[Paranoia] Ripping physically scratched CD's

[Eric Altendorf]

I've also had good luck with the small buffing wheel on a cordless dremel.
Small, low power, convenient.  I haven't tried compound though.


On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:57 PM, grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Am 04.12.2014 um 00:11 schrieb xiphmont at xiph.org:
> >> You can in fact often buff out scratches from the play surface.
> >> Polish from hub to rim.  Plastic 'scratch-removal' fluids and a cotton
> >> cloth work pretty well.
>
> This works to remove typical fine grained haze and
> surface scratches. It's the car wax approach, literally.
>
> >> There's also a product called a 'CD Doctor' that's a little automated
> >> buffing machine that does the same.  It actually works.
>
> It's called a "skipdr / skip doctor", one current manufacturer is here...
> http://www.digitalinnovations.com/product-category/skipdr-disc-repair/
> They're on Amazon.
>
> They're useful for similar levels of damage. And provide a more
> consistant operation/environment than a newbie human would be
> at polishing anything.
>
> But when you need to burn out real scratches or get down into the
> polycarb past some manufacturing defect like bubbles, inclusions,
> or lensing, you need a real buffing wheel and some practiced skill.
> In good hands, a simple cotton wheel and a bit of plastic polish
> will handle anything from trivial haze to severe issues.
> http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=buffing
>
> The operating words are "compounding / polishing / buffing". A disc
> is exactly like clearcoat on a car, only thicker. Approach the small
> or large problem area. And the more wrecked it is, the more aggressive
> initial grit correction and more polishing grades and finishing steps
> you need to apply to fix it.
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