Guest David Copenhaver Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I recently went to play my Metallica S&M video and realized that it has a rather lengthy scratch, which happens to be right at my favorite part of the show, Of Wolf and Man. I went to WallyWord and found a little "machine" for $20. Before I go buy one of these, I wanted to see if anyone here had any experience with these or any cheap fixes that they could suggest. The scratch is enough to make the disc lock up. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 My son (who's 29) claims he's had good luck with his CD Doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shmoe Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 <img src="http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/files/skipDR.jpg"> I bought this a few years back when they first came out & am quite happy with it. It really works good. Get the automatic version if you can, beats cranking it yourself & insures a more even pattern. If you have some discs that have some deep gouges, that may take a little extra work. I bought mine at Best Buy. Here's the website.... http://www.digitalinnovations.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I used one for CDs. It seemed to me it could solve small problems but not large ones. (Polishing with white tooth paste is an alternative.) The particularly problematic CD was very beat up having fallen under a seat in a truck. After quite a few polishing with the machine the problem was still there. I used 1500 grit wet or dry and then car polish and the machine. Still wouldn't track. I finally realized there was damage to the label side and the aluminum. You could see pinholes and lines holding the CD up to the light. I gave up without doing any more investigation on how to fix this aspect. In other cases I've found that a more sophisticated drive, like a computer drive, will sometimes track a CD better. Enough to make a copy. Of course this does not apply to DVDs. If cleaning with the machine doesn't work, you might try ripping it to a hard drive and see what happens. I dunno. Gil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 ---------------- On 11/18/2004 11:39:28 PM William F. Gil McDermott wrote: In other cases I've found that a more sophisticated drive, like a computer drive, will sometimes track a CD better. Enough to make a copy. ....you might try ripping it to a hard drive and see what happens. I dunno. ---------------- I have tried both those propositions with problematic CDs, and had pretty good success. A direct copy is usually my first try... and if it fails, a "rip and burn" follows. Unfortunately if the damage is bad enough... I'll get a "glitch" in ripped copies playback... but it doesn't freeze up the player like the damaged copy. I haven't damaged any of my DVDs yet, since most of those happen in my car which only has a CD. I've now made it a habit of using copies in my car, and the originals in the home. Good luck... Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignorance_is_not_bliss Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 I found one at radio shack for about 30 bucks, that wasn't half bad. Worked on surface scratches rather well, both in cleaning it, and repairing the small scratches. can't say whether it would work in deep gouges, but then, I've never had any serious scratches that disrupted playback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Copenhaver Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Thanks, guys. I found a Hendrix cd that will need a little repairing, too. Going to check out your suggestions and pick something up this weekend. Have a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Well i got a cd/dvd cleaner from wa-mart didnt fix a dvd i had then i read on forum to try toothpaste. Makes it look bad but it works now, toothpaste gives it a dull haze ...guy at work said car wax worked for him i have not tried that yet...Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 The doctor ones work very well.... But advice is to get the battery powered one...a bit more expensive...but if you have a large collection...or buy used CDs, DVDs, PS2 games, xbox games etc....it will save your arm..... Mine has rescued many disks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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