Panasonic NV-HS860 - did I get a good one?

[Traderbam]

Hi experts, I recently picked up a cheap NV-HS860 which seems to be fairly well rated on here. Apparently this one was in storage and not used for a long long time.

I've taken some photos of the internals and want to clean it up before I try any tapes. What can I read into the condition of it? There seems to be a dark grease which still looks "wet". There is some yellow gunk - is this some sort of grease also?

Really keen to understand what I should be cleaning here, do i remove all dark and yellow lubricants and regrease, can I tell anything of the head conditions from a visual check? Is q-tips for general cleaning with rubbing alcohol fine, and use the paper trick for the head cleaning?

Photos/video here - https://1drv.ms/f/s!AoYVwYm0qHh9lsRuI0Ujb4J7ewnJtQ?e=G8s1z4

Thanks

[themaster1]

Remove all grease, put some new, clean heads (paper + iso alcohol method),drum, tape path. Put some oil at the base of the motor shaft last but not least clean the mode switch (to prevent things like won't fast forward/rewind, tape eject directly) that's the gist of it

[Traderbam]

Remove all grease, put some new, clean heads (paper + iso alcohol method),drum, tape path. Put some oil at the base of the motor shaft last but not least clean the mode switch (to prevent things like won't fast forward/rewind, tape eject directly) that's the gist of it

Thanks. Are there two different types of grease used in this one - the dark around the tape transport path, and the more yellow markings around some of the plastics?

Any recommendations for grease type for this purpose?

[Skiller]

Any recommendations for grease type for this purpose?

Any grease which is safe for plastics, such as silicone grease.

[oln]

If the grease is still fine and not dried or missing or something I don't know if it's worth removing and reapplying, it's not a type that's known for drying up or anything. Most critical parts that can cause issues on this mech as far as I know in a few cases are the worm gear coupling and the gears moving the tape guides so most important to make sure those are well lubricated.

The state of the head cleaning brush thing can be an indication of how much use it's seen. It doesn't look overly worn or anything at least.