Scratched CDs? No Problem!
We’ve
all been there, bought a preowned game, put it excitedly into the
console, then shouted “OMFGz0rWTF!?!?” as the console wouldn’t
recognise the game. Or perhaps you have a CD which contains important
data, and M$ Windoze gives you a “Cyclic Redundancy Check” error (fancy
way of saying ‘Your disc is bloody SCRATCHED’).
all been there, bought a preowned game, put it excitedly into the
console, then shouted “OMFGz0rWTF!?!?” as the console wouldn’t
recognise the game. Or perhaps you have a CD which contains important
data, and M$ Windoze gives you a “Cyclic Redundancy Check” error (fancy
way of saying ‘Your disc is bloody SCRATCHED’).
Whatever your problem is, it’s caused by the same thing: A scratch. A scratched CD or DVD is just annoying!
So I took it upon myself to perform an experiment, to determine the very best
way of dealing with a scratched disc. The limit I set myself, though,
was that whatever I did it with must be somewhere in my house, and
can’t take longer than 5 minutes, including waiting time for things to
dry, etc.
I thought of three main ways to cope with scratches:
- Use an oily substance, or a gel, to fill in the scratch so that the
laser goes straight through. This is the easiest option of the three. - Use a mild abrasive to round the edges of the scratches so that the
laser doesn’t get scattered as much. This is probably the most feasible
option of the three. - Somehow take off a thin layer of plastic, removing the scratches
altogether. This is the hardest, and probably impossible in 5 minutes
with household items.
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