How to remove dust depot on DVD?
03-30-07, 10:44 PM
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How to remove dust depot on DVD?
some of my dvds suffer from that unpleasant situation...they're not scratched at all, but it's like they have this dust depot on them that seems to be unremovable..like it is printed on the surface of the disc..is there a way I can remove that? I tried boiling water so far..did work a little but not that much
03-31-07, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by zombiezilla
dust depots must remain so that the dust despots can get to and from their destinations, since they're destitute from smoking dust
03-31-07, 01:57 PM
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You don't get those dust deposits stuck on the surface of a DVD unless you leave it out exposed for a long ass time. I've had that happen with CD-Rs I've burned that had mistakes and I toss off to the side of my desk and I forget about them and I see those little spots on there you can't get off. Why are you leaving your DVDs out so long?
03-31-07, 03:07 PM
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yeah that's what happened, dunno I moved to Montreal like 6 months ago and forgot some CDs over here, and well they took them out of the player without my knowledge..so they have those deposits on them..
03-31-07, 05:18 PM
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Water...... lint-free cloth.....wipe in a straight line from center spindle to outer edge?????
04-01-07, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by crazy123
Assuming it's directed to me....you can't get those types of dust deposits off with just water and a cloth. We are talking about those small dots that appear on a disc after it's been left exposed to the elements for an extended period of time. I think the OP said he's got a DVD that had dust collect on it for four months. You wipe the dust away and there are dots left on the disc that are damn near impossible to remove. I say "near impossible" but I've never been able to get them off. Luckily for me I've only had this problem with CD-Rs and a couple old CD-ROM games I didn't want anymore anyway, so I never tried to find an alternative to get them off outside of the normal disc cleaners people use.
So if there is a way to get these off, I would hope somebody would post a solution, if there is a cleaner that can get these off.
04-01-07, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by calhoun07
I guess this is directed to me? Or to the OP??? I don't quite get it....
Assuming it's directed to me....you can't get those types of dust deposits off with just water and a cloth. We are talking about those small dots that appear on a disc after it's been left exposed to the elements for an extended period of time. I think the OP said he's got a DVD that had dust collect on it for four months. You wipe the dust away and there are dots left on the disc that are damn near impossible to remove. I say "near impossible" but I've never been able to get them off. Luckily for me I've only had this problem with CD-Rs and a couple old CD-ROM games I didn't want anymore anyway, so I never tried to find an alternative to get them off outside of the normal disc cleaners people use.
So if there is a way to get these off, I would hope somebody would post a solution, if there is a cleaner that can get these off.
Assuming it's directed to me....you can't get those types of dust deposits off with just water and a cloth. We are talking about those small dots that appear on a disc after it's been left exposed to the elements for an extended period of time. I think the OP said he's got a DVD that had dust collect on it for four months. You wipe the dust away and there are dots left on the disc that are damn near impossible to remove. I say "near impossible" but I've never been able to get them off. Luckily for me I've only had this problem with CD-Rs and a couple old CD-ROM games I didn't want anymore anyway, so I never tried to find an alternative to get them off outside of the normal disc cleaners people use.
So if there is a way to get these off, I would hope somebody would post a solution, if there is a cleaner that can get these off.
How about:
Boiling in water ...... lint-free cloth.....wipe in a straight line from center spindle to outer edge?????
04-01-07, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by speedy1961
How about:
Boiling in water ...... lint-free cloth.....wipe in a straight line from center spindle to outer edge?????
Boiling in water ...... lint-free cloth.....wipe in a straight line from center spindle to outer edge?????
Originally Posted by Frenzal Rhomb
I tried boiling water so far..did work a little but not that much
04-01-07, 09:11 PM
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Some people are really particular about crap on their discs. If this happened to a DVD of mine, I'd want to replace it.
But then again, I don't leave my DVD's out. They're either in the DVD player, or in their case. The only time I ever leave a DVD out is if I'm just swapping in something like Family Guy, where I'll only be watching for a half an hour... then I'll put the other disc back in. Even then though, I usually put DVD's in the case of whatever it is I'm currently watching so they're not left out. I have to get back in that case again eventually anyway... so I'm not leaving any other disc out.
Just sounds like you took pretty poor care of your DVD's, or at least whatever particular one(s) you're speaking of.
But on the bright side, you've learned a lesson. If you're really so worried about the disc that you want to try everything under gods creation to get it cleaned again... just do yourself a favor, replace the disc, eat the cost, and learn from your mistakes and take care of your discs better in the future.
But then again, I don't leave my DVD's out. They're either in the DVD player, or in their case. The only time I ever leave a DVD out is if I'm just swapping in something like Family Guy, where I'll only be watching for a half an hour... then I'll put the other disc back in. Even then though, I usually put DVD's in the case of whatever it is I'm currently watching so they're not left out. I have to get back in that case again eventually anyway... so I'm not leaving any other disc out.
Just sounds like you took pretty poor care of your DVD's, or at least whatever particular one(s) you're speaking of.
But on the bright side, you've learned a lesson. If you're really so worried about the disc that you want to try everything under gods creation to get it cleaned again... just do yourself a favor, replace the disc, eat the cost, and learn from your mistakes and take care of your discs better in the future.
04-01-07, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Numanoid
Do they affect playability? If not, who cares, leave them there.
04-02-07, 09:44 PM
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For those of you who cares about this, I actually found a way to remove them...it involves toothpaste..
Here's what I did, I poored some paste on the disc, then gently with the tip of my finger, I made sure there was toothpaste all over the surface, and left it there for a few minutes...and then I rinced the whole thing with hot water to make sure there was no more paste and voila, I'd say 95% of it was gone!
Here's what I did, I poored some paste on the disc, then gently with the tip of my finger, I made sure there was toothpaste all over the surface, and left it there for a few minutes...and then I rinced the whole thing with hot water to make sure there was no more paste and voila, I'd say 95% of it was gone!
04-02-07, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Frenzal Rhomb
For those of you who cares about this, I actually found a way to remove them...it involves toothpaste..
Here's what I did, I poored some paste on the disc, then gently with the tip of my finger, I made sure there was toothpaste all over the surface, and left it there for a few minutes...and then I rinced the whole thing with hot water to make sure there was no more paste and voila, I'd say 95% of it was gone!
Here's what I did, I poored some paste on the disc, then gently with the tip of my finger, I made sure there was toothpaste all over the surface, and left it there for a few minutes...and then I rinced the whole thing with hot water to make sure there was no more paste and voila, I'd say 95% of it was gone!
