PC Peripherals Scratched CDs?? - use toothpase lol

[guru]

My original xp cd was scratched so bad I couldn't copy it to make my unattend cd. The only backup I had was slipstream with sp1a. I tried a few programs to recover all the files from the original disk, but none were 100% effective. Then I read about toothpaste. Unfortunately I can't remember the site I read about this on.

Anyway, get some cotton balls and put some toothpaste on them. Rub your scratched cd with the cotton balls until the majority of the scratches are gone.
Rinse the disc with water and dry it with a cloth that won't scratch.

This worked great for me. I just used paper towels to rub the toothpaste in, and to dry it. I put the disc in and was able to copy and paste the disc onto my hard drive without any errors.

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[kin_of_evil]

serious?? man if wat u say is true(he he), it wud help a lot, well hv to try, thnx 4 de technique mon,

 

[Checksum]

haha!!! nice technique! i have used a eraser, but this is even better. got to try it

 

[Anish]

Hah, very innovative technique I must say ! I don't have too many scratched CD's though

 

[saumilsingh]

Brasso works too.
Take care to rub in outward strokes only, rubbing towards the centre will only damage the cd more.

 

[Aditya]

Yup this works.. tried it on one of my useless CD's. .

 

[SunnyBoi]

I used some IPA..my scvratched CD-RW was like..mirror finish after rubbing

 

[renegade]

Well take care not to use the pepsodent whitening toothpaste. It has sharp granules. :bleh: