There used to be drive cleaning cartridges that looked like floppy disks (and went in the drives like floppies). This was similar to the VHS head cleaner that used to be sold.
There used to also be disks that were advertised as self-cleansing. I think Sony made them and I think 3M did too (they made Scotch VHS tapes that were supposed to help clean your heads as well). While I was skeptical about these disks at first I have been using the newer 3M disks in a Classic and have found the gumminess of the floppy drive is far less than when I got it–I don't even have to push the disks in as hard as I used to! Perhaps 3M disks do clean drives?
Look for a Read-Write cleaning disk. Your next best bet is the 3M disks that clean heads. I haven't used the Sony disks in a gummy drive.
You can also use compressed air, but be careful with it. The bottle can get COLD, so don't spray for extended periods of time. You also don't want to breathe it; I wear a surgeon's mask when I spray compressed air.
There used to also be disks that were advertised as self-cleansing. I think Sony made them and I think 3M did too (they made Scotch VHS tapes that were supposed to help clean your heads as well). While I was skeptical about these disks at first I have been using the newer 3M disks in a Classic and have found the gumminess of the floppy drive is far less than when I got it–I don't even have to push the disks in as hard as I used to! Perhaps 3M disks do clean drives?
Look for a Read-Write cleaning disk. Your next best bet is the 3M disks that clean heads. I haven't used the Sony disks in a gummy drive.
You can also use compressed air, but be careful with it. The bottle can get COLD, so don't spray for extended periods of time. You also don't want to breathe it; I wear a surgeon's mask when I spray compressed air.