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Fix Any Scratched CD Or DVD

Can't play a movie or can't listen to your music!! Here is the way to buffer off most of the scratches on a CD or DVD, all you need is a bit of toothpaste.

  • STRetard
  • posted by STRetard
  • Date 4/4/2007 7:38:26 AM
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Wizzar : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

Wizzar

34 votes NegativePositive

969 days 17 hours ago...

A small amount of toothpaste goes a LONG way.

orion1979 : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

orion1979

45 votes NegativePositive

969 days 17 hours ago...

i've tried this and all it did was make my playstation smell minty fresh.. it still didn't play the cd..

entertainme : LVL 28: VP 3.7: said:

entertainme

30 votes NegativePositive

969 days 16 hours ago...

paper towel scratches CD's
use lint free cotton, or a cloth for cleaning lenses.

2ndhandsmoker : LVL 41: VP 4.9: said:

2ndhandsmoker

21 votes NegativePositive

969 days 7 hours ago...

"When you're finished...Then you're finished!" wtf? bad video, with untrue claims.

stunttt : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

stunttt

9 votes NegativePositive

969 days 4 hours ago...

lol ya paper towels not good i usually use like a old cotton t-shirt

resistarrest911 : LVL 11: VP 2: said:

resistarrest911

8 votes NegativePositive

969 days 4 hours ago...

sum fuckin genius this guy is
toothpaste don't remove any scratches, is just cleans the surface

NickAngel : LVL 7: VP 1.6: said:2007 Winner

NickAngel

12 votes NegativePositive

969 days 4 hours ago...

I hear you can also use toothpaste to change the colour of traffic lights. Whatever. The only thing that works on a good scratch is a motorized buffer.

SacKings384 : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

SacKings384

30 votes NegativePositive

969 days 4 hours ago...

What the toothpaste does is fill in the scratches, it doesn't remove them. When a cd is scratched, the data is damaged, and when it hits that little scratch the system literally gets confused sometimes. Hence, sometimes when a CD is scratched you'll get a little stutter until it recognizes the next of data, or it will completely freeze and metaphorically be stuck on the scratch. The toothpaste fills it in, allowing it to read the disc without the refraction of the scratch. Which is why things like Spin Doctor do actually work... The toothpaste is a primitive and not very effective treatment, but it still works in some cases.

Dimodae : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

Dimodae

11 votes NegativePositive

969 days 4 hours ago...

Toothpaste is crap in terms of cleaning a CD. The absolute BEST thing to use is a brass polish called "BRASSO".

http://www.burningissues.net/how_to/scratchrepair/scratchrepair.htm


They actually ran tests to prove it.

growlithe1 : LVL 11: VP 2: said:

growlithe1

70 votes NegativePositive

969 days 4 hours ago...

is it just me or did a "bit of toothpaste" seem like half the tube?

Darth Dementus : LVL 27: VP 3.6: said:

Darth Dementus

11 votes NegativePositive

969 days 4 hours ago...

lol, My thoughts exactly Growlithe1...

lukassvec : LVL 20: VP 2.9: said:

lukassvec

1 votes NegativePositive

969 days 4 hours ago...

^my comment exactly.
Also, i don't think SacKings384 is correct. Spin Doctor takes off a small layer of the plastic, where there is no data (the data is on the side with the label). The scratches do screw up the refraction so there is a read error, but the data is intact. By taking a layer off, scratches less deep than the removed layer depth are smoothed out and hence allow the laser to refract correctly. The trick is to remove the layer without making new deep scratches.

Toothpaste does the same thing but much more crudely.

The_Man69 : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

The_Man69

10 votes NegativePositive

969 days 4 hours ago...

n00b colgate fanboy

ImNewHere : LVL 28: VP 3.7: said:

ImNewHere

13 votes NegativePositive

969 days 3 hours ago...

As a result of this website I vow to never buy a Mitsubishi vehicle so long as I live.. Take that blatant advertising!

hi00 : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

hi00

9 votes NegativePositive

969 days 3 hours ago...

small amout*sqeezes half the tube onto the cd*

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