Testing At Home Scratched Disc Fixes

I have a stack of lightly scratched PS2 games sitting around. I thought it was about time to try out some of the at home methods for getting them working again.

[@anthonyadewole5176]

A particular cd of mine has been bad. There was nothing I did not do for six years to fix it to no avail. After watching this video, I tried crest toothpaste, applying it lavishly and leaving it for ten minutes before wiping it off with cotton wool (thrice). It worked like a charm to my disbelief.

[@howdy7316]

VASELINE METHOD WORKS WELL! even either the coco butter version. My DVD player went from saying it has a problem reading the disk. To reading it in less than 30 seconds. I previously tried soap and water with toothpaste. Did not work. I used the Vaseline was unsure because it was the coco butter version, but it worked like a charm. Wiped it off with a towel. Put it in the player and within less than 30 seconds it was already reading it and has worked like a charm since. High recommend the Vaseline method for scratched music cds, DVDs, blu rays, and more. Loved this method. I was so excited and happy something finally worked.

[@SonSon0550]

Damn bro, works for me too, i'm using like vaporub thing and it worked like a new bought cd DAMN

[@amy5444]

Thank you for this video. I just fixed one of my favorite music CDs with soap and water then I applied the vaseline, now the tracks that were skipping are playing great. I am happy thank you x

[@neelsaini4312]

can you tell me exactly what you did? because i have tried hell lotta things till now to repair one of my old and scratched tom and jerry dvd, but nothing has worked for me. i hope this one works.

[@johnengelsen2506]

@@neelsaini4312 did it work?

[@neelsaini4312]

@@johnengelsen2506 nope it didn't😅😅

[@markjimen571]

Try w40 or car polish

[@lobosolitario892]

Yeah Vaseline does work I try it for first time and ny CD is playing with out skipping

[@petergedd9330]

I tried the bannanna, no joy, then I tried strawberries, no joy, I think I'm starting to get somewhere with coconuts and pineapple.

[@akashthegreat]

Maybe apple work for u

[@plushdude600]

Try some grapes

[@FlyGuy2000]

You put a lime in the coconut and mix them all together.

[@Frosty_Street]

Bro, try mangoes

[@victorleonardo76]

I have recently bought a PS2 game with the same Tomb Raider issue. I tried toothpaste and polishing material with no sucess, After I watched the vaseline method (I had alred watched this video some months ago, but now this tip really shoned), I gave it a try and it works! I think this is the best method for those that are having the same problem to repair their PS2 Discs ( I'm not quite sure if it will work with another disc issues on other consoles) . Nice tip, man. God bless!

[@hurricane7727]

Also Try Novus 2 Fine Scratch Remover on Ps2 Discs as well. It works.

[@JimmyOracion]

Nice tips men

[@JDMorris81]

Thanks for this. Glad to see that petroleum jelly actually works but wish you would have confirmed it by trying it on a different disc.

[@TheoDubs8692]

I tried the toothpaste to buff followed by the vaseline to polish on my scratched audio CDs and it worked a treat! Managed to recover some good old stuff I thought was well past it.

[@micah_4215]

Will it work for ps2 dvds?

[@deanwelsh68]

Wont putting disks into your ps2 that have a slime of vaseline on them, eventually kill the ps2? Gunk?

[@lindas8150]

Would have been nice to see if the petroleum jelly worked on the banana disc or any of the others.

[@NORWOODShadow]

Yea he's not a every thoughtful scientist

[@michaelmcguffin7160]

It's works great. I used to use it on my banana occasionally. Never had an issue with it

[@michaelmcguffin7160]

@NYDarkRabbit what seems sus?

[@moroseloki1912]

Petroleum be Tasty AF LMAO don't do what I do or they do... Don't do the Voodoo.😢​@NYDarkRabbit

[@Kane-B]

Awhile ago I read on a forum someone used a windshield chip repair kit on discs with great success. I've thought about giving it a shot, but it never crosses my mind when I'm actually at a store.

[@LastHeartGames]

I'll have to keep it in mind to try sometime.

[@CallieCatGaming]

My dad used to put car paint cream on my ps2 disks when I was a kid and it worked

[@stuntgirl56-therachelvande24]

I like the OJ gloves and using a towel on the surface. I think car wax would be the answer. I usually clean my used discs with warm water and 2 paper towels sections. 1st one for cleaning, 2nd one for polish and dry. It usually works on 95% but there are some that are digitally locked up and you need to 'short out' the block. Sometimes libraries put on anti-theft devices that can become 'charged' so you will need to clean thoroughly. When the static charge pops you can hear it in the speakers.

[@GothicDamien666]

Oj just died

[@WatcherOfTheReaper]

Hello, wow, thank you. Will try the petroleum jelly one out. The way you present this video is great. Just read your "about" section and am sorry to see you have stopped making more videos. Will be praying for you for a break through so you can continue doing what you enjoy. Thank you for leaving the KZbin channel up for us. Take care and God bless you and yours.

[@tomysshadow]

I'd love to see a similar test for audio CDs, since being able to hear how much more or less it skips would be a great indication of precisely how much these methods fix the scratches. ofc, depends if you have any lying around ;)

[@jakefrost7108]

Then you get copyright for trying to show the fixed audio lol

[@tutorydean8867]

@@jakefrost7108 Never heard of NCM?

[@Zorvax]

Enjoyed the video! I really like your format, looking forward to seeing what else you come up with as I've been intro retro collecting a lot this year.

[@LastHeartGames]

Thanks! It is a rewarding hobby to be in.

[@DanielBrosman08211986]

@@LastHeartGames Please don't take the Lord's name in vane, in that video you did not have to get too excided that when you put the xbox disc in it, you should have done it nicely and after your could of pressed the eject button again for it to close, what you did was too rough.

[@lisaowens5070]

I didn't have anything else but beeswax, so I tried it. Seems to work. It was 100% pure, got it on Amazon for ten dollars for a small container of it. I use it for lots of stuff around the house, so I decided to give it a whirl. Will invest in a cd repair kit like you showed as well.

[@TheJarb]

Methodology leaves a lot to be desired but given the limited "everything" you did alright Tip: Typical buffing/sanding is done orbitally because it travels repeatedly over adjacent areas in forward motion multiplying actual surface coverage and minimalising potential over pressuring Mind you, 2k grade wetNdry sandpaper followed by 2.5k will fix all scratches and then light buff with no pastes, 3 minutes max 😎

[@Economics21st]

I followed another video which suggested 2K then 2.5K, then some paste. I used a 3K (wet), which actually left it looking pretty scratched. Maybe I did something wrong, but buffing didn't seem to help after that. Some headlight restoration abrasive polish was getting it better, but it was still obviously scratchy. The last thing I tried was neutral shoe polish, which has got the DVD mostly playing, but with the odd glitch. Maybe I'll try the toothpaste and vaseline next.

[@pcharl01]

I used Aquaphor last night on an Another dvd. Had to use four coats to finally fully play one of the episodes. The problematic scratch was still visible and still pronounced but it played through. So I ripped that last episode and return the dvd to the library.

[@rosanneallen-hewlett9973]

Well presented with patience and clarity. Thank you. I'm tyring them all! ~R

[@nickvh4423]

toothpaste method saved a couple of my ps4 discs. just clean your disc with running water , let it dry for a minute or 2 , now fill the disc with toothpaste and put it in the freezer for 1 or 2 hours(not a joke , this is in fact the most important step). then take it out the freezer and rinse again with running water.

[@themenwiththeplan3365]

It worked thanks

[@matejkufa8652]

Why the freezer tho

[@NingamerX]

@@matejkufa8652 because the toothpaste needs to be solid so it can fill the scratches

[@gravedweller8205]

@@NingamerX is this fr?

[@grantthees6132]

@@gravedweller8205 no, the toothpaste is abrasive and buffs the scratches out. You’re not filling in anything.

[@themissinfowar6629]

Supposedly car scratch remover is best because it erodes the scratched plastic away. Of course you can’t let it erode too far. Might try the vaseline method on a dvd I have with one deep scratch.

[@kokoleka808]

My guess is that removing the scratched plastic away like you mentioned would be superior to filling in the scratches.

[@theoneandonlyxax]

MY RWANDAN BROTHER

[@muslimsattarov6080]

Toothpaste often works, I tried it many times. Next time I'll try Petroleum Jelly if toothpaste doesn't help. Thanks!

[@markgerber5605]

It would have been nice, at the end of all of the attempted repairs, if you had tried the petroleum jelly on the ones that did not repair with the other methods to see if the petroleum would be successful in ultimately repairing all of the discs. If there were still discs that the petroleum jelly could not repair, then the success or failure of each method was more dependent on the individual condition of the disc, rather than the method being used to repair it. It could be that the toothpaste and the magic eraser method might work on some discs, whereas another method might work better on other discs. Just a thought.

[@ShahzadPerwaiz]

Correct 👍🏻 there should have been a part 2 of this video

[@JDOGFTW]

Tooth paste worked for me and it was a pretty deep scratch.

[@KixVux]

That's crazy how it was able to fix a scratch like that. I had a deep scratch that wasn't even repairable. I wonder how much time that took.

[@trueCinemaniac]

Thanks for this video. I wish you had tried the petroleum jelly on the other discs that didn't work with other methods, I'm dying to know if the results would have been different.

[@eloratings]

The one with toothpaste method really worked for me.

[@Sleepysnorlax1]

Even verified cleaners like Novus can take 2-10 cleanings to work. Some of these will likely work if you do multiple applications. It’s also a disc by disc process. Meaning some of these may work on another. No fix corrects everything

[@clintspikes1865]

got to check the top too, making sure no scratches in the data portion. hold up to a light to see if you can see through the disc

[@rlc805]

toothpaste works thats a fact!! i cant remember if it was clear toothpaste or the white one though tried this years ago lmao

[@donthack1485]

tootpaste one doesnt work and that's a fact

[@rikkatheconure2395]

@@donthack1485 it just worked on two of my Xbox 360 games.

[@Serious5GamingS5G]

Does it work if the scratches hits the data base part of the disc (the middle)

[@cthomas0024]

@@Serious5GamingS5G no once it hits the aluminium part of the disc it’s beyond repair

[@thedoctor_3056]

I can confirm that the Vaseline method works

[@RykerTG]

Were you fixing a game disc or like a movie disc?

[@thedoctor_3056]

@@RykerTG I was fixing a game disk... the ps4 would not register the game, after i vaselined it the ps4 read it no problem. it was only until after the game update and the startup of the game that the Ps could not read the game

[@cheezyfriez12]

I have a JFJ Easy Pro, and while the branding and name may make it seem like some crappy chinese product, its actually a very useful disc resurfacer that makes your discs look like new.

[@RykerTG]

Will it work for a game disc like an Xbox or PlayStation

[@cheezyfriez12]

@@RykerTG Any game disc, although you need a smaller buffing wheel for gamecube discs. It also works on blu rays, although it'll probably never be neccesary to buff one out for most people. The protective coating holds up way better on blu rays than dvds.

[@KixVux]

​@cheezyfriez12 Blu-ray format discs actually take less scratches to be unplayable. I was playing DBX on Xbox One for so long that it was scratching the disc and just like that the disc was acting up.

[@robertodiaz1597]

Never heard of the 🍌 method lol, but I've had great success with the toothpaste method. I've thought about getting a skip dr. Love the channel!

[@menahanna2292]

what have you done to make the toothpaste method work? ive tried it a few times, it has worked twice but if i close out of the game and then try to get back into the game it doesnt work, is there anything i can do?

[@robertodiaz1597]

@@menahanna2292 I just use to put a nice amount on the disk and spread it around until it cover the whole disk. The I would just use running water to take it all off. Once there was not more toothpast it would just air blow it dry to not add anymore smudges. It would pretty for me, probably does nothing if the disk is deeply scratched though. I've since gone all digital so haven't done it in awhile. Good luck!

[@menahanna2292]

@@robertodiaz1597 thank you, will try

[@romanbellic6048]

@@menahanna2292 did it work

[@michaelknight8459]

@@robertodiaz1597 Just tried the toothpaste method. It worked on the 2nd try. The first time I spread out the tooth past from center to edge and left it on for 5 minutes before rising it off and drying it. I tested it and did not work the 2nd time I tried I spread the toothpaste on in a spiral motion let it sit five minutes then rinsed and dried it off and it worked. This was tested on a GameCube game that wouldnt load.

[@AzumiRM]

Was this an ad for the "skip doctor"? Something felt off about that last disc, Sims 2. You didn't show the scratches on the disc at the start like you did with all the others. You could have easily switched discs to one you know works and prevented us identifying it based on it's scratch pattern by not showing us the original.

[@dvdgamingthings289]

lol you destroyed his master plan he is in fact the creator of Dr skip

[@ashertucker7730]

The toothpaste method can work, just you may need to wipe it a few times and reapply. Depends how much time you are willing to spend. And even if you think you've wiped the excess off. You probably haven't. Still not working try reapplying and wiping again.

[@michaelknight8459]

Yes your right, it took me a 2nd time to get my Gamecube game to load. the 2nd time I applied it differently in a spiral motion which they say not to do but it worked.

[@laurfincher8137]

My discs don't have scratches. Movies I bought, watched twice, and now one is stuck on a Bee movie preview and the other won't load at all.

[@hascleavrahmbenyoseph7186]

Hi James. Toothpaste worked for me. The trick is to use a small amount of toothpaste in conjunction with a small amount of water. Step 1: Squeeze a small amount of toothpaste onto your bare index finger and transfer the toothpaste onto the disc with your finger. Step 2: Smear out the toothpaste just a little bit, and now add a few drops of water onto your finger and add those drops of water to the toothpaste that's on the disk. Step 3: Now smear the watery toothpaste around on the disc using your finger for a half minute or less. The toothpaste will be of a loose and soapy consistency. Step 4: Wash away the toothpaste with cold or slightly warm running water. Let dry. Toothpaste is basically soap; however, I wouldn't use hand soap on the disk because it would probably leave a residue on the disk, wear as the toothpaste is designed to wash away.

[@a87371]

what should i do if front paint is a little scratched

[@yenom2008]

But with hair gel works too because my super monkey ball adventure is not workimg

[@jewelsunniheartsfitnessanime]

My midnight club 3 works to start game but stops at loading screen before racing So I’ll try the methods to clean it because that game is known to freeze a lot

[@trulahn]

I tried the tooth paste method on 2 discs. One with only light scuffs worked. The other had some more pronounced linear scratches didn't work. So mileage on that one may vary.

[@theguyfrombfdi]

This is great! I have a scratched Mario and Sonic at the 2008 olympics and i have vaseline! Lucky me!

[@-nWo]

Did you ever get that disc out ya butt??

[@-nWo]

That's what you did right???

[@GarfieldTheater]

TY. Body lotion worked on DVD scratch - "freeze" movie scene issue. DVD now plays on all my devices, no problem.

[@LuisRivera-jk1vo]

And what the damage on DVD disc circle eye?

[@JeanetteWeber-hq1fd]

I would think the petroleum jelly would end up getting warmed up in the player, possibly making the CD hard to read eventually. Make it collect alot of dust.

[@dvdgamingthings289]

all these work to some degree but if the scratches are bad enough you'll need to use a professional buffer which is very cheap now days most game stores can do it usually costs like $2-$5

[@SAXONWARLORD1000AD]

where were these discs stored ? - on the garage floor - you didnt even come close to buffing out the scratches with the toothpaste

[@BrumKid]

I have one of the first Disk Doctor and i still use it today as my wife loves to leave dvd`s lying around and they get scratched.

[@rayamerson1189]

I once tried car wax.Put it on then soak the disc. Then wipe off like the petroleum jelly.Worked once out of five trys

[@robertbell1804]

I got a PS2 game that wouldn't play because it's all scratch up i tried the petroleum jelly and I'm shocked the game is actually playing now amazing

[@phyliciabozzi9414]

I rent a lot of items from the library. Constantly scratched because people don't know how to NOT touch the disc. Anyway, how can I fix them?

[@glug307]

God loves you guys!

[@yourpalfranc]

I've heard that car wax will work, but I haven't had a chance to try it yet.

[@ilikebeatsaber]

Holy shit. Mario kart wii booted up for the first time since 2019 after using vaselline. Im gonna shit myself.

[@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4]

get a wood drill, jam it into the end of a wine bottle cork, put toothpaste on the disc and buff out the scratches using a drill with the woid drill bit in the drill, use a medium speed , it will work even on bad scratches but note some discs wont work if the lable side info is damagec or the center info is damaged ,

[@stephen8948]

Friend of mine says if you put a little dab of lotion and rub it in a circular motion and then buff it out and it will play

[@lucymorrison]

A disc doctor or something similar is the best method. I buy and borrow lots of audio cds and my library has a disc cleaning device you can use, I’ve found it works better than toothpaste, and vasoline harms the disc more in my experience

[@lucymorrison]

Also, the cleaning solution I use for my glasses tends to work great, im pretty sure it’s very similar to the solution they use in those disc cleaners.

[@KixVux]

I remember I did vaseline and it didn't really do anything. It stopped at the same time. I tried toothpaste and made it worse but I might try the library because I do have one a bit close to me. I never asked them for anything that cleans disc. I'm certain they have one though.

[@EMP469]

The no data is the memory card not the game the disc shows up later.

[@prebaned]

I buffed a dvd with a peice of poop when I ran out of toothpaste and it worked. It was only thing handy since my pup just squeezed off again on the bathroom floor.

[@Arman_Ali66]

Did u put in on the middle part of the disk

[@SGT_SR7AN]

Does the toothpaste method works with ps4 disk?

[@Thisiskaerson]

No. It's only compatible with ps2

[@Septimatter]

The banna one made my disc worse

[@GavinSteele05]

I bought Watchdogs for my Xbox 360. The game disc works but the install disc doesnt and I am very dissapointed. Im thinking of buying a disc doctor because I dont wanna fuck it up more than it is. Its mainly light stratches but theyre all over the disc. Watchdogs is one of my favorite games because its one of the first games I had for PS3. Hopefully it works soon enough

[@william9apr]

I’ve heard deodrant could polish it

[@pandapackin]

I KNOW ITS BEEN EIGht months BUT DO NOT DO THAT

[@bmxnoobnelson5175]

Why

[@pandapackin]

@@bmxnoobnelson5175 i tried and it destroys your disc, makes it smell good though

[@Arman_Ali66]

@@pandapackin I used links gold deodorant for my call of duty finest hour sprayed the links on the cd kept it on the for a week to and then washed it and it work

[@pandapackin]

@@Arman_Ali66 Oh really? Actually might try it then. Still trying to restore my Smash for Wii U disc

[@12.longnights60]

Do we leave the vaseline on or wash it off

[@bizor22]

I think he just wiped it off

[@kitsunegiblaze8022]

I use the kind of Vaseline that also has Coa-Coa Butter infused into it. I rub a glob in circular motions until the whole bottom surface is coated, then I use a Micro Fiber Cloth to remove all the Vaseline. After that I can stick the Audio CD in my Computer and use DB Power Amp to rip the CD at 320kbps with the slowest ripping speed DB Power Amp will allow. This gives it more time to correct for any errors.

[@Bond007er]

I tried the tooth paste method years ago on a mariokart doubledash disc with no luck so i just bought another copy for 5 dollars

[@robertonline6543]

I'm curious how this would work on black silver and blue disks?

[@lucymorrison]

The colour of the reflective side doesn’t matter, I’d recommend picking up one of those cheap disc cleaning devices like the SkipDoctor and using that, as unlike toothpaste or vasoline, the fluid it uses is specifically designed to clean optical discs.

[@halojet9161]

Does this work for the rings?

[@cherieheath7021]

Should do

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Melamine spnges work quite well for cleaning disks. Handy when your too lazy to grab a cleaning solution.

[@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln]

10:14 you mean it didn’t buff out the scratches. The skip Dr only ruins the disc layer

[@krisskywalker34]

a drill and a buffing pad with car repair stuff can fix disc's

[@alexjoshua3350]

Nice work

[@RonanDoheny-mp1ug]

The other methods didn’t work because you didn’t leave them on for long enough

[@tristanplayz3053]

You have to wait like 10 minutes for it to dry then you wipe it off, it works better trust

[@arthurdent8091]

Have you heard of the motorized scratch fixer sold by JFJ?

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

Try some oil. Fine sewing oil. Small coat! I it works on plastic

[@kitsunegiblaze8022]

What about Mineral Oil aka Baby Oil?

[@ramonmuniz5981]

Maybe your laser in the playstation needs cleaning ..sometimes its not the disk .

[@letthetruthbeknown]

Toothpaste method worked great.

[@tommyski8286]

Wer Can i Gett The skipp Doctor?😀

[@iamf9197]

Thankyou so much

[@thelastgamer1]

U tried the banana but then it appear ps2 game you also were supposed to use the actual banana and rub it in circles on it lol I literally just tried it with the banana then washing it after with cold water and it booted first try lol

[@phaps7488]

Yeap my CD its worse

[@GabrielMartinez-pe6ln]

The skip dr doesn’t work

[@phyliciabozzi9414]

I don't have a few of those.

[@goku-fp9ik]

I tried with vaseline cuz the toothpaste metod didn't works, and it works with a really scratches game

[@KixVux]

I tried this one too but it didn't work at all. It still did the same thing. How did you fix it with vaseline and was it temporary?

[@goku-fp9ik]

@@KixVux as I remember (cuz I did it 4 months ago) I did exactly like the video, and tried for like 4 times, and then it worked. Actually sometimes the game still freeze during the loading but the 70% of the time it works, before it never worked, so it worth to try

[@KixVux]

​@goku-fp9ik My Wii game is very scratched so the methods didn't work and toothpaste made it worse for some reason. I rather not repeat a method too much because I am just wasting it and it can mess up the disc if it wasn't done properly.

[@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4]

im gonna try puffing out with toothpaste then spray it with clear plaint

[@dallasthompson9550]

Did it work

[@Yay4ewAnimates]

None of these worked for me I don’t have the money for the last thing

[@BasicName02]

This method made my disc worse smh

[@hurricane7727]

For the Ps2 Discs Get Novus 2 Fine Scratch Remover

[@AngelAtTheRedLine]

@@hurricane7727 what about xbox 360? I can't fix my Forza Horizon 1 Disc

[@azucenanajera3213]

Thank you

[@mrfazmeme3565]

Does some of these work for DVD disc?

[@thefatshark4301]

Maybe

[@ayaanzahid624]

Yea tried it with scarface if u know what that is

[@deannaarteaga1113]

U got PlayStation 2

[@Leeron-b4l]

Try put sunscreen

[@jujutheplayer12]

Me dumping everything he used mario bros wiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@practice245]

thanks man

[@thegamemaster1258]

Tried the toothpaste and the Vaseline both didn’t work

[@Speedster428]

Keep trying. I made my wii disc for after i put toothpaste on it like a million times. Was very time consuming but was worth it

[@raresdanielrosu3589]

Hey thanks! My disc has the same problem as the Tomb Raider disc!

[@tylerkendricks7483]

Toothpaste worked for me

[@classicsportsradionetwork7357]

This guy needs to learn how take better care of his discs

[@yodead369]

I'm sure that PlayStation lens isn't pretty either! Thing looks like it came out of a garage.

[@cliz1697]

Toothpaste, to work for me, though

[@AliasEville]

toothpaste wrekt my CD's

[@KixVux]

It didn't wreck mine but it did make it slightly worse. Toothpaste doesn't completely ruin a game unless you put too much on it.

[@AliasEville]

@@KixVux it al;so depends if your toothepaste has plastic pellets in it and perhaps more factors, im not an expert on toothpaste :p. It totally wrekt mine tho with bad scratching all over

[@angelleyva2441]

OMG TTYSMSMSM AM SUB!!!

[@boudaswiss]

انت غشاش كل الاقراص يشتغلون

[@SmoggyLambGG]

💀 You just bricked your Playstation. You know that, right? Some PS2s have discrete logic chips that brick the console if you insert an invalid disc into the system.

[@lucymorrison]

he could play games after inserting a disc it recognised as invalid. If the console was “bricked” it wouldn’t do anything, except maybe show an error message or a red light. The PlayStation 2 doesn’t brick when you insert a disc it thinks isn’t a game or dvd/cd because of exactly this, Sony would have had to know that the disc reader could pick up scratched discs as an invalid format so of course they wouldn’t lock the entire console over it.