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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 262.1 | | LEFTY::CWILLIAMS | | Tue Jan 21 1986 15:48 | 10 |
| Find a good plastic polish and buff the disk from the inside to the
outside radially. The kind of stuff you want you can probably get at
a motorcycle shop - it is used for cleaning visors. Unless the label
side is scratched there is really nothing wrong with the disk. Try it
on a disk you really don't care about. It may take a few tries till
you get it. I've also heard of people using toothpaste, but it is
pretty abrasive. Good Luck!
Chris Williams
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| 262.2 | | GRAMPS::WCLARK | | Tue Jan 21 1986 17:11 | 28 |
| I have been meaning to suggest this as a fix to someone. I dont have a CD
player but am interested in the technology.
One of the polymers for vinyl restoration/protection of automobiles might
give you the results you want without buffing. Products like Armour-All
Protectant, do not actually dry, but spread out on a surface in a very thin
layer. I have used the Armour-All on my turntable cover and noticed a very
large reduction in in the number of fine scratches reflected by the bright
lites just above the turntable. If in fact the polymer actually fills in
the smaller scratches then this stuff would actually reduce the load on
your CD players focus servo, by reducing changes in refraction encountered
both with scratches and polishing them out.
I checked with one of the CDROM folks here and they saw very little potential
for harm to the player once the stuff settled out (it is self leveling and
healing) as long as it is kept off the label side (it would probably soften
the label adhesive). The reader head travels about 1 mm above the media
and most clamping systems are magnetic, so it should not interfere with
either. I dont know how to rate it with regard to dirt and fingerprints.
Someone might want to give this a try on a disc that is otherwise unimportant
to them and report back here before subjecting a one of a kind disc to this
treatment. Come to think of it the Armour-All washes off every time I wash
the car, so maybe it can be tried anyway since its reversable with soap and
water.
Walt
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| 262.3 | | XENON::MUNYAN | | Tue Jan 21 1986 23:48 | 5 |
| Brookstone sells a product called Mirror Glaze that does a great job of
fixing scratches in plastic.
Steve
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| 262.4 | | AKOV75::BOYAJIAN | | Wed Jan 22 1986 02:12 | 8 |
| re:.0
Actually, I think you *should* mention the problem to your friend. At the
very best, he might offer to reimburse you something for the damage. At the
very least, he may be made aware that the myth about CD's being vulnerable
to nothing short of kryptonite is just that --- a myth.
--- jerry
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| 262.5 | | MMO03::SANDERS | | Wed Jan 22 1986 08:46 | 7 |
| RE:.0
I agree about mentioning it to your "friend". What will she/he think when
they ask to borrow again and you say no (kinda without reason). Clear the
air now to save big problems later.
Jim
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| 262.6 | | MANANA::DICKSON | | Wed Jan 22 1986 10:51 | 2 |
| The "friend" may have thought he was cleaning the disks and used the
old circular motion appropriate for LPs (but verboten for CDs).
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| 262.7 | | CRVAX1::KAPLOW | | Fri Jan 24 1986 19:20 | 4 |
| What! CDs damagable! Can't happen :-) (I had to get that in before someone
else did)
I agree with .6, it sounds like your friend "cleaned" them the wrong way.
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| 262.8 | Micro-Mesh might work | STAR::ARANDA | Rem Aranda (DTN) 381-1238 MS:ZK01-3/J33 | Sun Nov 02 1986 22:51 | 11 |
| re:.0
An untested idea, from one who suffers empathetically with you:
There's a product called "Micro Mesh" used to restore aircraft acrylics
among other things (its maker claims it will actually clean anything
except glass and ceramics), which may very well allow you to restore
your irreplaceable CD's. Micro Mesh is made by Micro-Surface Finishing
Products Inc.; as I recall, the Pilot Shop at Hanscom (Bedford,
MA) carries it.
-Rem
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