Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
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Step 1
Determine the nature of the problem. Turn over the CD and look first for a smudge (see "Clean CDs" under Related eHows). If you notice a scratch, however, continue on to step 2.
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Step 2
Buy a fluid-based CD scratch-repair kit.
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Step 3
Get a soft, lint-free cloth, such as one made for cleaning eyeglasses, if your scratch-repair kit doesn't come with cloths or swabs.
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Step 4
Follow the manufacturer's instructions. Wipe across the CD, working from the inside out in straight lines. Never wipe in a circular pattern.
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Step 5
Repeat the process, if necessary.
Comments
Stixx said
on 1/19/2009 I highly disagree when saying not to polish or Buff. I've been Detailing Automobiles for 10 yrs and one thing I do quite a bit is removing scratches in plastics. One day I was listening to a CD and it skipped. I looked at the CD and noticed scratches and I thought to myself "I wonder if I can fix this" I grabbed a polish with a very fine grit and proceeded to buff out scratches. I put the CD back on the same song and noticed the skip was gone. The sound was not affected from polishing. I went through a number of my CD's I had that had skipped and fixed all of them. So I don't know why this article says not to polish or buff.
LM31 said
on 11/13/2008 Buy Skip Dr from Digital Innovations. A manual unit will run at $20 and a motorized one at $40. I used to save may CDs and DVDs over the years. A great product at a very affordable price that saved me a lot of money and precious content!
haulinkids said
on 3/10/2008 Doesn't always work. Profesional disc repair like discrepairservices.com will make it look new again. My xbox disc was scratched badly and it looks brand new
haulinkids said
on 3/10/2008 GEt it fixed by a professional compny like discrepairservices.com I had them do mine and it looks brand new!
ukgamer said
on 1/26/2008 I had a badly scratched xbox 360 game, which I sent off to http://www.cdfix.co.uk and it came back looking like new. I would defintely recommend using a professional disc repair service for repairing your scratched cd or dvd. Only cost a few quid, but saved me at least £30 by not having to buy a new one.