Customer Ratings & Reviews

Its fantastic they are still selling this in stores in 2025 even though VHS has fallen out of favor. Made it incredibly easy for me to come pic up, and worked great and easy on the first try

I love this product. It's so handy for getting the heads cleaned on a VCR. A must-have for anyone who like to watch movies on VHS! I'm so glad Best Buy has these!

Works great! Cleaned the head and videos play way better to be copied over to digital

Your basic helical scan head cleaner. Its all about the solution. Evaporates quickly. Can replace with grain ethanol or 95+% isopropyl.

Bought this to reduce the snow on the playback of my tapes. Followed the instructions but it did not improve the quality but instead removed the glossy outer layer of my drumhead. I used the liquid solution & the head did not look like this before using the product.

Great quality I do love my VHS and this keeps it perfect.

This Best Buy essentials VCR Video Head Cleaner does an adequate job cleaning the heads of my VCR. It is easy to use. The videotape playback quality is improved. The head cleaner can be used multiple times.

My old VCR needed a good cleaning since I'm finally transferring a bunch of home movies over to DVDs... this cleaner definitely helped! My tapes were fuzzy at first but were much clearer after the cleaning... Only complaint is its hard to tell how many drops you're putting into the tape as the hole is rather small and you can't see the drops really...

I’m glad Best Buy provides this item. I am in the process of converting old family VHS tapes to digital with my VCR. I am keen to keep my VCR well-maintained as it cannot so easily be replaced these days. Easy to use and inexpensive.

I didn’t expect to feel this much joy from a VCR head cleaner, but here we are. After years of fuzzy playback and distorted sound, I finally gave my old VCR the TLC it deserved—and wow, what a difference. This cleaner brought my tapes back to life with crisp visuals and clear audio, like stepping into a time machine that actually works. The process was simple, no fuss. Just pop it in, let it run, and suddenly my vintage movie nights feel cinematic again. Whether you're preserving family memories or indulging in retro VHS marathons, this little tool is a must-have for any tape lover. It’s not just cleaning—it’s reviving a piece of history.

It worked great at cleaning up my VCR. I had to run it twice but the picture was great quality for a VRC and old TV

The heads on my vcr were dirty and my tapes weren't playing, i came across this cleaner and it did a great job. My vcr is playing great again. Hopefully this will last untill i have my family movies transfered to dvd

This product definitely works well. Had no issues, although when you go to open the bottle, you have to use a push pin or something small enough to put a hole in the nozzle. I thought the bottle was dried out but it wasn’t. Just an FYI in case you’re confused like I was. Lol

Bestbuy, please never stop making these they're so cheap and are great for maintaining my VCR

Found old VHS tapes and vcr in my attic. So old they could hardly play. After finding this diamond in the rough and running it through a few times, I can enjoy watching family videos from years gone by. Thank you Best Buy for having this antique at your store.

I'm an owner of a vhs/dvd combo i didn't expect to see thevhs cleaning kit got it home it worked an awesome find

Appreciate it, needed it for the cleaning and it works

I still have many VHS tapes, but the VCR I have needed some maintenance. I bought the Best Buy Essentials VCR Video Head Cleaner as an economical way to improve function. There was a difference in picture quality, even though the VCR is 9 years old.

Product works as advertised and purchased at a great price and in good condition.

it revived my player to play tapes again. I now am able to transfer to Dvd