How to un-bend a DVD?
 

So one of my Total Movie DVDs was trapped at an angle under a huge stack of Atari 2600 games for about 6 months. It's not cracked or broken, but has a very visible warp to it.

Any suggestions on how to return it to it's un-warped condition?

Re: How to un-bend a DVD?
 

One of your prized possessions, huh? -wink-

I've never had to do it, but I would probably try sandwiching it in between some flat and heavy books in a warm room for a few months.

Hold it over steam for several hours.

Iron it.

In before boiling jokes.

Re: Re: How to un-bend a DVD?
 

The 2600 games? Yes. The DVD . . . well, lets just say that I'm glad it was free.

(Of course the problem with putting it between a couple of books is that I know I'll forget about it. Come sometime 2006 when I have to move, I'll go "Oh - THAT'S where that got too. . . .)

Put it between 2-5lb books, and let it set for 48hrs.

Wow, I wanna see a pic of this!

I imagine that trying to unbend it will still make it useless.

It will still be warped somehow, but its worth a try.

...what were you really doing to your dvd? ;)

[list=1][*]set oven to 300.[*]place dvd between 2 sheets of rice paper[*]then place rp sandwich between 2 1' pieces of half inch glass.[*]place in oven, after pre-heated, for 7 minutes.[*]remove glass slabs...let sit for 1 hour.[*]un-case dvd....and enjoy.[/list=1]

well...it worked for warped vinyl.:D

Just throw it in your DVD player. I'm sure it will play just fine. Ignore any rattling or grinding noises, thats normal. The only thing you have to worry about is the laser reflecting off the warped disc at a wrong angle and burning a hole through the front of the player, possibly blinding or killing you or the family cat.

I just got a great mental image of the "family cat" curled up peacefully in front of the TV . . . rotfl