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do CD/DVD scratch removers work?
I saw this thing for cleaning scratches from CD/DVD .
It has 3 pads pressed against the disc, which you turn by a crank handle. Now because I saw it on one of those 4 AM home shopping infomercials, I thought it must be a dodgy piece of crap. I haven't seen them for sale at the purveyors of premium high-fidelity audio equipment. Therefore I ask the universe: does this scratch remover actually work? |
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On 10 May 2007 18:53:46 -0700, put finger to keyboard
and composed: I saw this thing for cleaning scratches from CD/DVD . It has 3 pads pressed against the disc, which you turn by a crank handle. Now because I saw it on one of those 4 AM home shopping infomercials, I thought it must be a dodgy piece of crap. I haven't seen them for sale at the purveyors of premium high-fidelity audio equipment. Therefore I ask the universe: does this scratch remover actually work? Repairing a scratched CD: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/cdfaq.htm#cdrepscr How to repair a CD or DVD of any kind: http://www.cddoctor.com/cd_how-to_repair_fix.htm - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email. |
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I use metal polish... Silvo or Brasso liquid, you can use Duraglit or Silverglit wadding but the finish is'nt as good. The imformation on the disc is etched on the top side of the CD under the CD label, the label acting as a reflector. The secret is to polish in a circular motion over the entire disc with plentyy of elbow grease, works on plastic screens as well. I've got bad scratches out of customers CD's. Might as well veer off topic a little.... For glass screens use Chemico... it's a grinding paste used on car pistons, start with the course end finishing with the fine end of the tub, again the secret is to do the entire area as evenly as possible.... you can get deep screatches out if you are prepared to rub and rub. *NOTE* Chemico will damage plastic surfaces..! The only thing to watch is you don't want to end up with a concave looking mirror a bit like a telescope lens. I have heard of folks using super glue and stuff specially design for the purpose to fill the cracks to make them opague - something I've never tried and doubt works. davy |
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On 11 May 2007, davy wrote in
alt.comp.periphs.cdr: The secret is to polish in a circular motion over the entire disc with plentyy of elbow grease, works on plastic screens as well. I've got bad scratches out of customers CD's. I've been advised specifically to NOT polish in a circular motion parallel the the edge, but to do it radially from the center to the edge. |
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Nil wrote:
On 11 May 2007, davy wrote in alt.comp.periphs.cdr: The secret is to polish in a circular motion over the entire disc with plentyy of elbow grease, works on plastic screens as well. I've got bad scratches out of customers CD's. I've been advised specifically to NOT polish in a circular motion parallel the the edge, but to do it radially from the center to the edge. From what I recall it simply removes the layer of plastic. I think the cleaning centre outwards is for wiping clean from thumbprints etc. Could be wrong though, wouldn't be the first time :O) -- Paul (Please dont take a picture) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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On Fri, 11 May 2007 21:18:23 GMT, Paul Heslop
wrote: I've been advised specifically to NOT polish in a circular motion parallel the the edge, but to do it radially from the center to the edge. From what I recall it simply removes the layer of plastic. I think the cleaning centre outwards is for wiping clean from thumbprints etc. Could be wrong though, wouldn't be the first time :O) I think the idea there is that a scratch caused by cleaning is less likely to cause data loss if the scratch is radial rather than along the groove. -- N |
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On Fri, 11 May 2007 08:13:52 -0500, Allen put
finger to keyboard and composed: Actually, I've never had a CD that had trouble with scratches on the "playing" surface. One of the first CDs I owned, back when they really new, sprang out of my hand when I was extracting it from the case. I searched high and low for it, but couldn't find it--I finally decided that it had migrated to another dimension. About two0 months later, it fell out of a reclining chair, where it had nestled down in the works. It looked like it had been in a torrid affair with a chainsaw, but I decided to try to play it before trashing it. Lo and behold! it played with nary a problem, ... I once used a screwdriver to score an AOL CD along several radii. I managed to retrieve all the files without a problem. - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email. |
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do CD/DVD scratch removers work?
Noik wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2007 21:18:23 GMT, Paul Heslop wrote: I've been advised specifically to NOT polish in a circular motion parallel the the edge, but to do it radially from the center to the edge. From what I recall it simply removes the layer of plastic. I think the cleaning centre outwards is for wiping clean from thumbprints etc. Could be wrong though, wouldn't be the first time :O) I think the idea there is that a scratch caused by cleaning is less likely to cause data loss if the scratch is radial rather than along the groove. -- N Sounds about right -- Paul (Please dont take a picture) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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