Topic: Disc Scratch Repair?

[yltfan]

Anyone have experience with those relatively cheap disc scratch repair kits? Always wondered if those were any good, or if it's better to take the disc (in this case a Wii disc) to game store that does the service for a few bucks.
http://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=pd_cp_e_1
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Innovations-Skip-Repair-Accessory/dp/B00438CCLA/ref=pd_rhf_se_shvl3

 What about these wipe things: http://www.amazon.com/Allsop-CD-Scratch-Repair-Kit/dp/B000056NNB

[Belexes]

I should be getting this one in the mail any day now:
http://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=pd_cp_e_1

I have about 6 discs lined up to fix. I'll keep you posted.

[H₂O]

If you take it to a store to have it done make sure they will redo it for free if it doesn't work the first time.

I've always taken scratched discs to a store to have it done by one of their big machines

[yltfan]

I should be getting this one in the mail any day now:
http://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=pd_cp_e_1

I have about 6 discs lined up to fix. I'll keep you posted.

I look forward to hearing how it goes, and any other feedback.

Anyone else tried any of these cheapo fixes?

[ero3030]

a friend had something like that.  i seem to remember trying disks of no importance first.  it worked from what i remember, and pretty good.  also u can try a yellow high light marker.  rub it over the bad area's.    ed

[Belexes]

Received:
http://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=pd_cp_e_1

Will give it a try tonight. 

[cybergaloot]

I have an earlier version of that device and it worked fairly well. Just remember that you really aren't trying to remove a scratch completely but to round off the edges of it so that it doesn't refract the laser. Toothpaste and a soft cloth works almost as well.

[hi and lo]

Oh man... fun topic.. if it were 2002!!! I used to have to do this all the time to get secure extractions to work on scratched discs.

My recommendation... Brasso! Get yourself a bottle of Brasso for $3 and soft, lint-free cloth and you will be in business. Polish from the center outwards and it fix all but the most severe of scratched surfaces.

Both the home-kits (like what you've purchased) and the high-tech machines H2O refers to will work, but hardly as cost-effective. Just make sure you keep things fairly clean when using brasso... it's not very viscous and will drip a bit if you use too much, so just have an area set aside for working with it.

[morst]

I used Turtle Wax one time and it worked like the Brasso or Toothpaste method.

[Belexes]

Received:
http://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=pd_cp_e_1

Will give it a try tonight.

This worked well for light scratches. I had a couple discs with deep scratches and I used the product multiple times on the same disc.  Oops. Made the disc unreadable.

[morst]

Received:
http://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=pd_cp_e_1

Will give it a try tonight.

This worked well for light scratches. I had a couple discs with deep scratches and I used the product multiple times on the same disc.  Oops. Made the disc unreadable.

I would try filling in the gaps before grinding it down. It's like a pair of skis or skates. If you grind 'em down too many times, you have no blades (plastic covering) left.

[dnsacks]

one think worth mentioning, it's important to determine where the scratch is before attempting to repair.  Grooves in CDrs are cut into the top foil surface of the disk.  If the foil surface (top) is scratched, polishing out the bottom of the disk won't fix (and polishing the top will likely exacerbate the underlying problem.