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scratched cds

  • 22-10-2008 10:24pm
    #1
    wexpat girl
    Registered Users Posts: 210 ✭✭


    i know i know it's all digital now...etc..etc HOWEVER i'm not gonna chuck out my 200 odd cds JUST yet!
    is there ANY reverse to scratch on cds? have heard of putting them overnite in the freezer but eh, not too sure - urban myth? or plain nonsense???
    am i dreaming?


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  • #2
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,727 ✭✭✭degsie


    wexpat girl wrote: »
    i know i know it's all digital now...etc..etc HOWEVER i'm not gonna chuck out my 200 odd cds JUST yet!
    is there ANY reverse to scratch on cds? have heard of putting them overnite in the freezer but eh, not too sure - urban myth? or plain nonsense???
    am i dreaming?


    Eh, data is stored in digital format on a cd :confused:

    Plenty of stuff on the interweb on this topic. Use a site called Google and enter the search words "repair scratch cd's"


  • #3
    Lazarus2.0
    Registered Users Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Lazarus2.0


    Maplins occasionally stock a really good disc restorer - I'm sure you will find it in a few other places but may take a bit of legwork . It's basically a pad with a sanding drum on a roller that abrades the top layer of the disc thus reducing the depth of the scratch or eliminating it altogether . There's also a polishing drum for after sanding . It's about €15 and good for around 50 discs . I've used it with great success , even on severely damaged DVDs .


  • #4
    wexpat girl
    Registered Users Posts: 210 ✭✭wexpat girl


    degsie wrote: »
    Eh, data is stored in digital format on a cd :confused:

    Plenty of stuff on the interweb on this topic. Use a site called Google and enter the search words "repair scratch cd's"


    oh dear, what i meant was MP3 format etc etc :rolleyes: -seems many people don't bother buying CDs anymore, but i like to have them. thanks tho


  • #5
    wexpat girl
    Registered Users Posts: 210 ✭✭wexpat girl


    wow, thanks for that! assumed it to b a lost cause. sorry, but where is Maplins??


  • #6
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    One beside smyths on jarvis st and another in blanchards town.


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