CD Scratch Repair.

[nor]

Anyone know of any techniques to fix minor disk scratches/scuffs? My son lent his Tony Hawk PS2 disk to a friend, who proceeded to scratch the heck out of it.

[Tekky]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

I've seen several scratch remover formulas or devices in electronics stores. I've always wondered if it's just this generation's "snake oil".

[Drsracing]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

Originally posted by TEKKY:
I've seen several scratch remover formulas or devices in electronics stores. I've always wondered if it's just this generation's "snake oil".

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I bought a $40 one and it sucked monkey balls [img]graemlins/images/icons/mad.gif[/img]

[Ace]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

Sometimes you can clean up a disc on a buffing wheel, but you have to be careful.

[horns666]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

I tried that stuff you buy in the store ....

but you know what I use ...it works like a charm ....sperm. [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[GWARGHOUL]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

Wetsanding.

I know its a bit extreme, but video games aren't cheap.

Theres a cd doctor out there, that is like $19.95 or so, that does exactly that. Wetsands the cd...just resurfaces it. Works pretty good... from what I hear.

As long as you can' see thru the sratch, its repairable. So, unless that game of his was a burnt copy, its repairable I've never seen a scratch deep enough on a pressed cd that goes the the data. Then again... kids do strange things.

[nor]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

Well, my little dude was seriously bummed. I had heard that rubbing toothpaste on the disk might smooth out the scratches.

It actually fuggin worked.
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I'm Super-Dad!!
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Thanks for the help!

[HeWhoIs]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

Toothpaste??? [img]graemlins/brow.gif[/img] I'll have to try that!

[xenophobe]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

Auto wax.

Really. It works.

[Twisteramps]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

auto wax, or a mild abrasive car polish. If you can hold the disk up to the light and see holes in the silver... you're fucked.

Pete

[Snoogans]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

Another vote for car polish (T-Cut) I've cleaned up several CDs DVD's and Games with that.

[zeegler]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

I have used Brasso, and it works great. I would imagine any rubbing compound should work.

[horns666]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

sperm

[sully]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

i've got one of those cd doctor things, it works pretty well.

sully

[horns666]

Re: CD Scratch Repair.

Seriously guys I have over 5000 CDs ...I use a little rubbinjg alcohol in any fine mist sprayer and a very soft , non abrasive , lint free rag like the kind you wipe off your eye glasses or gutair with and you wipe it gently in a straight line from the center to the edge in a straight line ...


or you can use sperm [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]