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Have you got any CDs or DVDs that are scratched beyond readability? Fear not. Gather 'round and I shall tell you a tale.
I recently bought a pre-owned copy of F1 2010 for my Xbox360 and for the first few times it played flawlessly. Then the fourth or fifth time I went to turn the console and and play the game it only read through the first few preliminary windows - copyrights etc. The spindle motor died down then an Xbox window came up saying that the disc was unreadable and suggested I take it out and wipe it good with a cloth. Had a good look at the disc then wiped it with a soft cloth time and time again without success
Then, when after taking the disc out and sitting down looking at it still puzzled as to what went wrong it suddenly dawned on me. I finally noticed the major bloody scrape that had somehow gone straight around the circumference of the shiny side of the disc almost in a perfect overlapping circle. I soon came up with a theory that since discs are basically just clear perspex (or some other type of plastic) in which the laser reads through to the information written into the metallic sticker bonded to the other side, then my micro-mesh grits 3200 through 12,000 followed by buffing with Bare-metal (brand) canopy polisher on a soft cloth should bring it back to readability.
Can't believe how well it worked. Success the first time. The visual result is far from perfect - there are now tens of thousands of tiny little blemishes all over the disc but they prove to be small and forgiving enough for the laser to read the information. Saved myself sixty bucks
Not entirely sure how the disc got scraped like that in the first place, but I'm pretty sure that while the disc was inside and spinning something (probably me) must have knocked the console causing the disc to wobble and scrape against an internal component. Makes sense.
If you have any trashed discs I hope this works just as well for you.
Another one of those, "JEEZ, I wash I had thought of that." ideas.
Did oyu invent the paper clip too?
Great idea. Got lots of CD's that won't play.
Marc
Coffee paper filters also do a great job at polishing.
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
Pen & Piano refurbishment, along with medical, laborotory & aviation jobs are some of the thing we see it being used for. Other than modeling, polishing the fingernails of classical guitarists seems to be one of the more popular use for it
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wing_nut Another one of those, "JEEZ, I wash I had thought of that." ideas. Did oyu invent the paper clip too? Great idea. Got lots of CD's that won't play.
You're kidding - I hope! I use 600 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper. Then, I use my buffing machine to make them look like new. This is a pedestal buffer that I got for a birthday present one year. I had to get a motor for it, but it works beautifully. This comes with Menzerna polishing bars that are formulated to remove scratches from musical instruments. I polish new guitars that I paint, and old ones to make them look newer. This can also polish out plastics, and metals. I used it for [I can't tell you how many CDs' and CD type games, and movies] but it hasn't failed yet. Always works, and always removes ALL scratches. Unless the top is damaged (where all the information is encoded), I can get the scratches out, and it will work as long as the machine it's played on works properly - GUARANTEED!! I usually only charge $3.00 per disk (more for really bad, dented disks). These are made from acrylic, and can be filled to remove dents, but the aluminum top where the label goes can't be dented, or scratched itself - this will remove the encoding, and no amount of polishing will help - once this happens, consider it an expensive frisbee!
~ Cobra Chris
Maybe a picture of a squirrel playing a harmonica will make you feel better?
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