Has anyone come across a CD scratch remover that actually works?
I have had a number of them, all of them worthless. The only one I saw that actually worked was in a used CD shop, a device that had a couple of platters on it and several levels of buffing wheel but this box cost the dudes $8,000 US. I would have loved to have bought them for yard sale prices when they folded but I was too late. Any ideas?
I have tried these abrasive polishes that are like jewelry polishing clothes with abrasives you squirt on a soft cloth and rub it around then go to finer abrasives till it is supposedly clean, which seems like a good idea except the CD's I did with that method never played, before or after a LOT of rubbing. So what have you all used?
Originally posted by sonhouseif i have a scratched cd i rub washing up liquid on it. No water. Don't rinse it off. It;s always worked for me
Washingup? Is that a joke? Are you saying to just wash it in soap and water and expect a scratch to suddenly dissapear? I gather you haven't fixed many scratched CD's.
Originally posted by wucky3So you are saying you put the liquid soap on the scratch and it temporarily fills in the gap so the laser can do its job? I assume that would only work for a single playing which could work if you figured you needed just to burn a new copy.
if i have a scratched cd i rub washing up liquid on it. No water. Don't rinse it off. It;s always worked for me
Originally posted by sonhouseI think that perhaps the refractive indices of plastic and washing up liquid are closer than that of plastic and air, therefore we get less of a refraction? Any one any other ideas?
So you are saying you put the liquid soap on the scratch and it temporarily fills in the gap so the laser can do its job? I assume that would only work for a single playing which could work if you figured you needed just to burn a new copy.
You could try taking the disc to a local DVD video or CD music rental store and ask them to repair it. These stores most probably have an in-home repair unit and most are usually willing to fix your disc for a small fee.
I also often heard of people having good results from toothpaste - minty fresh flavour was recommended to me; but I wouldn't vouch for this method so try it at your own risk.
Originally posted by sonhouseGoogling...
I think thats a compliment? CID, is that UK for CIA?
Clinical Infectious Diseases?
Center for International Development?
Central Institute for the Deaf?
Centrum för användarorienterad IT-design?
Connecticut Insurance Department?
I suspect it has something to do with copyright issues, though.