Scratched CD... :(

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:44 pm

How does one get a disc to read all the way through, even if its Just once..??
I have just got hold of FF7 via eGay and its scratched so wont run
the first movie...so i wanna get it copied so i can use the copy..?

Suggestions?

Post by **bitWISE** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:46 pm

You can pick up a repair tool from most electronics/game stores.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:47 pm

do they actually work?

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:48 pm

Yeah they grind the plastic down.

Post by **chopov** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:50 pm

Use tooth paste, works also....

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:50 pm

chopov wrote:Use tooth paste, works also....

...ok...gonna try it now...???

Post by **bitWISE** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:52 pm

Don Carlos wrote:do they actually work?

I've never used one but I bought my step-bro one for xmas a few years back

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:59 pm

chopov wrote:Use tooth paste, works also....

so i rub the paste all over the CD??!

wtf...

Post by **bitWISE** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:00 pm

Don Carlos wrote:
chopov wrote:Use tooth paste, works also....
so i rub the paste all over the CD??!

wtf...

Avoid home remedies that suggest using toothpaste. Toothpaste is a mild abrasive and acts as a light sandpaper. While it may sometimes buff out scratches, more often it will cause additional scratches.

http://www.ehow.com/how_892_repair-scratched-cds.html

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:04 pm

use it like T-Cut.

LOL, rub it all over

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:05 pm

thought as much Bitwise...fucking pissed me right off this has

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:06 pm

you tried making a copy of it? I'm forever re-burning fucked disks for my car. Always works

Post by **bitWISE** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:11 pm

Doombrain wrote:you tried making a copy of it? I'm forever re-burning fucked disks for my car. Always works

You should look into some sort of hard-disc system like the Kenwood Keg or that Fosgate system. Greatest purchase I've made in a while.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:16 pm

[lvlshot]http://web.ukonline.co.uk/c.slocombe/ff7disc.jpg[/lvlshot]

Thats the state of the disc, tried to copy it but it was having none of it :/

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:17 pm

" Tips from eHow Users:
Freeze it
I put my GTA:San Andreas in the freezer for 8-10 hours and wiped it off with a wet cloth. Now it works."

LOL!!

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:19 pm

Don Carlos wrote:
Thats the state of the disc, tried to copy it but it was having none of it :/

Try using furniture polish (glossy kind) and an old soft T-shirt

spray the shirt with something like pledge, then wipe in straight lines from the center to the edge, get a nice glaze on the CD and it should work and smell lemony fresh too!!!

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:25 pm

IM REALLY GETTING QUITE FUCKED OFF

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:31 pm

TAKE A JOURNEY THROUGH R'N'B

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:33 pm

Hit it with a hammer.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:34 pm

Mag - not got one to hand so h had to use a plant pot

STILL doesnt work :/

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:35 pm

Giraffe }{unter wrote:
Don Carlos wrote:
Thats the state of the disc, tried to copy it but it was having none of it :/

Try using furniture polish (glossy kind) and an old soft T-shirt

spray the shirt with something like pledge, then wipe in straight lines from the center to the edge, get a nice glaze on the CD and it should work and smell lemony fresh too!!!

Negative worky with the polish sir :/

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:37 pm

You're going to have to polish out the damage

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:39 pm

I blame the french...

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:40 pm

I blame cans with high salt content

Post by **plained** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:41 pm

also you can try a slow speed drive, its worked for me in the past.