by squall_aura on February 6th, 2006
This ones more for the suicidle amongst you and providing the scratches on the disk are not depply embedded. I would try it on an old game you don't play first just so you know im telling the truth
Ordinary toothpaste rubbed into the laquered surface in a rotary fashion (cleaning the disk in a circular fashion. NOT from the inner to outer track as is the common practice for cleaning disks) should allow the disk to become readable once again.
This will smooth out the laquer and allow the laser to access the chemical layer underneath (which contains the data)
Please note that this method should be used only as a last resort and only if (as mentioned) the scratches do not penetrate the chemical layer of the disk
by Daevid on July 6th, 2008
Don't use your shirt! That gets lint on it and could make it worse. Use a slightly damp rag, preferably one that doesn't carry a lot of lint on it. Wipe in single strokes from the middle on the shiny side out to the edge, over and over, moving to the left or to the right around the disc.
by gamer dog on July 2nd, 2008
slightly damp a washcloth and wipe it up and down
by Adam Schubert on July 6th, 2008
I'd go with the classic wiping on your shirt, but thats mainly to get junk/fingerprints off. Not to get rid of scratches.
by jbigie on April 15th, 2008
There are many of the "quick fixes" already listed. Toothpaste is the best quick fix for scratches, and if it just dirty, a soft liquid soap, warm water rinse, and a soft towel dry will clean it great.
If you have deep scratches, you need something else. A car buffer could get the job done, if you had perfect skill with it. The best way to approach the problem is with an understanding of the architecture of CDs and DVDs.
All optical data discs have 3 layers: the label, the data layer, and the poly-substrate layer. The label provides protection from one side for the data layer, as well as providing a surface to print information about the disc content. The data layer is a very thin sheet of metal, close to a molecule or two thick, in which the data is encoded and read by lasers making and reading pits in the metal.
The bulk of an optical disc is the poly-substrate. This layer is a plastic that forms a rigid shape for the disc, and allows the laser scanning for data to pass through. If this layer is scratched, the laser is difracted off the edges of the scratches, and that's why they don't work.
Many game rental shops will use their specialized equipment to grind the scratches down for you, at a nominal fee. Cheaper than buying the lower quality equipment generally available to the public.
by Ps2 Game Stop on August 1st, 2007
If You Have A car buffer Take it and spray windex on game and buff it side to side in a circular motion the buffer gives speed and removes 80% of scratches
by lilbit99 on August 19th, 2007
Meguires car wax and a 5-6 inch elecectric car buffer have always worked for me.
by JulzRulz on April 15th, 2008
u can either get it re-surfaced and to get it to work abit more u can always wash if with a bit of soap and it should make it work alot better..thats wat i do.. and it works good.. what happens to ur cd is that when u pause it or let it run without playin it it will mess it up.. it basicly like a dvd ..
by Anonymous on December 25th, 2006
i also need to know because my dogs life game at the start freezes up and it freezes at this tiny grid that starts and then just... stops and i have to reset the game but it never works and i just got it today for xmas!
by dread on July 24th, 2007
wipe it on your shiert
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Sorry but i tried that already and it didnt work
by Nateman on February 6th, 2006