toothpaste and cds?

[deathdrow]

apparently you can fix scratches on cds with toothpaste.

 

does it actually work? If so, how do you do it? and do you need a specific type of toothpaste?

[Caotik93]

I did a quick search on it and I got this. Not sure if it works. I personally don't wanna try it :P

[runescapeloser22]

It only works on light scratches, and yes it does. You should use toothpaste without those little crystals in it or else you'll just scratch it even more.

[Makoto_the_Phoenix]

The idea is that a CD (or any optical media for that matter) only needs a smooth surface to be read, so in theory, toothpaste and something that's lightly abrasive will smooth out any scratches on the surface. Your mileage will vary, since toothpaste can only really work for light scratches.

[OldJoe]

Doesn't work.

 

All these rumours with bananas, toothpaste etc... Doesn't work. The idea is that the crystals would fill the scratch, nice in theory, but fails in practice.

[compfreak847]

Doesn't work.

 

All these rumours with bananas, toothpaste etc... Doesn't work. The idea is that the crystals would fill the scratch, nice in theory, but fails in practice.

 

It's not that, it's a grinding down of the thick protective layer above the actual data medium. Thin scratches that don't go all the way down to the data reflect and refract the light from the reading laser, confusing it and bringing the CD read to a halt. If you grind out the scratches, your left with a thinner, more vulnerable CD but one that's readable long enough to copy it. You can see what I mean by looking at it sideways - you have the silkscreened top, a thin data layer, and a thick plastic coating that protects it. If you grind far enough, all but the deepest scratches will be cleared up. If it's all the way down to the data layer, there's no hope for it.

 

 

 

Toothpaste is used as a mild abrasive. I've used it before with limited success. It's hard to grind deep enough for some scratches, but they sell machines designed to do it.

[Parsa]

I usually like to use Deamon tools (or power iso) to "upload" the disk, then run it through Deamon tools so the computer treats it like a CD.

 

 

 

That way it cant get scratched or lost =D>

[Dirkmetal]

I usually like to use Deamon tools (or power iso) to "upload" the disk, then run it through Deamon tools so the computer treats it like a CD.

 

 

 

That way it cant get scratched or lost =D>

 

Don't do this with CD's you bought from a vendor though ;)

[Sbrideau]

I usually like to use Deamon tools (or power iso) to "upload" the disk, then run it through Deamon tools so the computer treats it like a CD.

 

 

 

That way it cant get scratched or lost =D>

 

Don't do this with CD's you bought from a vendor though ;)

 

We can still make Iso's with them, depending the protection there's on it.

[Dirkmetal]

I usually like to use Deamon tools (or power iso) to "upload" the disk, then run it through Deamon tools so the computer treats it like a CD.

 

 

 

That way it cant get scratched or lost =D>

 

Don't do this with CD's you bought from a vendor though ;)

 

We can still make Iso's with them, depending the protection there's on it.

 

I was talking about international copyright law. Unless you are to then I understand.

[Sbrideau]

I usually like to use Deamon tools (or power iso) to "upload" the disk, then run it through Deamon tools so the computer treats it like a CD.

 

 

 

That way it cant get scratched or lost =D>

 

Don't do this with CD's you bought from a vendor though ;)

 

We can still make Iso's with them, depending the protection there's on it.

 

I was talking about international copyright law. Unless you are to then I understand.

 

Most of the time they don't come after us when we keep the iso to ourselves, they come after people that distribute it.

[shawn3090]

I usually like to use Deamon tools (or power iso) to "upload" the disk, then run it through Deamon tools so the computer treats it like a CD.

 

 

 

That way it cant get scratched or lost =D>

 

Don't do this with CD's you bought from a vendor though ;)

 

We can still make Iso's with them, depending the protection there's on it.

 

I was talking about international copyright law. Unless you are to then I understand.

 

Most of the time they don't come after us when we keep the iso to ourselves, they come after people that distribute it.

 

I have read somewhere that you are legally entitled to a backup of any software you purchase. This should qualify.

[Your Grandpa]

It might work, but you certainly shouldn't bet anything on it =P

[Stragomagus]

Here are a few things that will work on scratches that appear on a cd in this link.

 

 

 

http://cdrot.com/info/cd-repair-guide-from-cd-rot