How to Resurface a Scratched DVD, CD, Game Disc - In 3 easy steps

[@roncarlson556]

I am surprised on how well the disc came out. I had always been told to NEVER polish using a circular motion - only radially. The results here prove circular, done right, can work. I'm guessing the use of the super fine grade sandpaper and finish polish is key. Thanks for putting this up!

[@Dassick89]

It worked because he uses a random orbital sander/polisher at the end to remove all the other scratches. I've heard both sides of theory though. If you go back and forth you get U shape cuts on the disc, circular avoids that by make all cuts two sided Us. As long as you polish to a mirror, all the scratches are so small it won't matter what method you use. It just might be longer or harder for one vs the other.

[@Pidalin]

He polished it with machine, that is probably the reason. But I think polihing with circular motion should work too, but it takes like whole year to polish it to mirror manualy, when you polish something with radial movement, it looks polished enough, but when you look carefully, there are mostly still radial scratches visible, but yes, I would say that radial polishing makes better results when you do it manualy. That machine is called excentric polishing mahine (I am not sure about correct name in English, it's probably something else), we use it even in furniture making factory, it rotates (but not strongly, you can easily stop it with your hand) but that's just secondary motion, it brushes mainly by excentric motion, you can imagine it like you do circular move with your hand with brush paper and someone else is doing another circular motion with your hand which is doing circular motion too, when you use it properly, it should finish surface with no little scratches.

[@lynnleistinger9855]

Has always straight up and down.

[@gojirageek]

that tip about holding the disc up to the light to check if the damage is too deep to fix really helped it kept me from having false hope about one of my old games, sad to see it go but at least now i know i tried everything

[@onlyonSiMPLE]

tip: clean the reflective surface with a microfiber towel and not a papertowel. it has wood fibers in it that can leave microscratches that can lead to bigger ones.

[@ijustbevibin0425]

I always wonders why people said not to use paper towel why couldn’t they just explain it like you I didn’t know about wood fibers being in it because I don’t think I just realized paper is made from wood I’m dumb😭

[@plykkegaard1]

Yes, it is known to most people wearing glasses (plastic) that papertowel is the best method to cause scratches and destroys the thin polaroid layer the fastest

[@bebertdattagre9280]

It's not wood but silica that destroy the CD. Papertowel is made from recycled paper and cardboard.

[@andrewhaines3259]

I was going to say the same thing. I learnt the hard way by using a damp paper towel to clean some bird droppings off my car. It left tiny scratches all over the area which I had to polish out making the job more involved than it should have been!

[@bebertdattagre9280]

@Shane888 DaviesYou are wrong, there are minerals in wood fibres, notably sulphur, phosphorus, chlorine, silicon, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron and sodium. That's why ashes don't burn and why in ancient times people used to wash their clothes with wood ashes. You won't go to bed so stupid tonight...

[@CyberTech05]

I actually bought a headlight cleaning kit for $14 at Walmart and it came with a drill piece, sandpaper, polish pad, polish. Used the drill to sand and polish after a few tries I got my game to work and now I can clean my cars headlights as well. I got the idea from this video thank you!

[@VashStarwind]

For most light scratches, you could just skip right to the polishing machine. If you just polish it, and then there are still scratches, then you could start over from the sandpaper. Most of the time discs just have super light scratches on them. I would only bust out the sandpaper instuff if your scratches are pretty serious and wont go away with just a polish

[@GunsNGames1]

Easy fix tip: put the game on it's original case whenever you're finished playing.

[@vegetrunks4558]

Haha 🤣😂

[@nurideenmohammad912]

I went back to playing my ps4 then my sis broke 1 of the cds cause she dosnt know how to friken look after herself

[@AndroidFerret]

@@nurideenmohammad912 ?

[@CSHorseBobJoe]

This is not a tip for fixing, this is a tip for taking care of a disc

[@Gakki_Aniki]

That's a TRUER !

[@maxi-me]

You said polish it "till you see yourself". I polished it but saw someone else, what did I do wrong?!?!

[@sapphostreaming]

if you dont polish it long enough, you see the face of the person who will kill you. just keep going!

[@AscendantDreams]

run

[@azuranit8702]

Stop sipin' the polish!

[@Thwompapotamus]

What was it silent hill 2?

[@thomasrickelman5468]

try looking at it directly, not at an angle... but then again if you're seeing the dead looking back at you in that reflection, then you've got other problems and need to call a priest

[@matrixate]

15 minutes in 10 seconds: He used 2000 grit, then 2500 grit, both with water. Then finished with 8000 grit polish and a polish machine.

[@alfarosiarsita]

Same method i used to fix my motorcycle headlamp

[@mrokonma1263]

Sandpaper?

[@Lord_Pistachio_Nut]

@@mrokonma1263 I know. Sounds weird lol. But 2,000 and 2,500 grit, or higher is super smooth. It almost doesn't even feel like sand paper. I use that grit, and 3,500 grit to sand model cars I paint to make them mirror shiny. It works lol! The real important step is buffing it at the end with polish. You godda be careful though and use a water based polish as oil based polish can deteriorate the plastic coating and ruin the disk worse than it already was.

[@joshuastump4074]

Thank u for saving me 15 minutes I could never get back. Good looking out

[@prosolokid7796]

I love you lol thanks

[@LifeofBoris]

great. its lucky i had ALL THESE THINGS AT HOME

[@lgpa565]

Ik you are verified but who are you?

[@shmish5818]

Not that hard to get sandpaper

[@leo13246]

@@lgpa565 BRO IT'S BORIS WTF DO YOU MEAN WHO IS HE FUNNIEST KZbinR OF ALL TIME

[@aijint]

IS BORISSSS

[@haxboi5492]

tf why y here

[@MCOult]

Most scratches to discs occur because the user fails to place the disc properly on the carriage/carrier/drawer; this results in the carriage plastic scratching the disc. After going through all the trouble of resurfacing a disc, take your time putting discs into -- and taking them out of -- the player carriage. Thanks for this excellent tutorial!

[@carlosoliveira-rc2xt]

No, most scratches are due to the discs tossed around and not returned to their cases immediately after use.

[@joselynemedia6359]

Who else watched this cause they pulled out the old console during quarantine

[@manelgrinder3027]

I have an unreadable disc for nsmb wii and want to fix it for riivolution

[@manelgrinder3027]

@Mia Cardani nice

[@manelgrinder3027]

@Mia Cardani I had a similar issue with some of my wii discs back when it was more relevant

[@MR_SHUJJI]

@Mia Cardani same

[@darthsidious6247]

Dude cmon no one cares abt your in quarantine stuff everyone’s in quarantine we don’t need to be reminded

[@robmann400]

LOL-ed when you said you used too heavy of a gauge of sandpaper and had to buff the disc for two hours. Can imagine how insanely frustrating that would be... thanks for making this video as I have a 20K plus CDs & DVDs that I’ve amassed since 2005. I buy them used and find stuff that’s very rare, slightly scratched up, and super expensive to buy on eBay. I have about 500 that need polishing and I can’t get them done for a $1 a disc at my local pawn shop anymore because Covid said “stay home bonehead.” Covid is very rude although, to be fair, my head is mostly bone. Thanks again.You rock!

[@tuff_lover]

@insane Nate He probably voted for Biden.

[@ramelmamedov547]

cant believe that shitshow was 2 years ago. still has masks lying around

[@thishandleisnotavailable]

I have done this for many years. Most of the time the mirror glaze is all you need. The sanding is only neccessary for heavy scratching. FYI: scratches on the art side will not hurt the disc at all, even though you can see light through it (unless of course they are so deep, they hit the aluminum). Good video, good advice!

[@jens8942]

May i ask what brand specific you use? I'm not gonna risk sanding my old cd's.. i know myself i'll just destroy them :D

[@thishandleisnotavailable]

@@jens8942 I use organic buffing compound.. specifically Aqua-Buff 2000. Call them up and ask for a sample and they'll send you enough to do 100's of discs. 3M compounds and others contain petroleum distillates and/or silica which is harmful to the plastic and your lungs so I don't use them. I follow up with Mother's Mirror Glaze. I finish with a synthetic spray wax, again Mother's brand. It works for most light surface scratching. Clean soft microfiber cloth for each step is necessary.

[@jens8942]

@@thishandleisnotavailable Thanks mate, gonna look it up and order it ! 👍👍

[@ronmanzella9777]

Ya, not sure why he using a paper towel after all that work to repair the disk. Paper towel are abrasive and cause more harm. Need to stick with a microfiber cloth.

[@larrylong3100]

Thank you so much. Now I know how to repair my CD's. Being a collector of some of the rarest CD's you have made me very happy. You are a expert at what you do. God bless you my friend.

[@TucBroder]

It's also much cheaper than having it done by a machine designed for the purpose.

[@isaiah4478]

U better back up those cds. By ripping their contents with a burner. Wait till you hear about disk rot.

[@TucBroder]

@@isaiah4478 I have never had that happen. I have PS1 discs, that all still works perfectly. Not saying that disc rot is not a thing, but I have never experienced it, even with discs over 30 years old.

[@vinegreen3242]

@@TucBroder it will happen to all cd's eventually, but storage conditions will impact it quite a bit. keep cd in cool/dry place with low humidity to mitigate disk rot

[@TucBroder]

@@vinegreen3242 Yeah, that's what I'm doing. We'll see when it happens, but so far all my PS1 and PS2 games work perfectly...

[@renewcrew1382]

My two girls one cup DVD is now perfectly restored. Thanks so much !

[@chrisdermentz]

Wait what?

[@MyMusicHarbourage]

🤣🤣

[@breezyxkillerx]

*i beg your pardon*

[@JackMcSomeone]

*the FBI wants to know your location*

[@everyone_knows_itsbutterst7808]

Is it the Kermit the Frog version😂

[@GameOverRank1]

UPDATE: Use a towel instead of news paper..! the metal clips on the news paper can scratch the back of the CD and destroy the data, so use a soft towel instead :)

[@firegamer1384]

I know thats why I didnt do that

[@Lithillia]

You should pin your comment so it is at the top of the comment ?

[@eccentrex9625]

You should pin this comment at the root oot the comments under the video

[@eccentrex9625]

@@Lithillia lol fuck didn't even see your comment. .just said the same thing

[@ElSandwichlll]

Game Over does this method also work for Xbox 360 games?

[@Robert-up3gk]

Watching to fix my old video games while on quarantine

[@resolutecub9977]

Ikr. I am pissed off cuz I cant find my fave ps2 game. Gotta go searching the attic tomorrow to find a game which will innevitably need to be fixed

[@alvarogonzalez7860]

Robert Same

[@firegamer1384]

Yo I'm doing the same on my 360 even tho I have Xbox one but I don't have many games for it

[@thecoolfart5346]

Me too

[@llewellyn56]

me too.....Battlefield 4 Xbox 360

[@jonathanencarnacion8184]

I tried this on a DVD with scratches that weren't as severe as in the vid, so I went right to the toothpaste stage. After a minute or two of polishing, the initial scratches were gone, but the polish job was still a bit rough - the surface was shiny, but light reflection still had a jagged halo on the surface. Still worked! It definitely would take much longer to go all the way and smooth it out more. But glad to know that in a pinch, getting it just to that stage would work. Thanks!

[@GameOverRank1]

im glad to hear it worked for you :)

[@robertwoods2505]

Wow, great information! I've replaced so many scratched DVDs but now I know how to repair them. Thank you for sharing.

[@ruxandy]

I literally don't understand how a CD/DVD can end up looking like that... unless you purposely throw it away. Being a retro enthusiast, I still have 30 year old CDs that look as good as new. That being said, I do appreciate this guide. It'll definitely help someone out there. :)

[@xxxCRUSNIKxxx]

I also have a cd collection of over 1.5k and about 500 games and they all look new. I hate when I see a game or cd listed as in good condition on websites and it looks like the one in this video. Whomever taught people to care for cds and games these days, needs a good ass whooping. PUT THEM BACK IN THE CASE WHEN NOT IN USE! And DON'T TOUCH THE PLAY SURFACE!!!!

[@damiresq]

just played NFS2 on my good old ps2. Cant believe it has been 23 years since i bought it and still works :/

[@prince2phore]

I bought a Wii game online for my collection and it was delivered scratched 😭

[@TucBroder]

I've bought a lot of used games for my game collection, and some of them were just atrocious. Both the cover and the disc. I mean... How do they end up looking like that?

[@An1m3]

Man I wish I known about this 10 years ago. My disk was scratched up and I screwed it up even more by following some satirical tutorial using a pencil eraser.

[@erickabundis7952]

Oof

[@UKpowerunleashed]

Did you too used all your scratched discs to play frisbies?

[@ytistrash9494]

@@UKpowerunleashed I used the scratched discs of no return as Frisbees then sometimes throw them as har d I can at a wall and watch them shatter. It was a pretty funny childhood

[@theodornechita7875]

10 years ago??? OMG...

[@zacharylee1995]

Oops

[@chaneclarke4234]

Dude what were you thinking when you make this video bro????..you make my day more by helping me get ridd of my dvd scratched.good job and doing this yo.because you are a professional at this keep on making these video because you are a winner dude.god love and tuff blessed up to you pro you are a handyman....🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Jonpat]

It..it worked! I'm pretty blow away, I thought those games were not salvageable. The electric buffer is a must.

[@GameOverRank1]

can you give us a link? :) so ppl can see what it looks like?

[@JediGamingX]

@@GameOverRank1 I don't have a buffing machine like yours but I do have a dremmel with buffing heads, can I use that?

[@nombreapellido9462]

@@JediGamingX If u don't want your disc anymore, sure u can use that

[@JediGamingX]

@@nombreapellido9462 even at a low speed? The very low speed? I have buffing heads which are really soft.

[@nombreapellido9462]

@@JediGamingX I'm joking, u can use that for sure

[@shane32ng]

after watching all your progress, i decided to buy a used functional disc as replacement.

[@MrSmith_]

Just a tip, kitchen towel is made from wood fibres so it's best to use a soft lint-free cloth like they use for jewellery.

[@abdelbacchus549]

Watching this I really thought it made no sense however I decided to try it on my GTA5 that wasn't reading and was amazed that it actually worked. Big thank you man! I did the sanding as shown but I used meguiar's compound to do the polishing since that's what I had.

[@GameOverRank1]

im happy you made it work :)

[@TechMatticz]

You can rub the polish in by hand right and it still work?

[@abdelbacchus549]

@@TechMatticz I don't have a polishing machine so yes I did it by hand you got to apply Abit of pressure but be careful not to break it

[@veronicaw9048]

did u use a polishing machine too? i dont have one

[@HopeIVLove]

@@abdelbacchus549 what all did you use cause I want to repair a gta 5 disc as well

[@icaanul]

Dab the water off after sanding, don't rub with the paper towel. You're potentially adding more tiny scratches by rubbing with the paper. While not a huge deal, it's potentially adding more work. Better to use a regular kleenex. Also, the process is identical to headlight restoration. 3m quick headlight clearcoat does an amazing job when finishing the surface to rid the cloudiness and protect it.

[@loop5720]

Imagine getting a good cheap scratched game disc on Ebay or something, then do this, it'd be a win

[@maltiluthra6494]

😁😁

[@loop5720]

@SimulationEvolve lol, that's like my way of doing crap, but at times I also fail...Or worse, don't know how to do it

[@boyonthephone1]

That's exactly what I did with battlefront 2

[@-snowie-5942]

@@loop5720 bro I got this 500 dollar rate game I found at my cousins and I want to fix it and re sell it

[@ninestar968]

As a collector it happened to me a few times when buying games from eBay due to insufficient description. But I was glad that I could snatch them, some of them are nearly impossible to get. I‘m mostly into pc engine / tg-16 games. The ones that came out on cd actually.

[@bradforddrake8633]

This is the BEST video I've seen on fixing DVD scratches!

[@GameOverRank1]

thank you :) let me know if you gonna try it and need any advice

[@mikebarooshian7255]

@@GameOverRank1what did u do to fix the dvd I wanna know ok thank you

[@MMerajHossain]

Normal people: Hey Becarefull not to scratch the CD or it wont work, This guy: Proceeds to scratch the surface with 2000 grit, then 2500 grit and lastly a polish machien.

[@GSXR-1000]

It's literally the same as correcting head lights and paint on a car..

[@SupermanNew52]

IT WORKED!!!! I have a copy of Mario Kart: Double Dash that my girlfriend's father scratched because he was mad I was dating her. I let her borrow the game for a while and her friend found it in the bathroom drawer, completely ruined, but no see through damage scratches. I did your method with 2000 grit, and a bottle of Turtle Wax car polish white liquid, polishing it with the same hand sanding method. It took a few sandings and polishes, and I was almost giving up, then gave it a fourth go and it plays perfectly now! Thank you so much for your method.

[@someone8944]

that's a crazy story

[@rffsa0077]

Finally after all the fake toothpaste "fixes" I found a real fix thanks man

[@aaronryder4008]

Actually, the toothpaste fixes are not fake. Toothpaste is like polish, it has finer grit in it compared to a sand paper just like polish and we all know what polish is used for (:

[@abdullahmufti]

Aaron Ryder I try it every time it doesn’t work

[@lowell1648]

@@abdullahmufti I used toothpaste on my God of War 2 disc, which is very scratched, and it works. Though it still has the scratches, it works

[@GameOverRank1]

check out my new video :D i will make one with toothpaste to kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6OuoWN-l8R5ZpY

[@moonlightgachas9670]

I’m watching this to fix some of my wii cds 😂😂😂😂👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@Tree_Branch]

Moonlight Gachas that’s so weird I’m trying to do the same thing 😂

[@lunarsugarcomet]

Omg same

[@juansalcedo2802]

Same force unleashed

[@nandanhegde4667]

Same

[@brxdybtw_8274]

Moonlight Gachas same

[@chasesmay7237]

Great video, I’ve been curious about this hand method for a while because I’ve honestly been really disappointed with mechanical cleaners many times but also need to take care of some more valuable games. Thanks for the content

[@TucBroder]

Yeah, when you buy used games, the disc can sometimes look horrendous, like people have been taking them out in a sandstorm.

[@edgarallanpoe209]

@@TucBroder I bought cod ww2 for £10 at GAME and theres so many scratches on it bruh, i cant even play past a certain mission because the game keeps shutting down 😭

[@TucBroder]

@@edgarallanpoe209 😞

[@Thejammankb]

THANKS! It actually worked! I didn’t have any power tools so it took a bit longer, but I ended up fixing two cds with this method so far. I recommended practicing first before moving on to any of your favorite games or anything just so you can get the hang of it.

[@GameOverRank1]

thank you for your feedback :)

[@cylotron]

One thing I will point out to anyone who wants to give this a try.. DO NOT use paper towels(including tissues, toilet paper, etc). They are abrasive and can cause scratches of their own. It's best to use soft, lint-free cotton cloths or microfiber cleaning cloths meant specifically for cleaning cd's/dvd's/blu-rays.

[@TheMoises1213]

People are 🤦🏻‍♂️ like how you can NOT feel that it’s rough. Gotta use common sense.

[@pedroerocha4194]

Total price to fix CD $438 Dollars, Satisfaction for being able to fix your nowadays useless CDs, Priceless... Great Video 👍😁

[@salsashark8876]

Its worth it for albums or games you can't find other copies of. There's quite a few of my cds from when I used to go to local shows that I can't find copies of some of the bands albums to replace

[@edwardbelcher8612]

I have had success with the 2500 or 3000 grit sandpaper followed by a product called Nev R Dull and then buff it further with Meguire's Scratch X 2.0 all of which can be picked up at any auto parts store. As a side note, you can also restore yellowed auto headlight fixtures this way.

[@jdaywork2693]

I did an audiobook recording of this book. I enjoyed trying to act out all the characters. I'd be interested in trying to rerecord it again with some tweaks, but I'm happy with my first take. I enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the book. I never thought about how the author gave up on covering all 7 sins and the ending.

[@mets23q]

Holy moly actually worked, left marks after doing it but scratches gone dvd does not skip anymore

[@Sublime_1]

It would be good to note that when you sand you shouldnt apply pressure with your finger tips it makes it uneven and deeper scratches be better off to use a piece of foam or something as a sanding block

[@peterleid5060]

MAGIC!! - A real eye opener for me - I've got lots of work to do!! Thanks for sharing your insight.

[@philcawley2132]

You are the Man! The dvd I had wasn't as bad as your example. After looking at another video I'd used toothpaste but did no good. Used metal polish and FANTASTIC! Many thanks.

[@jaske41]

What type of metal polish did you use? I was looking at Autosol brand.

[@alexxbaudwhyn7572]

Great job and guide As a final step after polishing, I would wash the disc by hand with dishwashing liquid like Dawn or similar, or liquid hand soap, pat dry with clean towel

[@HeyItsEmilyLove]

Thank you! I’m trying to help my man sort through his collection and make sure everything is good. I know a couple of games are scratched, so I’m going to try this. I appreciate this video and I’m sure he will as well!

[@seanhart7185]

A very solid and well paced tutorial. Easy to follow and informative. I'll go try this with a couple old discs and hopefully it'll work.

[@GameOverRank1]

im happy to hear that you like my guide :) i also spent allot of time on the setup and the information. if you have any questions just ask in the comments :)

[@Anonymouthful]

How did it go?

[@Bloodhound789]

@@Anonymouthfulbro never responded and it’s been 3 years 😢

[@IceTeaMemeboy]

We are still waiting on a update sir xD

[@seanhart7185]

Completely forgot I made this comment years ago lol. Been using this method with all my DVDs and CDs for a while now. Never fails to bring my discs back to life!

[@Defensive_Wounds]

13:15 - Not always accurate this method, the printing on the top side, where it is shiny on the printed area, that will allow light to shine through the disc! The printed areas will not allow light to shine through. So keep that in mind, I have done that since 1996 with my CDs/DVDs and all game discs since the Saturn when new.

[@davidbrown3572]

I notice you managed to get polish between the laminate just inside the center opening. That can bleed into the aluminum surface and destroy the disc for good. Best to seal the center opening with some good sticky tape.

[@TheMoises1213]

What do you mean?

[@Ash-928]

I've always used Brasso metal polish and kitchen towel, it's very satisfying when you bring an unusable disc back to life!

[@Peuks850R]

thanks for the tip mate! i have one for everybody. If you use a polishing maschine be aware to not heat the disc with a long period of polishing. you can burn the paint of a car with a wrong use of this type of maschines! be careful with the plastic, i'ts getting hot fast and can melt

[@brandielee1179]

Man we needed this 15 years ago 😔😔

[@mr.carlson8739]

I thought it said covid repair. I'm going to study human psychology now. Good vid

[@johnhall9825]

This was fascinating to watch,thank you for sharing ,as a massive collector of CD's this information will come in handy at some stage 👍

[@RushSimonson]

Excellent instructions! Thanks so much. I will need to find the polishing compounds. I am surprised you do not wash with water between steps or dish detergent.

[@angelofelix8918]

I wish I would have seen this before! I have spent a lot of money on Ebay gadgets and creams with little or no success, and have thrown away countless games. Thanks for this post!

[@carlacowling1789]

Brilliant! I resell items on eBay and now I can recondition games and such so my customers will be super happy.

[@retrogamezrule4238]

I have massive a collection of games, including ones I will likely never play again so I am going to test this. UPDATE: tried it on my copy of Cardinal Syn for ps1 and it worked!!! The disc was read in my ps2! It does leave some super fine scratches but the disc works just fine

[@Trid3nt861]

in 2004 I remember purchasing from Sears a DVD, CD repair/resurface wheel. I think the wheel had a layer of rubber on the plastic thin wheel that was connected to a plastic handle aparatus. The way it worked was you spray the DVD,CD,CDR/RW that had scuffs or scratches with a beige opaque substance/cream and lay it upside down on a plate. Then take the plate and place it on the under part of the repair wheel, lock it in place and then crank the handle which will turn the disc, the rubber of the thin wheel will rub or erase the thin layer of surface scratches or attempt to. A nifty tool back then, saved a few unreadable games for PS2 and Xbox.

[@chrism6904]

The 90s and early 00s were the BEST.

[@acev271]

I had the same thing. Even if you ran out of the liquid the device came with, you could use plain water. Brought many of my used games back from the brink; take that gamestop

[@asydia5026]

Yeah but those things put those god awful patterns on your discs

[@lorikolo]

Thanks for the help, mate!! I skipped the first two steps with sand paper, and I used just toothpaste 😄 it's working now 🙃

[@JuanGrande386]

Sure it costs a pretty penny but by the time this guy fixed 1 disc I could've buffed like 15 on my VMI Hybrid buffer. As an Ebay seller the machine was a literal game changer.

[@1rbeaucha]

You really did a great presentation. So easy to follow and enjoyed the video. Thank you

[@SusanAmberBruce]

A good trick when buying secondhand CD's and DVD's and this same method can be used to remove a scratch on the monitor

[@snow4562]

is it gonna work even with DVD-R cd's?

[@SusanAmberBruce]

@@snow4562 possible depends on the depth of the scratching

[@Kamikaze3557]

A few notes, soak the sandpaper in water for a few minutes before using, best not to use paper towel, they usually are made of wood pulp, use a polishing cloth. But I do love the ides of very fine grit wet use sand paper. Guessing the above has already been mentioned in the comments. Take care..

[@GameOverRank1]

Check out my new video where I prove its the same cd /game. its a full recorded video with no cuts :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6OuoWN-l8R5ZpY

[@WindBendsSteel]

Used to do that with toothpaste back in the day, turns out it's a pretty good abrasive that is just enough to remove a scratch on acrylic. Another abrasive great for polishing plastic is acrylic paint thinner.

[@VashStarwind]

LOL dont put paint thinner on your discs! It will eat them! LOL

[@WindBendsSteel]

@@VashStarwind Not really, just put a little on a piece of cloth and rub the cloth on the disc, the disc will get really smooth

[@michaelstanley5215]

I do this: Spray the scratched side of the disc with Pledge furniture polish, buff with a microfiber cloth and let dry - they usually come out perfectly readable unless the scratches are too deep. I learned this trick from a friend who owned a used record shop and would do this with CDs.

[@sakaagent9372]

In my head I was literally thinking imagine he just pulls out a car buffer, THEN LITERALLY 3 MINUTES LATER HE ACTUALLY PULLS OUT A CAR BUFFER😂😂

[@jimmythemac1590]

Don't use paper towel to polish with. Paper scratches. Use something made of cotton.

[@KimoKimochii]

exactly spends 3 hrs to polish then uses paper towel 🤦‍♀️ at least use microfiber

[@KimoKimochii]

@RM - 06VK 845715 Fallingbrook MS yes cotton swap shouldn’t also be used? the best is a new micro fiber cloth, best are the ones used to clean glasses

[@Vermilicious]

Well, that wasn't too bad. You get my vote.

[@davelittle1990]

That is very good. You did only 1\(one) thing wrong: You are not supposed to wipe in Circular Motions on the disc, but instead, you are supposed to wipe from the center, to the edge, of the disc 💿(CD) | 📀(DVD).

[@josesousa2921]

I recently had nostalgia for vanilla ds2. Well I accidentally burnt a deep ring into it because of my ventilation setup. (it was off the floor and basically tipped crooked from a support giving out.) Long story short, It was deep enough to feel when you ran your nail over it. I ran an electric buffer/polisher with literally aluminum polish for chrome wheels. There's no shine like mothers am I right? Anyways 2 to 3 minutes moving it around and rotating while holding the disc by hand. Ring is there but faintly. The disc was straight freezing the Xbox and you would have to hard shut down. I am now elated to announce that's all it took. Im currently playing a disc I've had and destroyed for a decade. You earned a sub and like. 👌 Edit: forgot to mention with a foam pad. Very soft with minimal dabs on the foam pad and dabbed it like you did upon the back of the disc. I also made sure to tape the front of the disc in case I burnt the film off while holding it. As well as middle because compound can slip between layers. I hope this helps someone.

[@harlempia7032]

2020 anyone

[@birchyote]

had to get my copy of Animals by Pink Floyd playing again somehow

[@goingback2backlike]

Harlem Pia Me keep getting scratches on my ps4 games

[@GarrySugabo]

Harlem Pia Yes, I can see scratches.

[@mrmelons5482]

yep

[@mrmelons5482]

yep

[@waltersobchak7275]

Quick tip after you buff you want to hold it under some warm hot water to remove left over compound. Then dry it.

[@tomnook9829]

Warm hot water

[@waltersobchak7275]

@@tomnook9829 warm to hot you know

[@bevandavis2422]

Did this with the toothpaste and could see some light coming thur not much small specs gave it a try and ps didn’t like it, restarted and loaded up. Awesome 👍👍👍

[@josephvarini776]

Cheers to My fella, who had an amazing steady hand and record everything without moving

[@gamesmore-moonlight946]

I read COVID Repair Guide instead of CD/DVD Repair Guide... I need some sleep.

[@GameOverRank1]

:D Nice one thax for sharing it with us ;)

[@Beaut_Beau]

How to repair disc: don't let children near them in the first place.

[@nevr2bfamu41]

True dat

[@ferizilukicalbulena5915]

I tried

[@Stryfe52]

Hard to do that when you’re not around, then you come back and one of the games you spent the most time on has a fucking deep cut too damaging to be repaired.

[@JamieNotLamie]

YES! I bought a wii lot from a family, basically a ton of games and whatnot with the Wii, well I'm now noticing after gifting this to my daughter and playing it, all the games are scratched and some don't work. I flash back to when I picked it up and I saw at least 3 little ones near the door so.. I can thank them for me finding these fixes.. little jerks. My kid knows to take care of discs and she's not even 5 yet.

[@MiyahMiyah668]

You don’t have kids huh? Mmm yea I can see that

[@grankwastaken]

Quick PSA: DONT use sand paper if you dont have any kind of machine to polish the disc. I used 2000 gr sandpaper and finished with a 5000 gr one. Used a polisher like the one in the video and applied it several times for 4 hours straight using a normal cloth, and never got my OG Xbox to recognize the disc, which used to at least happen before using the sandpaper. While I managed to get the disc pretty shiny and reflective, it was still a bit off when compared to its original state. TLDR, get a polisher and apply the crap out of it. DON'T use sandpaper unless you got some sort of grinder or anything with a soft cloth/sponge and a considerable amount of RPM. Someone pin this or something.

[@joel3683]

THANK YOU, I was about to place an order on sandpaper on amazon, now I won't. Do you have any suggestions for paste and polish though?

[@grankwastaken]

​@@joel3683 No problem, as having someone tell me that when I first needed would have been neat! In the meantime, the can of polisher that i got (apparently 2 years ago) turned out to be a godsend, since every once in a while when you buy a used disc things dont work 100% unfortunately :( As for tips for applying the polisher to a disc, im no expert by any means, but what i can say is that you can expect to spend at least close to 1 hour regarding the whole ordeal, if you are doing it by hand that is, of course. What i usually do, is get a bit of the polisher into a soft cloth, and then spread the thing all over the surface of the disc. After that, i either rub it softly in circular motions or try to apply more pressure to it by going for more straight strokes. Either way, the polisher will eventually wear out, so when that happens, i take another slightly moist cloth and wipe any leftover polish from the disc, attempting afterwards to see if the disc in now in full working condition. If the disc is still giving you problems, repeat the process, either going for the soft movements, or the more pressure heavy strokes. Alternate between those two until the disc is in working condition, but as i said before, if you've spent close to an hour on one disc and after experimenting with it, it is still not giving you any signs of improvement, then unfortunately it may be a lost cause :( Also to clear any confusion since you mention "paste", i assume you are not talking about toothpaste and are talking about liquid polisher, since some folks like to preach toothpaste as a DYI solution but it personally never worked for me.

[@joel3683]

@@grankwastaken thank you so much bro! I screenshot this and will be referring to this when I start looking online for it and trying out the process myself, and yeah i was talking about regular paste (like the 2 used in the video) not tooth paste. Should I get the 2 in those links? Because idk if I want to spend $30 on paste😅. I heard people talking about water based ones that are meant for plastic to make sure you're not gonna make it deteriorate in the future so which one did you use and could you send a link for it? Or at least tell me the name

[@LILGHETTI]

Just an FYI, this only applies to DVD and CD, not blu-ray and 4k blu-ray because those have a different coating!

[@TheOggysimo]

Hard and hot buffing is still possible to atleast smooth out the scratches so it runs. Dont use sand paper, only polishing paste and a rotating machine with wool fabric

[@j.t.cooper2963]

👍🏻Meguiars plastic polish works great for minor scratching or for the final finish.

[@-w-138]

Finally the video of tech usefulness I've been waiting for😌

[@jezreeldelrosario5385]

Wow after it has been polished, I can see yourself now.

[@albinullanger7862]

I use a similar method. Try giving the water a drop or to of yes or soap. It really helps. Bra jobbat, ska prenumerera på dig 👍

[@brandonedwards4795]

🤣🤣🤣

[@brandonedwards4795]

🤣🤣🤣

[@marcellomedeiros9078]

Hey man thanks for this video. I made just like you shown but in my case i just used the 2000 sand paper and automotive wax to give the proper shine. Obrigado! 🤘😎🇧🇷

[@JeffisWinning]

I repair my discs with an ECO auto smart. A pricey machine, but makes the discs look brand new even if it has light, medium, or deep scratches on it.

[@ForkFace2112]

Remember when game stores were selling that disc fixer that would chop chop chop your CDs and DVDs and then they wouldn't buy any games from you that you had used in that machine LOL

[@kylediaz3708]

Anyone else use the freezer and toothpaste method? 😂😂😂 back in the day

[@pupsiuspupuliukas2394]

How DO I do that as I have a gta disc with a circle. Scratch

[@kylediaz3708]

@@pupsiuspupuliukas2394 if you have the ring you're kinda screwed I suggest you buy another game because I had. That issue with my black ops and nothing worked sometimes its just defectived sorry bro

[@assassinonprozac]

Yay! I can finally play Dragon Ball Z Budoukai Tenkaichi 3 I’ve been waiting 15 years for this

[@gvg4145]

Same lol but I’m scared to check because toothpaste is like stuck on the center ring and I can’t get it out

[@mariomiskos1733]

It's best to use cotton !!! Great job bro 👍

[@bencheshire]

very impressive to take a game from no data detected to fully working! impressive

[@theDane70]

The reason we use water with the wet sandpaper is because it prevents the dust to accumulate therefore giving an even sanding, for normal sandpaper we use a block of natural rubber to clean the sandpaper... it’s also why we use liquid when machining parts...

[@MD-1982]

Great tips there! I love the MoH games - I've completed Frontline & Rising Sun (Gamecube) 😁👍🏻

[@kkisawesome]

this worked on my nintendo 64 games! thanks!

[@FireCat_P]

Lmfao 😂

[@zuhibsparadoxzon]

Hahahahahaha

[@deltuh2030]

Wtf 😆

[@brandonedwards4795]

???

[@garyr7027]

A quality headlight repair kit will also work if you follow these steps in this video. One thing to note, if you can feel the scratches on the disc with your fingernail it's more likely too deep of a scratch to fix. Scratches should only be visual in appearance, not physically felt.

[@AllanEmandoClover1]

😭rip to my brand new video game and thank you

[@Butaflow]

Will try and report back. I was wondering if this was possible!!! Thank you for the descriptive video. Love it

[@deagt3388]

I polished them by hand with toothpaste and a magic cloth, I worked hard, I wish I had polishing paste and that machine of yours... ;-)

[@BigGuyAppetite]

Good looking and smart!😍💯🙌🏼 Thank you for sharing this. So helpful.

[@sleeperslepper7719]

Shut cho gay ah up

[@sheluv-jay8494]

@@sleeperslepper7719 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mashtunk101]

Sounds like someone likes to polish knobs.

[@Unicorn-fl2jw]

It worked I literally needed to wash it thank u now I can play ping pong and sword play on wii sports resorts ❤️

[@menmauzumaki9649]

i'm watching this to fix my favorite games

[@jonathanrandall4140]

I like eggs

[@rocketlauncher2028]

Same

[@piesangbru]

gta5 and cod bo2

[@gamemastermaarten]

I'm watching this to fix my Music and Games.

[@gamemastermaarten]

@Orochi HD Yes I playing Games on CD but also soundtracks from Anime Movie Artists and Games

[@Van_Hoofenstein]

Me going on a rabbit hole of disc repair, comes across this video, 12:56 you can even see the PS2 signs up the disc, Me "wait what?" (grabs a old ps2 disc) "WAIT WHAT?!?!" did not expect to learn that in one of these videos

[@Goldmaster]

Trying to do this myself on some practice cds. Biggest issue is I still see some of the circular scratches from the sanding. I wonder if it would have been best to use a sander to get a more even tone.