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Topic: Know of any dvd scratch repairers that work?
rrrocket
Posts: 329
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Harveys used to have one, can't remember then name of it. You'd insert the disc and spin it around with this handle and all scratches fixed. And yeah it worked.
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Skitza
Posts: 8615
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Toothpaste works apparenatly...
whoop
Posts: 13454
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
I rubbed some brasso all over one of mine
Bats***
Posts: 313
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
I usually just use a grinder.

On my balls.
koopz
Posts: 7404
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
having kids taught me to make copies, store the originals in a safe place, and never let children touch original media.


looking back, Dad had this same attitude to me touching his archives.


that said, I had to take the children's Hi-5 collection to Civic Video @ Mt Gravatt last year to have them cleaned up.. I can't remember what it cost - but I'll never go thru that expense again if I can help it.


if you have the IT common sense of a 3yr old either keep re-buying your stuff or learn to rip it

last edited by koopz at 22:32:18 28/Jan/09
Koup
Posts: 11
Location: Queensland

I took mine down to the local Video store and they did it for free. :)
Le Cock
Posts: 4942
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
tooth paste don't work, don't bother.
whoop
Posts: 13455
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
having kids taught me to make copies, store the originals in a safe place, and never let children touch original media.

That wouldn't work for console games though.

OP: Have you tried places like JB or WOW? I know the device you mean and remember seeing it at somewhere like dick smith YEARS ago thinking pffft that'll never work.

similar to this?
Zylox
Posts: 839
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Yeah Blockbuster has a jiggie. Might be 5 dorrah

BassMan
Posts: 1331
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
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gimpy
Posts: 2263
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Hot tip: don't tilt your xbox and plugin your mic while the game is running, it will scratch your media!

Hot tip: don't ever use toothpaste, it will scratch your CD/DVD even more!

JB Hifi have a machine which buffs your CD/DVD back slightly, removing scratches for $3

Haven't tested the game yet, but there the scratches are gone
FaceMan
Posts: 440
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Discs blow.
When we getting games on Thumbdrives ?
altending
Posts: 4
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
I don't know what yous are talkin bout, toothpaste works a charm. Proved it couple of days ago with a fallout cd that wasn't installing. Good as new.

Better, even.


Btw, it doesn't get rid of scratches, it kinda plugs em up. But the disc will read perfectly.
Spook
Posts: 24009
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
ive used toothpaste successfully on cds
Pinky
Posts: 505
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Discs blow. When we getting games on Thumbdrives ?

Worst...idea...ever

1. Cost.
2. Reliability.
Coochie
Posts: 568
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Discs blow. When we getting games on Thumbdrives ? Worst...idea...ever 1. Cost. 2. Reliability.

Sounds like a government conspiracy to make games cheaper to brain wash kids if you ask me.
Tarentagore
Posts: 12
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Mount cd in angle grinder. Apply wet rag.
Mass
Posts: 545
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
My local GameTraders store has some wizz bang disk fixer, apparently it skims a layer of coating off the DVD/CD. They charge like $4 but it works everytime.
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