how to remove scratches from a dvd
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how to remove scratches from a dvd
Will this actually work?
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I haven't tried it out but it looks like it would do worse damage to the disc. The toothpaste method does work. I had a scratched ps1 cd that wouldn't work. So i put toothpaste all on the shiny side and let it sit for 5 minutes. Then you wash the toothpaste off with warm water and dry it with a soft cloth. Now my game plays fine. I'm guessing it would also work with a dvd since its all a disc format. Has anyone tried it out on a dvd?
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I haven't tried it out but it looks like it would do worse damage to the disc. The toothpaste method does work. I had a scratched ps1 cd that wouldn't work. So i put toothpaste all on the shiny side and let it sit for 5 minutes. Then you wash the toothpaste off with warm water and dry it with a soft cloth. Now my game plays fine. I'm guessing it would also work with a dvd since its all a disc format. Has anyone tried it out on a dvd?
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I told an eBay customer of mine to boil the DVD...
It will not literally remove any scratches, but it'll clean it up for you to keep it from skipping or anything like that.
It will not literally remove any scratches, but it'll clean it up for you to keep it from skipping or anything like that.
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Originally Posted by Norm de Plume
I recommend this unit. Works well for me.
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^Sorry, I have no idea, but I imagine no amount of buffing will fix a severely damaged disc.
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Before trying that youtube method, be sure to look at his other videos - looks like another Infinite Solutions
While it probably wont help, I've heard the Simotech repair machine works REAL good, but it is an 'online only' type import item and costs about $130.
I went for the DSR-1 by maxell recently and while it does work good on smaller scratches, larger ones cant be repaired. Even the buffing machines in stores won't take care of those though.
While it probably wont help, I've heard the Simotech repair machine works REAL good, but it is an 'online only' type import item and costs about $130.
I went for the DSR-1 by maxell recently and while it does work good on smaller scratches, larger ones cant be repaired. Even the buffing machines in stores won't take care of those though.
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I use the Skip-Away (http://www.venmill.com/products/skipaway.asp). It's insanely expensive, but I have kids who can't seem to figure out how to put the DVDs and games back in the cases when they're through. So far, I've repaired a few hundred dollars worth of discs. In another year, it may have paid for itself.
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I have one of those wax pencils that I got out of a catalog - you can use them both on CD's and DVDs. You just "write" on the scratches and then wipe it off with a kleenex. The wax stays in the scratches.
I've used it mostly on my Netflix DVDs, since my personal ones I take care of and don't let get scratched.
I've used it mostly on my Netflix DVDs, since my personal ones I take care of and don't let get scratched.
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I tried boiling a CD the other day, it came out worse.
Before, I could access about half of the MP3's on the disc. After boiling, it showed an empty folder, no files, but when I went to "My Computer" it said there were 432 MB used on the disc.
Frustrating.
I'll have to remember the toothpaste and wax pencil tricks.
Before, I could access about half of the MP3's on the disc. After boiling, it showed an empty folder, no files, but when I went to "My Computer" it said there were 432 MB used on the disc.
Frustrating.
I'll have to remember the toothpaste and wax pencil tricks.