CD skips. Is there a way to fix it?

AIO.



I don't know how well it will work but the little insert that comes with it says it will rid cd's of skips.



If you want to try it, let us know.



If you have a CD burner, you could just try to burn the original CD to your Hard Drive and then try to burn a clean copy and see if the copy will skip. I have had good luck doing it that way.
 
In theory, no. The laser would read right through the layer because it is supposed to be a clear layer right?



Again, I have never tried this, so I would experiment on a CD you don't mind losing first. I think that it would work though.
 
I had that problem with a CD my brother-in-law had- it looked like they used it for a coaster!



The first thing Iâ€â„¢d do is just clean it real good with a MF and a mild cleaner (I use stuff made for CDâ€â„¢s or just a cleaner for eyeglasses), the idea here is to just get the playing surface as clean as possible. If it still skips sometimes a different CD reader will play it. For example when I burn a CD I have the original in the reader and the blank in the burner, but sometimes the burner does a better job at playing w/o skipping than the reader so I try it only in the burner. If that works then burn a good copy, if not burn a copy anyway before the next step.



With the bad CD my brother-in-law had I finally used some mild car polish on it, donâ€â„¢t really remember what it was, maybe 3Mâ€â„¢s MG. Go easy the first time and then see if that corrects it, if not try again. Often if you examine the CD carefully youâ€â„¢ll see the bad spot and can concentrate on that area. I was able to finally restore the CD, made a couple of good copies then retired the original from constant play.



I donâ€â„¢t think AIO would hurt the CD, but you could remove it with a 50/50 mix of iso/water if needed. Bottom line is youâ€â„¢ve got nothing to loose and you might save the CD if successful. Good luck.
 
I do have a bunch of eyeglass cleaner. I'll try that first since i know it is meant to leave the clearest surface possible. But yeah, I will burn a copy before trying anything else.
 
This is what I've heard, but I've never tried it. You can polish a CD or DVD and it will fix bad data and skipping problems. The reason is because the data is burned into the interior of the CD/DVD and not on the exterior. Scratches and contaminates on the exterior will interfere with the CD/DVD because of reflections and refractions of the laser.
 
I use Plexus on CD's and DVD's all the time. I have no idea why it works so well, but it does. I have to use it on rental movies all the time...it makes sections play right through which are stuck. When my wife starts see "chunks" of video in the movie, we grab a microfiber and Plexus and are back in business shortly.
 
Charlie - Are you polishing out scratches on the disc, or just removing dirt/film?



If the eyeglass cleaner / QD doesn't work, can I use Mother's Plastic Polish (Since it's similar to Plexus).
 
Jimmy Buffit said:
Ive used the Klasse TWINS with GREAT success on 5 or six CDs.



Jim
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Now, is this with a rotary or PC? :D



I've seen those skip fix machines you can buy @ like Best Buy ($35 or so) but was curious if they worked or if they just spread a product around. I may just try some detailing products & see-I've got a bunch of skippers.
 
White95Max said:
Charlie - Are you polishing out scratches on the disc, or just removing dirt/film?
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Plexus is like a great wax which fills in swirls...but specifically made for clear plastics instead of paint.



I'd been using it for several years on my rear vinyl window--and I knew it hid scratches. What amazes me is that apparently it helps hide scratches to the laser in a CD or DVD player.



On many movies, they would be unplayable without it. Maybe next time I'll try my Klasse to see if it works as well. I'd still tend to go with Plexus, though, as it is made specifically for plastic and is super easy to use as a spray.
 
I've used toothpaste and an old sock, then a dab of vasoline to make dvds play again. Should work on CDs too. Unfortunately, the website I had bookmarked that showed the step by step procedure is no longer there :(
 
White95Max said:
Charlie - Are you polishing out scratches on the disc, or just removing dirt/film?



If the eyeglass cleaner / QD doesn't work, can I use Mother's Plastic Polish (Since it's similar to Plexus).
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Maxy, I wouldn't hesitate to use a plastic polish like Mother's. If the disc was just dirty and the cleaner works, fine. If there are scratches, you will need to polish them out. I believe the layer of plastic on a CD is a lot thicker than the paint on your car, so no worries.



If we were talking about DVD's, I would mention another defect that I have seen, which is a delamination in the layers of the disc, causing it to not read properly. I had a new disc that didn't play right, tried to clean it, then looked at it carefully and saw that inside the layers it was messed up. I have never seen a CD like this, the DVD's have a lot more going on in there.
 
I'm going to burn a copy tonight and try to fix the original with eyeglass cleaner, then plastic polish, and then AIO if nothing else works.
 
Well I tried some eyeglass cleaner on the disc before even burning a new copy. So far, the 1st 8 tracks have had ZERO skipping. Granted this is playing in my computer rather than in my car where I first noticed the skipping.

I'll try it again in my car tomorrow and see if it improved.
 
White95Max said:
Well I tried some eyeglass cleaner on the disc before even burning a new copy. So far, the 1st 8 tracks have had ZERO skipping. .......
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I keep some cleaner, a MF, and a can of compressed air close to my computer for cleaning and dusting CD's. Mine are fine; it's the ones I burn from other people that need cleaning. I can't believe how filthy some people let their CD's become. Some of them I wouldn't even put into a player they are so bad. Usually just some cleaner takes care of the eBay CD's I get that need some attention.



Rereading some of these posts I think I'd try AIO and then VM if cleaning wasn't successful. Both are products I didn't have back when I had to restore my brother-in-laws Tom Petty CD a couple years back.
 
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