2 Sep
2002
2 Sep
'02
10:59 a.m.
It grinds a new surface all right, it grinds the
surface right off!
I've never seen this thing but just a thought: were you grinding the
wrong surface (seriously)?
I think things would have to be pretty bad for me to use
a grinding product on a CD. I do have what is essentially
a soft pad (just to remove dust and prints and suchlike
from the surface) and I have seen various "CD
restorer"
kits (these seem to be mostly fluids that claim to fill in the
scratches and prevent them from interfering with the
data readback ... I'm not sure I believe that!)
Antonio
2 Sep
2 Sep
11:28 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Antonio Carlini" <Antonio.Carlini(a)riverstonenet.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 8:29 AM
Subject: RE: OT: dumpster dive and water/mold cleanup
I've found that 'Brasso' applied by hand can descratch a CD
that was unreadable due to serious scratching and make it
useable. I've done this on several occasions now, last time
was for the art teacher who had one of her favourite music
CD's damaged by a student. Provided the scratching doesn't
cut through the top layer, it works if you are careful...
Geoff in Oz
It grinds a new surface all right, it grinds the
surface right off!
I've never seen this thing but just a thought: were you grinding the
wrong surface (seriously)?
I think things would have to be pretty bad for me to use
a grinding product on a CD. I do have what is essentially
a soft pad (just to remove dust and prints and suchlike
from the surface) and I have seen various "CD restorer"
kits (these seem to be mostly fluids that claim to fill in the
scratches and prevent them from interfering with the
data readback ... I'm not sure I believe that!) 
12:12 p.m.
On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 00:27, Geoff Roberts wrote:
I've found that 'Brasso' applied by hand
can descratch a CD
that was unreadable due to serious scratching and make it
useable. I've done this on several occasions now, last time
was for the art teacher who had one of her favourite music
CD's damaged by a student. Provided the scratching doesn't
cut through the top layer, it works if you are careful...
Geoff in Oz
Seconded - it's saved my ass a few times now too.
Alex [sound engineer...]
3 Sep
3 Sep
12:28 p.m.
On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Geoff Roberts wrote:
I've found that 'Brasso' applied by hand can descratch a CD that was
unreadable due to serious scratching and make it useable. I've done
this on several occasions now, last time was for the art teacher who had
one of her favourite music CD's damaged by a student. Provided the
scratching doesn't cut through the top layer, it works if you are
careful...
Just this last weekend, I was talking to someone about damaged CDs. They
recommended a product called ScratchX, and said it could be bought at most
automotive stores. I'm not exactly sure what the intended use for the
stuff is, but I'd guess it is designed for polishing scratches from glass
and laminated glass. CDs are made of polycarbonate plastic, which is
actually a very tough material. Most plastic lenses in eyeglasses are made
of the exact same material. Someone who knows how to polish minor
scratches from plastic lenses (without changing the curvature/prescription
of the lens) would also know how to remove scratches from CDs. I've not
yet tried ScratchX on CDs myself, so if anyone tries it out, post the
results.
-Toth
It grinds a new surface all right, it grinds the
surface right off!
I think things would have to be pretty bad for me to use a grinding
product on a CD. I do have what is essentially a soft pad (just to
remove dust and prints and suchlike from the surface) and I have seen
various "CD restorer" kits (these seem to be mostly fluids that claim
to fill in the scratches and prevent them from interfering with the
data readback ... I'm not sure I believe that!)
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