Scratched Cd

cazzybabe

I'm hoping i am not being silly here - does anybody have any suggestions as to how to remove a light scratch from a cd. I am sure that in this day and age it must be possible!!??!!

weekendwarrior

Hi, I am not familiar with any way of doing it sucessfully but if it is for instance an original music CD. you can download it for free of one of the download sites and burn it onto a blank CD. There is nothing illegal here as you already own the original CD!

myrnahaz

I bought a pack of cd/dvd scratch remover wipes from Tesco recently - they are like dry tissue paper and were reduced to 50p or £1 or something (unfortunately, as they were reduced, they may have been getting rid of them). However, they were absolutely excellent. I wish I'd bought loads because my daughter squirrelled them off as soon as she realised how good they were - even on deep scratches.

Rave

I use a blob of toothpaste on kitchen towel. It takes a bit of elbow grease if the scratch is deep but it does work. I once had a scratched rental DVD which kept skipping and irritating me. In my infinite wisdom I decided to use a pan scourer to rub out the scratch- which ended up knackering it so badly that my player wouldn't even recognise it!:o After two hours of toothpaste treatment it not only recognised again but played better than it did when I got it- and even though the base looked pretty horrific the rental place didn't say anything when I returned it.

uncle_buck_3

T Cut for removing traffic dirt from cars works a treat.

Also try Brasso.

Mr_Skint_2

I must admit T-Cut and Brasso are no good as they are abrasive and contain amonia
if anything use some car polish (Turtle Wax) hardly any abrasive qualities and some lint free cloth and rub gently from the centre outwards.

Anya

If you want it doing properly and professionally, i.e.it's worth paying £3 for, then try here:
http://www.thatzdvd.com/disc_repair.asp
I have never used this service through them, but I have bought discs from them which they use the same process on, and they look like brand new.

ajo

The CD scratch removers from shops (the little handhold or electrical ones) use the same method as wet and dray "sand paper" I use this system and its never failed.

It actually sands the CD down to the same level as the scratch as they are never really as deep as you think.

critical1

BRASSO works wonders on cd's and ps2 games just rub and polish in small circles

uncle_buck_3

Mr_Skint wrote:

I must admit T-Cut and Brasso are no good as they are abrasive.....

Got to disagree on this one as I’ve fixed numerous CD’s using T cut.

Taking it a step further for a totally professional finish…

Get some 1200 grit wet & dry paper from a car accessory shop or car paint supplier, before use lightly rub the wet & dry paper onto itself ….now with some warm water with a touch of washing up liquid in “Wet Flat” the CD.
Only apply very light pressure when doing this & keep dipping the paper into the water to keep it lubricated.
The lacquer isn’t very thick on the CD so take it easy! Practice on an old CD first.

Once your finished “Wet flatting” clean the CD under the tap & now proceed to give it a mirror polish with the T cut. The metallic version of T cut is slightly less abrasive than the normal red bottle version.
If you have performed the above carefully you should be left with a perfect CD with no scratches…of course if the scratch is too deep you may never fully remove it but I have had CD with a scratch that still play perfectly after receiving the above treatment.

The “Wet flatting” described above is the process used by expensive car spray paint shops to achieve a “like Glass” finish on painted cars.

The above method also works for removing scratches from a “Plastic” baths … etc etc.

Good luck, UB

Gushie_2

I agree with uncle_buck on this one but recently found a faster way of repairing damaged cd's. I remeberd my dremel had a polishing attachment that with some t-cut works wonders.