Getting the scratches out of a Disc. : Othor Games

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:14 am

I left my Oblivion disc in my living room and my dog knocked it off the table and said "Hey, I'm gonna walk all over this [censored]!" So long story short my copy of Oblivion has scratches like I've never seen! Being a twenty-something living alone I can't go out and afford an expensive disc repair so I would prefer a home solution to this. The only thing I've tried so far is glasses cleaner but that only got rid of the much smaller scratches.

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:19 am

glass cleaner... Bad idea.

Try running it under very hot water

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:01 am

Toothpaste

Though if HeyYou was still here, he'd tell you to put it in the toilet and flush it once or twice

http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Scratched-CD

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:00 am

I left my Oblivion disc in my living room and my dog knocked it off the table and said "Hey, I'm gonna walk all over this [censored]!" So long story short my copy of Oblivion has scratches like I've never seen! Being a twenty-something living alone I can't go out and afford an expensive disc repair so I would prefer a home solution to this. The only thing I've tried so far is glasses cleaner but that only got rid of the much smaller scratches.

I paid for disc repair, it was all of ￡3. :shrug:

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:33 pm

Toothpaste

I hear this all the time but I tried it on a scratched blank CD and it ruined the top part of the disc (running it under the tap) it also didn't remove any scratches, it just smelled nice.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:20 pm

The last game i got fixed up was final fantasy 8.

It cost me 8 quid for 4 discs, so 2 quid each.

It's not as expensive as you may think.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:19 pm

I was going to say toothpaste but seems Defron beat me to it. Try it and see what happens.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:50 pm

Then disc repairs would be roughly $5 Canadian then? Hmmm I'd still prefer something that doesn't require me to stop being lazy and leave my comfy house at this ungodly hour.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:30 pm

I invisible? I said hot water!

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:19 pm

I invisible? I said hot water!

Anyway I could do that without damaging the top of the disc?

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:16 am

Anyway I could do that without damaging the top of the disc?

Hot water wont do any damage.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:39 pm

Hot water wont do any damage.

Does the top of the disc not go directly to the important part that shouldn't be damaged?

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:06 pm

drown that svcker in there. You can even put it in boiling water for like 30 sec.

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:18 am

drown that svcker in there. You can even put it in boiling water for like 30 sec.

Well I suppose I have nothing to lose so I guess it's worth a shot, I will post the results when I'm finished.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:11 pm

makes sure the water is very hot to the touch and you let it pour on the bottom of the disc for a min or 2

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:46 pm

Toothpaste seems to work excellently for my scratched disks.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:21 pm

I used a combo of both toothpaste and boiling water, it had no visible difference, but I've yet to try it in my computer.

EDIT: I used it in the computer, it still doesn't read.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:55 pm

Disc repair isn't that expensive, its like five bucks.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:26 pm

Disc repair isn't that expensive, its like five bucks.

I know that now, but I was hoping to use it as a last resort.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:53 pm

I know that now, but I was hoping to use it as a last resort.

Toothpaste has worked for me a few times but its also wrecked a few games.

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:15 am

Toothpaste has worked for me a few times but its also wrecked a few games.

Well it sure didn't work for me, but it also didn't wreck it. :meh:

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:30 pm

Did you try surgically filling each scratch in with tiny granules of sand?

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:38 pm

Well it sure didn't work for me, but it also didn't wreck it. :meh:

Well the only other thing I can recommend is disc repair. :shrug:

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:18 am

Wiping it with your shirt. Won't remove the scratch but it still works for me.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:07 pm

I hear that putting toothpaste on discs should fix it but I don't know the logic behind it.