scratches on cd's how to remove them?

Question

CAN ANY ONE PLEASE HELP ME AND ADVISE ME ON HOW TO GET STRATCHES OFF CD'S AS A FEW OF MY FAVOURITES HAVE. THANK YOU

Answer 1

The best way I have found to make them play is to Pledge them with regular pledge it polishes them. Otherwise A little bit of toothpaste on a clean smooth peice of fabric and a little water, work the toothpaste in small circles and apply more when needed. Make sure to put the toothpaste on the fabric first. And only use just regular toothpaste, nothing that has any bleaching agent, such as toothpaste that says anything about a whiter smile. Then after you do that then pledge them. It works to buff out the scratches and it works pretty well!

Answer 2

The BEST thing I found has been Car Wax.



The ones that are designed to hide the scratches in the paintwork.



I've saved at least 10 discs this way.

Use a little on a very (and I mean very) soft cloth and rub it in, then leave it for 30 minutes or so.

Then with a very (remember, very) soft, clean and dry cloth, buff it off!

You might need to repeat a couple of times but the wax goes a long, long way!

Insert into the drive and/or player and enjoy.





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Answer 3

Hi there,



It certainly is possible to repair scratches from discs!!



Like other people have said, you can buy a Disc Doctor (just google/yahoo they are easy to find) that will remove small to medium scratch depths, however if they are bad scratches or you don't want to invest in a Disc Doctor, or not confident doing it yourself etc..



You can send the disc away for professional repair. The best service in the US is http://www.rubberdisc.com. Go to the website on the top menu highlight 'disc repair' the click 'request mailer', when this arrives pop your disc in, post it, and your done. The cost is $3 a disc, and $4 return shipping(does not increase if you send more than one disc), they will inspect, repair, test and return your discs within 48 hours of arrival.



Similar machines can be found at many of the larger game/music retail outlets however i have found the results to not be quite as good.



Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Well, you cannot totally remove a scratch, but depending on how bad it is, you can do this so it won't skip. It's weird, but I've tried it. Try putting a little lotion on it and wiping it clean with a soft cloth. It has to be white (non-colored) lotion though. Anything pure is better. Or I heard a little toothepaste works too. But only the white kind. These are little home remedies in case you don't want to spend a whole bunch buying products and 'disc doctors'.

Answer 5

You cannot remove scratches from cds, but scratches shouldn't result in not being able to play the cd (unless there are tons). If your cd is not playing I would clean it with a gentle cloth and some alcohol and see if that helps.

Answer 6

there is a product that u rub on the cd with a cloth that gets out small scratches. Otherwise, goto a used cd store, or even a video store, they have machines that they put the cd in to buff out the scratches.

Answer 7

I cant say about visible scratches I am afraid. But if they are just jumping try (as I have done many times), with a gentle sponge and normal washing up liquid, wipe the shiney side of the CD and again with a gentle non-fluffy cloth, dry it.

Answer 8

You can go out and buy DiskDoctor like a person has said or you can walk to your bathroom and take the tooth paste (not gel) and put a dab on the c/d and rub it in then clean off the c/d.

Answer 9

goto walmart. find this little contraption called a "disk doctor". its a little device that actually sands down the surface of the disk removing scratches and what not. it works wonderfully and you can use it over and over again. it'll take a disk that absolutely will not run and make it like new.

Answer 10

they do make a kit just for that,, i took some of my older scratched disc's and ripped them in my PC via media player,, and lo and behold even the ones that wouldn't play in a regular player, did rip to the PC ( even the ones i could literally see spots of light thru:) and just burned new ones,, hope that helps

Answer 11

those catalogues liek betterware but sell stuff youd never want to buy. like lsimming tablets, shower stools and stuff sell them. its like a wee gadget that polishes them. i think you sometimes get them in womans magazines like Womans Own. I saw one the other day for a fiver or 2 for nine pounds

Answer 12

If you go to Gamestop or Game Traders or soome other game store or movie store for that matter (almost any movie store) They will resurface them for like $3....thats what I do cause it works so well

Answer 13

You can buy machines that fix them for about $10, but I know gamecrazy will fix them for $2.

Answer 14

Metal polish and a lint free cloth.

Answer 15

JML Disc Clinic works pretty well.

Answer 16

good luck, they're called scratches, cos its scratched into the surface, you cant repair them, buy new copies and take more care of you 'favourites' in future, look after your possessions, i wont lend my favourites to anyone cos they come back scratched!!

Answer 17

sandy got it right..toothpaste...be gentle. And DON'T tell the CD Factory monkeys about this...sshhhh..!

Answer 18

silicone wax furniture polish: spray it on, wait about a minute then wipe it off gently

Answer 19

Get some auto polish and rub (alot).

When you have done your best, do a little more.

...and MAYBE it will be enough.

I have done several this way.

Answer 20

i know this sound weird, but peanut butter, then wipe it off with a coffee filter. good luck, i used it on my kids dvds.

Answer 21

You can buy a thing called a disc doctor... i think from woolworths... its by jml.

Answer 22

alcohol