What's the best way to help remove scratches on a CD?

Answer 1

The No. 1 source of aggravation in having a CD collection is keeping it free from scratches. Family and friends often expect you to lend out your prized CD collection each time you're asked. Well, what do you do if someone returns a CD in a state not far from unusable? Today I have a few options for all of us who are not willing to replace our favorite CDs just because they have a few scratches.

If your discs play fine, don't worry about removing the scratches. You really can't remove 100 percent of the scratches from a disc unless you replace it with a new one. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Cleaning options
There are a handful of commercial cleaning options on the market, but we've found some home remedies work just as well, if not better. If you're too cheap to spend the bread on a commercial solution, find an alternative around your house.

* Baking soda toothpaste
Baking soda toothpaste, huh? Actually, any mild abrasive like furniture polish, Pledge, or plastic polish works fine for removing CD scratches. Just take any lint-free cloth, add some of the abrasive to the afflicted area, and then wipe. Make sure to wipe from the center of the disc to the rim in a straight line. Never wipe in a circular pattern.

This only works on minor scratches, but I found the results were OK. While it does not work well in bringing back heavily scratched CDs from the grave, it does help to stop CDs with light to moderate scratches from skipping.

Finally, use baking soda toothpaste with as few additives as possible. Some of the gel-based baking soda toothpastes tend to leave a sticky film on the CD, which requires a bit of effort to remove.

* Car wax
Another home remedy I tried was car wax. Unlike polishes, waxes fill in the cracks or scratches. Just pour or rub the wax on a scratched area and wipe it off with a lint-free cloth from the center to the rim.

I didn't experience the greatest results, but it could have been the car wax I was using, liquid Turtle Wax. Some people testify that this works, but I believe you may have better luck with a Carnauba-style car wax. If you don't have access to car wax, you can try furniture wax like Pledge instead.

Answer 2

you may't "do away with" scratches. Does the scratch intervene with sound? If not - bypass away it. whether: a million you will desire to attempt replica and edit onto yet another disc. 2. replica the album - different than the scratched track - and acquire the scratched track off information superhighway. 3. purchase/acquire yet another 4. Take extra care - the artist went to a super form of worry to create that artwork.

Answer 3

They have kind of product that removes scratches. Try going Best Buy or Circuit City

Answer 4

If the scratches aren't too bad, you may be able to still rip the songs onto your computer & burn yourself a new copy.

Answer 5

toothpaste.
the old fashioned plain white kind (not gels).
rub it in and then buff it with a 'softy' cloth.
if you get it shiny enough, the laser eye can read the disc again.