silver layer on cd has small scratch -- is there a solution?

[flambus]

i have a music cd (not burnt) with a small scratch is the silver layer. its about 1/8th inch long and a fraction of that wide. The cd skips a little on one song. is something that can help this so i can burn a reliable copy of it, like a silver pen or tin foil and super glue???

thanks.

 

[houmus]

I've heard metal polish works for getting rid of scratches but if it does not work and knackers your disc, I have never tried it myself so I don't know for sure. Hope it does.

 

[CrackRabbit]

sorry to tell ya this but your cd is fooked, even if you used something to cover the scratch the cd would still skip at that portion....
if your wanting to rip it rip everything except the song and then download the one that skips from somewhere online.

 

[Mday]

there is nothing you can do.

what you just described is the destruction of the reflective layer which is RIGHT on top of the DATA layer of the CD. that means the data layer is damaged. just like if you take 2 pieces of regular paper (20 lb) stack them, and use a knife to cut one, there is no way you won't damage the second piece of paper.

this deterioration will only get worse.

rip\copy the CD while you can.

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only minor scratches on the bottom surface can be fixed. the data layer is much closer to the top than the bottom...

 

[dowxp]

nope

 

[flambus]

thanks.

I have repaired scratches on the bottoms of many cds with rubbing compound. But never tried to repair the silver layer. I know that the data is recorded below the silver layer., no harm in asking though.


This is one of my favorites too. Def Leppard Hysteria. i'll rip all the good songs and try finding the other online.

thanks.

 

[flambus]

i just thought of an idea. I work for a research and dev company. We use scanning electron microscopes for some of our work. Gold dust is "spuddered" onto the specimens before you put them into the machine. could i fill the scratch with some gold dust. Would that work as a suitable reflective layer assuming that the data tracks are intact???