repairing scratched cds/dvds

[flamingelephant]

Got a scratched Wii game, scratches seem minor but still doesn't work great... has anyone tried anything you can buy to fix scratched cd/dvds?

Do they work?

Thanks

 

[CrazyLazy]

I have tried some, and none of them ever worked for me. Your mileage may differ.

 

[clamum]

I put some CD/DVD cleaning kit at Wal-Mart that comes with two bottles of solution, one is like a thick syrupy type stuff that you buff the disc with, then the other is a quick-drying alcohol-type liquid to gloss it at the end. Seems to work ok, I've been able to rip Wii games after using it that would not rip before using it.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Toothpaste and warm water.

Put some toothpaste on your figer and buff it into the scratches. Then clean the disc with warm water and make sure all the toothpaste is off. Dry it and also let it air dry. It should work after that. I've done it to tons of discs.

 

[God Mode]

I've tried almost every method on google short of commercial cd repair machines. All of them are bullshit and tend to end up causing more hairline scratches.

 

[rocadelpunk]

http://www.jawright.com/products/silver-cream.asp

vipergts recommended. I'd trust him.

 

[BabaBooey]

gamecrazy will do it.

 

[ruu]

Originally posted by: clamum
I put some CD/DVD cleaning kit at Wal-Mart that comes with two bottles of solution, one is like a thick syrupy type stuff that you buff the disc with, then the other is a quick-drying alcohol-type liquid to gloss it at the end.

That Wal-Mart stuff has worked really well for me on many, many CDs and DVDs. Have never tried it on a game disc, but I don't see why it'd be that different.

 

[Vehemence]

Horse semen + toothbrush never fails

 

[alkemyst]

I have found the best way is to treat the disc and then re-burn it.

I have done it twice now...I used plastic polish and some online guide...

The discs would not play in my DVD player...however, my computer could play them.

I just remastered them onto a new disc (had to compress it)...played perfectly and looked as good as I remembered the original.

I now burn all my DVDs/CDs and leave the originals in their cases. I like to collect movies and music though.

 

[Sentrosi2121]

I read somewhere that furniture polish + soft lens cleaning cloth will work.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure
Toothpaste and warm water.

Put some toothpaste on your figer and buff it into the scratches. Then clean the disc with warm water and make sure all the toothpaste is off. Dry it and also let it air dry. It should work after that. I've done it to tons of discs.

This. I've fixed lots of discs with toothpaste.

 

[Baked]

Sorry, I don't scratch my discs.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: Baked
Sorry, I don't scratch my discs.

k

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: ruu

Originally posted by: clamum
I put some CD/DVD cleaning kit at Wal-Mart that comes with two bottles of solution, one is like a thick syrupy type stuff that you buff the disc with, then the other is a quick-drying alcohol-type liquid to gloss it at the end.

That Wal-Mart stuff has worked really well for me on many, many CDs and DVDs. Have never tried it on a game disc, but I don't see why it'd be that different.

I bought one on clearance with a bunch of refills too, Memorex brand.

To the OP: One of the off the shelf CD scratch repair kits will work on anything that appears to be a scratch on the bottom of the CD (the plastic part). Any scratches that are also visible on the top/label side probably can't be repaired, 0s and 1s are actually gone. With scratches on the bottom, the lens just can't read through the scratches.

 

[UncleWai]

Originally posted by: Baked
Sorry, I don't scratch my discs.

scratch discz nutz

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124

Originally posted by: ruu

Originally posted by: clamum
I put some CD/DVD cleaning kit at Wal-Mart that comes with two bottles of solution, one is like a thick syrupy type stuff that you buff the disc with, then the other is a quick-drying alcohol-type liquid to gloss it at the end.

That Wal-Mart stuff has worked really well for me on many, many CDs and DVDs. Have never tried it on a game disc, but I don't see why it'd be that different.

I bought one on clearance with a bunch of refills too, Memorex brand.

To the OP: One of the off the shelf CD scratch repair kits will work on anything that appears to be a scratch on the bottom of the CD (the plastic part). Any scratches that are also visible on the top/label side probably can't be repaired, 0s and 1s are actually gone. With scratches on the bottom, the lens just can't read through the scratches.

They're not gone.. It would technically be possible if you could put the reflective layer back on somehow, but I don't think theres any product to do this.

For the underside, plastic polish.

 

[Wuffsunie]

A rental place near me offers scratch repair for $3 a disc. They got one of the buffer machines. Took a South Park DVD I had with some scrapes that caused my player to skip at reading that part. Came out working perfectly.

I have tried some of the do-it-yourself stuff in the past, the kits and home-made stuff. Neither worked well for me.

 

[BW86]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure
Toothpaste and warm water.

Put some toothpaste on your figer and buff it into the scratches. Then clean the disc with warm water and make sure all the toothpaste is off. Dry it and also let it air dry. It should work after that. I've done it to tons of discs.

This. I've fixed lots of discs with toothpaste.

same here