Comments on How to Repair Scratched CDs

Now i reviewed almost every single one of the tips writen on here and i tried them all the scratch remover, alcohol, pledge, wax, and tooth paste i tried them all and none of them where successfull then i used a lighter and quickly went over the scratched area (on the clear side not the label) tell it got slightly hot and i did this a couple of times put my game in and it work i was surprised if you use this tip however i do not guarntee it will work for you but it did for me be careful and dont burn the data label

Use toothpaste. It works great on scratched CDs, and I also used it on my cell phone screen. For the phone screen, it takes a decent amount of rubbing, but after doing it for about 5-10 minutes, I notice a nice difference :-)

Rub vaseline on the disc. Then wipe it off using a soft cloth starting from the center and moving outward. That's all.

Take petroleum jelly (aka Vaseline) and apply it on the CD. Let sit for a couple of minutes and wipe off. It really works - even on fairly larger scratches!!

My CD wouldn't even play it skipped so bad. A friend told me to use toothpaste. I tried it and it's just like new. Just put toothpaste all around it and wipe in an outward motion, not circular, and it should fix it right up.

Rub the Vaseline on the CD using a Q-tip. Rub the Vaseline off with a soft tissue or a soft paper towel (you must use a soft item). Whatever you do, do not use your T-shirt to remove the Vaseline. This will only create more scratches on the CD.

My daughter's favorite PS2 game wouldn't even start. She was heartbroken. I tried putting Pledge on the CD and it worked! Thank you so much for the tip!

You can use a lighter. Quickly and lightly graze the flame around the bottom of the CD. Go around 1 to 2 times. If it doesn't work the first time, do it again. Do not hold the lighter in one place on the CD for any amount of time. You will burn it, and it won't work. Always keep the flame lightly moving across the CD.

This is almost like using toothpaste, only better. Make sure to take your time and not to press down too hard on the media.

Thank you anyone who recommended toothpaste to repair scratched Cd's! I had a PC game CD that was badly scratched and I did the toothpaste trick. Now it will download! Thank you e-How!

Buy a new one.

The best way to remove scratches from a CD is to prevent it from happening in the first place. Here are some prevention methods you can use. You know the shiny part on the CD which the eye on the CD drive reads? Don't ever keep your Cd's with the shiny sides facing each other because if they happen to rub together, it will literally make hundreds of scratches all around the CD. If you have any type of grease on your hands, never touch the silver part of the CD because that will leave permanent finger marks on your CD if they're not wiped away immediately. Never get any scratches on the top of the CD. If that area gets scratched, the CD will be damaged permanently. Back up important Cd's just in case. Keep the dust away from your Cd's because dust will eat away on the plastic of the CD and this scratches. On the CD drive of the computer there is a little pinhole at the front where you can stick a pin in there in case the CD gets stuck and then the CD tray automatically opens. I highly recommend not doing this because when you do, that causes a lot of scratches to appear on the CD. And also never blow your breath on the CD then wipe the CD with a shirt. This is done by a lot of people to a lot of games for the PlayStation 2 and X-box. This is one of the fastest ways to damage your Cd's. When I had a scratch on my Cd's, I tried buying one the scratch removers at Circuit City (you know, the type that you put the CD on the tray and then you turn the handle around for about 20 minutes). They never work so please don't waste money on them. The only way I clean my Cd's now is with a soft paper towel and some alcohol. I've been doing this for two years now and I have never had any problems with my Cd's.

If you take care of your CD's then you wouldnt have to fix scratches. Hold them by the edges and put them back in their case when your done, dont just throw them around. None of my CDs skip and I have over 400. I bought a DVD one time and it was scratched and skipped, the SkipDoctor worked great.