scratched game discs

[Keith Courage]

Just thought I'd post this to anyone with really scratched game discs. I have found that an all purpose remove all product called OOps! works amazingly well. They sell it at autozone here in the states. Just apply it to a cloth and wipe out the scratch or scuff. It doesn't take out very deep scratches but it does take out not so deepl ones and works great especially on those stained looking scuffs that don't come off with just water. Does anyone else have any methods that they use for scratched games? I'd be interested to here about it.

 http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Oops-4-5-oz-all-purpose-remover-and-cleaner?itemIdentifier=418811

[Bernie]

Isnt that the stuff they use for restoring plastic headlight assemblies?  To take the haze out of them.

[nat]

That's a good tip, I'll have to give it a try.

I usually just take the discs somewhere and get them buffed when they get too scratched up, but if this works, it'd definitely be ideal.

[Sparky]

I have been using a car detail spray of Meguiars for quite awhile now.. http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/detail/MEG+QUIK+16

Not only does it help shine up scratched discs but i have also used it on hand held console screens that are scuffed & scratched up, from gameboy systems, game gears and nomads it really makes a difference and no harm to them. (use a soft colth!!!)

For really f@cking bad surfaces i have used Meguiars ScratchX with good results as well.
Hahaha... ya i like Meguiars, its what i use on my car

[RR1980]

back home some of the record stores have these machines that can basically scrap off the top layer of the disc with the scratches and they only charge like a dollar per disc

[Sparky]

back home some of the record stores have these machines that can basically scrap off the top layer of the disc with the scratches and they only charge like a dollar per disc

That is the best way to do it, i had a record store that did that as well, removing a very thin layer by one of the machines and the other machine they had was for polishing the cd up, they used car wax as well.
Looked like a brand new disc when it was done.

That store saved many of my Saturn and Dreamcast games but they stopped offering the service

[grahf]

They have little hand crank versions of the ones the record stores have. They work pretty good I hear.

[GameFreak]

The hand crank ones are junk. It basically wipes the disc with solution. You can do the same thing with a soft papertowel and some muscle.

The machines at the record or cd shop are pretty good depending on which one they are using. Some of the machines are almost $1000 (some way more!) that is why they charge you $1 to resurface. My friend who has about 10,000 discs with music, pc software, games, finally gave in and bought this ... http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=disc+resurfacer&um=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1366&bih=600&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=12798486009916589304&sa=X&ei=pyooTsD-NI-qsAP057mDCQ&ved=0CJ8BEPMCMAc

This one is about a $1000

I have to check out that chemical you are talking about keith courage. Im sure you dont want to use too much for too long and erase data. It sounds like a great cheap alternative idea instead of spending a dollar per disc. I will have to try it on some of my music cd's. Thanks!

[Necromancer]

Oops is made with toluene, methanol, and acetone, so be careful; depending on concentrations, those are pretty aggressive solvents and could eat the label or pit the plastic if left on too long.

[DragonmasterDan]

back home some of the record stores have these machines that can basically scrap off the top layer of the disc with the scratches and they only charge like a dollar per disc

Yep, the stores here charge a few dollars to run your discs through them, but they generally do a decent job of resurfacing it.

[Marll]

Hahaha... ya i like Meguiars, its what i use on my car

I always Meguiars on my cars, favorite polishes and waxes by far.


We have a game store in town that does resurfacing. I had a buddy that took a Bonk 3 CD that he traded for recently on another forum that wouldn't play at all to the shop, after the resurface runs perfect.

[daedalia]

Brasso or T-Cut here in the UK are good. Deeper scratches take more buff.

Spent about 5 hours with Brasso years ago buffing out a nasty mark on an old iPod that had been left when I decided to try and polish it with nail varnish remover. Bad internet advice that was.

[farankoshan]

Could anyone here give (in detail) a step-by-step procedure to use the detailing spray?

Thanks.

[farankoshan]

Meguire's doesn't work... Unless I'm doing this wrong, nothing happens. It still won't play. Is there a correct way to use this detailing spray?

[farankoshan]

Here's a situation:
A disc used to work, then after a capacitor replacement job, the disc no longer reads (Load Error, or Please Set Disc!). The thing is, my other games run fine and audio CDs (both new and older ones) run fine. Is it the disc? Or could the lens be mildly misaligned. I mean, I would definitely conclude that the disc is faulty, but if other games work on it, as do Audio CDs, then why not this one?

Also, the same disc's RedBook Audio runs fine on a CD player. Does this help? I don't want to rip and burn a brand new CD-R copy since I know CD-Rs will only lead to more problems with my lens.

I felt to post it here, since it's the one of the discs I'm trying to fix using the tips above.

So you guys think, it's it the lens or the disc?