Teasing the Korean Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I have a few CDs that have gotten scratched and that are, for practical purposes, irreplaceable. Anyone have any experience with these kits? Do they work or are they a gimmick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I haven't had very good results with the one I bought - can't remember the brand right now. CDs that didn't play before treatment still didn't play afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I got one that looks much like the Aleratec on this site: http://mp3.about.com/od/musiclibrarymaintenance/tp/best-cd-dvd-repair-kits.htm It works pretty nicely, and I have repaired some scratchy CDs with it. With some CDs you might have to try some times before it works. It also washes dirty CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 You may want to ask your local library what they use. With CDs and DVDs being loaned out all the time, they are using something to remove scratches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted March 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 That Aleratec looks pretty good. I may check it out. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Or try a little toothpaste. It's worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 I've used a cheapo one and it worked. You could see on the disc that it had been doctored but they sounded fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Do the scratches affect play? If not, I'd leave them alone. If so, I'd avoid the cheap kits, which probably won't do anything except fill up the playing surface with cloudy swirls. What you need is someone that has one of the professional-grade resurfacing machines. I've never used them, but I've heard good things about Azuradisc's mail-in service. Supposedly they've got a pretty good success rate at making discs look almost like-new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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