybody posting this link.
http://www.tangible-technology.com/tape/baking1.html
I've had by far the most success of any method following this. A 1/4" roll of 456 from 1977 I "baked" for 4 hours last May still played perfectly last November. What I especially like is that most splices survive this method unharmed.
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