Scratch removers

Happy Monkey · 11-02-2004, 07:40 AM

Or wait a year or two and get one of these.

glatt · 11-02-2004, 09:55 AM

Yeah, sorry, I should have been more clear. White toothpaste (not gel) has very fine abrasives in it. You squeeze a little toothpaste onto the scratch and rub with your bare finger for a minute or so, perpendicular to the data "grooves." This will polish the scratch so that it is completely removed or if it's real deep, it will just polish the edges so the laser is less likely to bounce off at some random angle. After about a minute or so of rubbing with your bare finger, wash the CD off with water, and dry with some toilet paper or kleenex, perpendicular to the data "grooves."

It may not work on every scratch, but I've done it on several CDs. It works particularly well when you are borrowing CDs from the public library and they are all scratched up from careless patrons. I feel like it's my public duty to fix these library CDs when I can, so I've done it a lot. It makes me feel better after pirating, um, I mean, listening to, the library's music collection.

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11-02-2004, 09:55 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, sorry, I should have been more clear. White toothpaste (not gel) has very fine abrasives in it. You squeeze a little toothpaste onto the scratch and rub with your bare finger for a minute or so, perpendicular to the data "grooves." This will polish the scratch so that it is completely removed or if it's real deep, it will just polish the edges so the laser is less likely to bounce off at some random angle. After about a minute or so of rubbing with your bare finger, wash the CD off with water, and dry with some toilet paper or kleenex, perpendicular to the data "grooves." It may not work on every scratch, but I've done it on several CDs. It works particularly well when you are borrowing CDs from the public library and they are all scratched up from careless patrons. I feel like it's my public duty to fix these library CDs when I can, so I've done it a lot. It makes me feel better after pirating, um, I mean, listening to, the library's music collection.

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