Sinclair Microdrive Cartridge Revival and Backup via vDrive ZX

I recently purchased a vDrive ZX from vRetro (https://www.vretrodesign.com/) from right here in New Zealand and I'm going through the process of backing up my physical Microdrive cartridges to vDrive images.
The problem was I had issues reading the old Microdrive media, so I show you how I improved my chances of reading them.

This simple procedure can greatly increase the chances of reading the media. The problem is that the little pads that hold the tape up to the heads disintegrate over time. I show how to make your own new pads and replace the originals. I also show how to backup your newly refurbished cartridge to a virtual image.

Things you'll need...
tweezers
sharp scissors
double sided tape
felt (non static) or old compact cassette pads
sharp blade
and of course, a ZX Spectrum, Interface 1, microdrive with cable, a Microdrive cartridge, vDrive ZX and the copier program.

Index
0:00 - Introduction
3:16 - Replacing the Microdrive cartridge pad
11:55 - Showing the setup
13:31 - The backup process
30:27 - Trying Jetpac from the backup
31:05 - A note on multiload files
33:35 - Loading and playing Jetpac
36:15 - Conclusion