Getting scratches out of CD's

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mikebai1990

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Would it be smart to try to polish out scratches on a scratched CD? Usually unreadable CD's are caused by the scratches, and I was wondering whether cutting through the scratched layer would allow the CD/DVD to be played properly.
 
Try a glaze with fillers. It's not like you're going to wash them out.



Of course, one video rental store I used to go to kept a buffing wheel behind the counter for polishing scratched discs. They'd polish anyone's disc for a couple of bucks. I tried it once and it actually worked pretty well.
 
Menzerna IP and FPII always work for me. I have to fix my kids movies/games all the time and haven't been failed yet.
 
+1 on the AIO. Amazing stuff. There's also a pgm called ISO Buster in case you cant get the scratches out, it will extract the data from a CD/DVD to a file. Then burn the file to disc and voila...your data is recovered. Very simple to use. It used to be free and may still be, just has a nag screen or something. If you have a prob finding a free verson, I have one around and can send it to you.
 
Vanilla Moose and Quikshine work great! In fact, the CD Restore that Blockbuster used to sell (and still may, haven't been in one in years) is a stronger version of Quikshine.
 
Plexus is the best thing I've found by far. It fixes 90% of the Netflix DVD's I get that get stuck on a scene. It was very specifically designed to fix plastic aircraft windows; and I think CD's/DVD's are a very similar material.
 
Why don't you go buy one of those little machines? I think you can get one for 10-15 bucks. Its alot easier to use the machine than it is to wetsand and polish it by hand.
 
What do you guys of using the PC with some polish? :waxing: I'm thinking something not too aggressive, like Meg's #9. Fill the scratches up :)
 
TrueDetailer said:
Why don't you go buy one of those little machines? I think you can get one for 10-15 bucks. Its alot easier to use the machine than it is to wetsand and polish it by hand.
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I think they're actually about $30 or so. But yea, might as well use what you've got, especially since if you buy a machine it probably won't be used more than once or twice :2thumbs:
 
BoxsterCharlie said:
Plexus is the best thing I've found by far. It fixes 90% of the Netflix DVD's I get that get stuck on a scene. It was very specifically designed to fix plastic aircraft windows; and I think CD's/DVD's are a very similar material.
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Excellent suggestion. I've got a CD I need to try this on. Sounds perfectly logical.



I would recommend you pass on the ClearKote CD Restorer product. I bought some years ago at a now defunct music store (Sound Wherehouse or somesuch, don't think Blockbuster ever sold it). $7.99 for 4 oz. The best it can muster is cleaning finger prints. The label claims it Stops Skipping and Improves Clarity. Nope, and it definitely won't get a scratch out. I use Adam's Detail Spray quite often on the rented DVDs it works as well or better at a considerably better price point.
 
Mr. Clean said:
Excellent suggestion. I've got a CD I need to try this on. Sounds perfectly logical.



I would recommend you pass on the ClearKote CD Restorer product. I bought some years ago at a now defunct music store (Sound Wherehouse or somesuch, don't think Blockbuster ever sold it). $7.99 for 4 oz. The best it can muster is cleaning finger prints. The label claims it Stops Skipping and Improves Clarity. Nope, and it definitely won't get a scratch out. I use Adam's Detail Spray quite often on the rented DVDs it works as well or better at a considerably better price point.
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Just some info,ClearKote CD Restorer and ClearKote quickshine are the same thing.
 
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