Cleaning Cd's

[.hack]

does any one have any good tips on cleaning cd's?

[muchspl2]

water or if its scratched I herd toothpaste or turtle wax
make sure you clean from inside out

[boyzeee]

if it scratched use a mild metal polish such as duraglit or brasso to work the scratches out, it will slightly dull the cd and may slow it down whilst installing if it software. hold the disc up to a light, if you can see pinholes coming thru then the data on that part will be lost and no amount of cleaning will restore it ;) as you can see some of us in here dont hold a grudge ;)

[JONNO_CELEBS]

A Cd cleaning kit maybe :rolleyes:

But agreed with work inside - out.......straight across, never round :unsure:

Seeeee........I don&#39;t always hijack with smut......and I can&#39;t help it if all I think about is food..........and Kitty&#39;s :P << :lol: :lol: Just realised what else this smilie could mean in a sexual way :lol: :lol:

Oh DoH&#33;&#33;....I done it again :rolleyes:

Sorry :rolleyes:

Jonno B)

[.hack]

any more?

[.hack]

does rubbing alcohol work?

[InverseKinetix]

You could always get a CD skimmer, it removes a thin layer from the whole cd in effect giving you a new surface

[.hack]

where do u get those at?

[Evil Gemini]

make sure you clean from inside out

Why ?

[titey]

Originally posted by neattairoski@7 November 2003 - 22:10

make sure you clean from inside out
Why ?
Well, it&#39;s easier for one thing&#33; :P


@ hack - Most retailers that sell CDs will carry some sort of skimmer/polisher/resurfacer....or if you can&#39;t find one there, check at an appliance/stereo store.

[muchspl2]

Originally posted by neattairoski@8 November 2003 - 04:10

make sure you clean from inside out

Why ?
cause your sposed to wipe from the inner hole to the outside edges in a LINEAR direction, not in a circle. CDs are not engineered like albums, and circular cleaning will fuck it up

[Michael2]

i always used to clean in a circle, nothing ever happened, but i now know not to..

[Rip The Jacker]

You could buy those Game Dr.&#39;s...

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[brotherdoobie]

Originally posted by boyzeee@26 October 2003 - 22:04
if it scratched use a mild metal polish such as duraglit or brasso to work the scratches out, it will slightly dull the cd and may slow it down whilst installing if it software. hold the disc up to a light, if you can see pinholes coming thru then the data on that part will be lost and no amount of cleaning will restore it ;) as you can see some of us in here dont hold a grudge ;)
Brasso.........I have been using it for years.
Perfect.


Peace brotherdoobie

[Amarjit]

If my DVD-ROM refuses to accept a CD, I just wipe the back with my T-shirt and it works fine. :lol:

[DarthInsinuate]

i heard putting it in the microwave for a second or 2 does wonders to a CD

[wiz]

i heard putting it in the microwave for a second or 2 does wonders to a CD
i can&#39;t see how, unless you turn it on and you didn&#39;t say to turn it on lol

[muchspl2]

my friend asked me a long time ago if I had any of that stuff you spray on cd&#39;s to cleans them, I said spit :blink:

[FRE[SP]3KZ]

Rinse the CD under the tap then dry it with a towel. USE THE COLD TAP THOUGH&#33;

[UKMan]

A Brillo Pad with Vim is great for those CD&#39;s that just wont work on and old CD-player. Oh yeah, dont forget to read my sig before though ;)

Peace
UKCDMan

[Spindulik]

Here is how I repaired a bad CD.

Ok, the disk had so many cratches on it, it was frosted looking. I tried one of those CD cleaning kits and wasted my time for an hour.


So, since I had nothing to lose, I got one of those 6 inch rag buffing wheel kits, at Home Depot hardware store. The kit come with 3 grades of polish (IronOxide, AluminumOxide, and the other I can&#39;t remember). I attached the buffing wheel to a bench grinder.

Start buffing the CD carefully with the medium grade buffing compound (These compounds are like a waxy stick). Always let the buffing stroke start from the center of the disk to the outer edge, NEVER buff with the rotation of the disk.

Try to ahieve a mirror like smooth clear surface. No fogging should be seen. Use the softer (or light grade) of polish to finish the buffing.

Do&#39;t OVER BUFF, you&#39;ll melt a hole into the disk. Be gentle doing it. VERY lightly. It will take an hour to perfect this disk and make it work.

Clean the disk when done, to remove the polish with a window cleaner, again from the center of the disk to the outer edge. Let it dry.


Test the disk in your PC. If it works. MAKE a backup copy immediately and save the repaired disk as a backup.

For DEEP gashes that don&#39;t disappear, you many need to get some kind of special repair resin (clear expoxy?). I have never repaired a damage of that sort. I assume you would repair deep scratches first, then do the buffing.