Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Dealing With Damaged CDs, DVDs And Game Discs

By Pete Steph


We have a great deal of help and advice regarding how to repair damaged game discs, CDs and DVDs presented on-line at present. Principally there are actually two crucial points to be familiar with when attempting to get help on how to fix a scratched game disc, DVD or CD.

The majority of the lighter scratches on a CD, DVD or game disc should not seriously have an affect on the playback ability of the disc involved. This is provided you are utilizing moderately good software and hardware to gain access to the disc contents. In the majority of cases the true method for fixing almost any disc playing troubles is by using stable software that makes use of built-in correction functions.

DVDs, game discs and CDs are manufactured from a hard clear plastic material known as polycarbonate. Repairing damaged DVDs, CDs and game discs is nothing more complicated than polishing a bit of polycarbonate.

As I pointed out before there are lots of options recommended for taking away scuff marks on discs but it is important to note that none of these apply to Blu-Ray discs. Blu-Ray employs an alternative form of plastic to construct the discs so all of the options explained here will most certainly end in a ruined Blu-Ray disc.

When you've got grime, finger marks or some kind of weird substance on the disk area you may use isopropyl alcohol or possibly a weak solution of dish cleaning detergent. Rinse off completely and dry off the disc using a non-abrasive, clean cloth.

If there are very light scuff marks or tiny scores you might use furniture polish in the immediate area of the damage once more being sure that you remove any remains of the product carefully, and then buff.

For somewhat more problematic scratching you might go over the process a few times more with the furniture polish. Any time that does not work properly then you can try utilizing Brasso or neutral car polish. When you opt for these items you will need to smoothly cover the total surface of the disc and not just exclusively the place that the scratching can be found. This is required to prevent developing small uneveness along the disc which may make the laser light bend as it goes through the plastic of the disc producing even further read issues. In addition, never fail to apply straight strokes from the middle of the disc to the external edge for exactly the same reason.

Ultimately, you have a couple of choices for severely scratched CDs, DVDs and game discs. You can go to the home improvement store and find some 3000 grit emery paper. This is the sort of buffing product utilized in car finishing shops to prepare an already painted surface for spray painting. Use the emery paper to evenly take the gloss off the entire disc face right until you feel you have taken it down to the level of the scratching. Then return to the clear car polish or Brasso and polish until the gloss of the disc returns.

Otherwise you might like to get a relatively good CD DVD repair unit and use that a couple of times to restore the disc exterior to its "as new" finish.

Obviously the ideal way to fix this entire process is creating copies of all your discs from the get go. It much simpler to get hold of good quality DVD copying software and make back ups. Currently discs are low cost, it really is what the disc features that has significance, so get into the action of making master backups of your discs from the outset.




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