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Best way to repair cd scratches
« on: January 10, 2009, 10:29:46 PM »
Ok guys I went to my local gamecrazy yesterday and I saw a employee throwing away a bunch of ps2/xbox games (about a 100 of them  :dribble:) and some broken xbox controllers.  They said they were too scratched to work anymore.  So anyway I went dumpster diving (please no jokes) and got all the discs.  Went home tested a few and they worked.  But most of them have medium and light scratches while few of them have deep cd scratches.  I know that about 70% of these are repairable.

what I need to know is what is the best cd/dvd scratch remover on the market.  I need to try and fix about 100+ discs. I don't want a diy solution, I want a industrial solution. Does anybody know what I should get to try and remove the scratches?

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2009, 12:14:59 AM »
I love dumpster diving but seriously if you live near a dollar tree they sell eye glass cleaner but if you put it on a cd it will fix lite scratches

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2009, 12:30:57 AM »
disc doctor ftw

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2009, 02:43:31 AM »
If you didnt care which type of method, there are 2 I always use, toothpaste, and a BANANA!

They both work :D


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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2009, 05:24:18 AM »
If you didnt care which type of method, there are 2 I always use, toothpaste, and a BANANA!

They both work :D
I lol'd hard but it's actually true, it does work.

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2009, 09:34:38 AM »
disc doctor ftw
Does it really work? I heard some bad reviews on it.

What I might do if I can't fix most of them is download them and play like on the ps2 hdd or something similar.  It's now legal now that I have the original disc :P.  They said that they throw away stuff like this every week so I might do this to get some more games.

I was thinking about buying this one
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Innovations-10185-Motorized-AutoMax/dp/B00080YK9Y/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_0
or this one
http://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-10184-Deluxe-Repair-System/dp/B0015A8MLI/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1231696015&sr=1-8
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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2009, 09:49:05 AM »
What I might do if I can't fix most of them is download them and play like on the ps2 hdd or something similar.  It's now legal now that I have the original disc :P.  They said that they throw away stuff like this every week so I might do this to get some more games.
And you're going to start sending me these right?
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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2009, 01:24:54 PM »
maybe if I get enough discs.  I have extras of some games.  Hit me up and we'll work something up  :victory:

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2009, 01:37:01 PM »
What systems, cuz if it's just xbox and ps2 then nevermind :3

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2009, 03:03:29 PM »
there was some gamecube games too, only like 2 or 3

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2009, 06:50:19 PM »
there was some gamecube games too, only like 2 or 3

Lol thats awesome.. I used a lil bit of peanut butter and coffee filter then just Rub in on  the scratches..

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2009, 06:55:37 PM »
Lol thats awesome.. I used a lil bit of peanut butter and coffee filter then just Rub in on  the scratches..
Are you serious?  :boxed:

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2009, 07:06:58 PM »
Are you serious?  :boxed:

Read it in an old Gameinformer  I forget what issue. I do that for my PC games.

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2009, 07:48:37 PM »
Car wax works well

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2009, 08:17:18 PM »

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2009, 09:42:34 PM »
Lol thats awesome.. I used a lil bit of peanut butter and coffee filter then just Rub in on  the scratches..
This raises another question to mind.  WHO n their right mind thinks of rubbing tooth paste OR putter butter on a cd to fix it?!!!   :eyebrow:

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2009, 01:33:36 PM »
Lol desperate people? I suppose since tooth paste is supposed to help clean gunk off your teeth, it has to be atleast slightly corrosive, doesn't it?

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2009, 03:41:35 PM »
Nope.

Toothpaste is microscopic grains on sand, as well as other things.

nothing corrosive.

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2009, 06:02:02 PM »
Oh.... I knew that XD

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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2009, 07:51:10 AM »
Nope.

Toothpaste is microscopic grains on sand, as well as other things.

nothing corrosive.
Toothpaste FTW

Not sure how it works, but just does, cover the cd in toothpaste, leave for a few seconds, then wipe it, but it should leave toothpaste in the scratches


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Re: Best way to repair cd scratches
« Reply #20 on: January 14, 2009, 08:16:11 PM »
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Innovations-10185-Motorized-AutoMax/dp/B00080YK9Y/ref=pd_sim_e_4

I was thinking about buying this one.  What do you guys think.  It will be too hard to do the tooth paste method for all 100 cds.

 

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