Saturday, February 4, 2012

Straightforward Tips To Mend A Scratched CD Or DVD

By Grace Massey


In this post I will be showing you four little known guidelines to fix scratched CD or DVD and recover the data inside; each user has had difficulty with a scratched CD or DVD. The theory goes like this - A CD/DVD reader or player uses a laser to read the information on the disk. This laser beam crosses the protective plastic layer and reads the genuine recording metal layer. If the protective plastic layer is scratched, the laser won't be able to pass resulting in non-readable disc. In the case of information CDs the CD/DVD reader cannot read the CD/DVD correctly resulting in reading inaccuracies while in the event of audio/video discs, the CD player skips when we play it.

If somehow we manage to re-smooth this protecting layer then the laser will reach the information and read it, now there are several ways that we can achieve this using common household items as debated below:

1). Toothpaste - Yups! Toothpaste is our first scratched CD/DVD fixer, you can use any non-gel based toothpaste for this, just put a very small quantity of it on the scratched area and polish it gradually using a cotton swab, infrequently the paste may result in new minor scratches but they are just insubstantial. Now just wash the CD using water.

2). If the above trick doesn't work try some metal polish like Brasso delicately wiping with a soft cotton ball followed by application of Vaseline.

3). Baking Soda - make a little quantity of bread soda paste and apply employing a soft cotton cloth buffing the bad scratch. Clean the baking soda before utilising the disc.

4). You may also try using some oil as a polishing agent this also works many times.

There are numerous day-to-day use products that may be used to get the CD working just keep on experimenting, please be aware that you need to take special care while utilising the above tips as.

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