How to repair a scratch CD

grahf · July 8th, 2002

Recently I took out my collection of burn CD's to examine their contents for old time's sake. However, there was one particular CD that I noticed had a major scratch on it to the point where it cannot be read anymore. Upon closer examination of that CD, I saw that it had a rather large label-side(the side for writing, not the plastic side)hole(I could see right through the CD) that was pretty big. Now I did a little research on the net about this problem and it turn that if it's a label-side scratch, then the CD is beyond repairs.

I'd like to know if anyone's had this problem before and what they did to fix it, if it's fixable. The CD in question is really important, so any help will be greatly appreciated.

**Shiori** · July 8th, 2002

If you really can't extract an ISO out of it anymore, even with Blindwrite, then it's really a goner.

**Bgnome** · July 8th, 2002

label-side holes are unfixable. your best bet is something like blindread/write to extract what you can and see if its anything useful.

Quatro · July 9th, 2002

If your CD hangs and cannot read it anymore, then you have to buy another one

Pestilence3 · July 9th, 2002

I thot there's this special liquid that can remove scratch and all?

Here in my place, there's a lot of these shopkeepers who sell these liquid that removes scratch. They even do a demo on their product. After scratching a VCD with a sharp object, they put the liquid then play it on their vcd player, voila, amazingly, the movie runs smoothly. (when scratched, the movie was stuttering)

I wonder if that thing really works...

Particleman · July 9th, 2002

I've seen some CD repair kits out there. I am doubtful if they actually work though. They kinda look like CD cleaners except instead of a soft piece of cloth which cleans the CD, they have blades to skim off the entire top layer of the CD. I am skeptical about these since I would figure using blades to scratch off the top layer would create more scratches than it removes. But nevertheless these kits do exsist, though I would never use one on any of my CDs.

**OK-OK** · July 9th, 2002

Go to your local Electronic Boutique, you should find one for 30$us.

**Bgnome** · July 9th, 2002

ive used something called a disc doctor, which works great on little scratches but cannot do deep scratches. and all of them only work on the data side, nothing does anything to the label side.

Quatro · July 9th, 2002

there are many cd cleaner out there, try checking evry comp. store if there is. But if there are too many sratch and some of those scratch are deep and your CD cannot detect it, then you have to replace it...

**ammoQ** · July 9th, 2002

If the label side is defective, all those repair kits are a waste of money. You can polish a scratch on the data side (which is only transparent plastic) but a scratch on the label side means that data carrier layer is damaged, so all you can do is use special programs that read the remaining data.

2bzy4ne1 · July 9th, 2002

Are those repair kits worth buying? I want to know since I have a lot of discs with little scratches on them...

Quatro · July 10th, 2002

well I suggest if your CD ROM still reads it and there is enough space in your HD, then make an ISO so that it will be stored in your PC.

Regarding the repair kit, I bought a CD cleaner because you can use it not just for PC CD but also audio CD and VCD.

Hanamichi · July 10th, 2002

Ive used one of those " liquid repairer " things, and I still use it sometimes. Mine works for small scratches, the scratch remains but the cd just runs like normal. Dont really know why

. Its worth it if you have lots of scratched discs. I got mine for about $4.

OmniDistortion · July 11th, 2002

CD's are only run through optic laser lighting... so this liquid might just reroute the light to on top of its location...or something?

ToM_E · July 11th, 2002

I would say Disc Doctor It fixed my Tekken Tag

T.O.F.K.A.Z · July 11th, 2002

If it doesn't read anymore then guess what ......... it's dead.

BDA7DD · July 15th, 2002

I have a GameDoctor and I swear by it. It's amazing what it can do to CDs which I previously would've presumed dead. It's not just for game CDs, you can also use it for music CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, VCDs and literally any other type of optical media that has the same shape and size as a CD/DVD.

sniff_381 · July 15th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Pestilence3
I thot there's this special liquid that can remove scratch and all?

Here in my place, there's a lot of these shopkeepers who sell these liquid that removes scratch. They even do a demo on their product. After scratching a VCD with a sharp object, they put the liquid then play it on their vcd player, voila, amazingly, the movie runs smoothly. (when scratched, the movie was stuttering)

I wonder if that thing really works...

it only repairs the glass side and not the writed side...

REi_FoX · July 15th, 2002

it wont help at all cds have holes in them so when the laser points at it... it refects and the laser collects the data the continous spin makes a harmony of data to be process to a file...

so if that holes been badly damaged it will be read as a bad sector...

no chance of reviving...

Quatro · July 15th, 2002

rei, its scratch not holes

July 8th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
grahf Weltall Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 458	How to repair a scratch CD Recently I took out my collection of burn CD's to examine their contents for old time's sake. However, there was one particular CD that I noticed had a major scratch on it to the point where it cannot be read anymore. Upon closer examination of that CD, I saw that it had a rather large label-side(the side for writing, not the plastic side)hole(I could see right through the CD) that was pretty big. Now I did a little research on the net about this problem and it turn that if it's a label-side scratch, then the CD is beyond repairs. I'd like to know if anyone's had this problem before and what they did to fix it, if it's fixable. The CD in question is really important, so any help will be greatly appreciated. __________________ SIS motherboard \| WindowsXP pro \| Athlon XP 2200+(1.8 Ghz) IBM 120gb 7200rpm \| 512Mb DDR PC2100 @133mhz \| C-media 3d sound\| Pixelview geforce4ti4200 64mb\| 12x8x32x CDRW \| 300watt power supply

July 8th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	If you really can't extract an ISO out of it anymore, even with Blindwrite, then it's really a goner. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

July 8th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	label-side holes are unfixable. your best bet is something like blindread/write to extract what you can and see if its anything useful. __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

July 9th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Quatro c3rTifiEd V@mpIr3 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,295	If your CD hangs and cannot read it anymore, then you have to buy another one __________________ BE ONE OF US I JOIN THE WOLF CLAN - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

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Pestilence3 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Malaysia Posts: 236	I thot there's this special liquid that can remove scratch and all? Here in my place, there's a lot of these shopkeepers who sell these liquid that removes scratch. They even do a demo on their product. After scratching a VCD with a sharp object, they put the liquid then play it on their vcd player, voila, amazingly, the movie runs smoothly. (when scratched, the movie was stuttering) I wonder if that thing really works... __________________ My PC Spec for the next 2 years or more Intel Celeron 1000Mhz 512MB SDRAM Kingston Brand Geforce 2 MX 32MB Creative Vibra 128 PCI Soundcard 40.9 GB Maxtor 7200rpm HD 16x Aopen DVDrom, 8x/4x/32x Sony CDWriter Rockfire USB-PSX adapter + DualShock 2 pad :thumbup: WinXP Pro + Win98SE PS2 rocks! Games currently played: Gran Turismo 3

July 9th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Particleman Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 462	I've seen some CD repair kits out there. I am doubtful if they actually work though. They kinda look like CD cleaners except instead of a soft piece of cloth which cleans the CD, they have blades to skim off the entire top layer of the CD. I am skeptical about these since I would figure using blades to scratch off the top layer would create more scratches than it removes. But nevertheless these kits do exsist, though I would never use one on any of my CDs.

July 9th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
OK-OK I'm back... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,484	Go to your local Electronic Boutique, you should find one for 30$us. __________________ Don't let the beautiful eyes trick you before they eat you alive.

July 9th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	ive used something called a disc doctor, which works great on little scratches but cannot do deep scratches. and all of them only work on the data side, nothing does anything to the label side. __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

July 9th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Quatro c3rTifiEd V@mpIr3 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,295	there are many cd cleaner out there, try checking evry comp. store if there is. But if there are too many sratch and some of those scratch are deep and your CD cannot detect it, then you have to replace it... __________________ BE ONE OF US I JOIN THE WOLF CLAN - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

July 9th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
ammoQ Emu author Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vienna/Austria/Europe Posts: 1,168	If the label side is defective, all those repair kits are a waste of money. You can polish a scratch on the data side (which is only transparent plastic) but a scratch on the label side means that data carrier layer is damaged, so all you can do is use special programs that read the remaining data. __________________ If you think my English is bad, wait till you read my Polish.

July 9th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
2bzy4ne1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: California Posts: 49	Are those repair kits worth buying? I want to know since I have a lot of discs with little scratches on them... __________________ Specs: Pentium III 1 GHz ASUS CUW-AM/MEW-AM 256MB PC133 SDRAM GeForce2 MX400 Windows XP Pro + SP1

July 10th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Quatro c3rTifiEd V@mpIr3 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,295	well I suggest if your CD ROM still reads it and there is enough space in your HD, then make an ISO so that it will be stored in your PC. Regarding the repair kit, I bought a CD cleaner because you can use it not just for PC CD but also audio CD and VCD. __________________ BE ONE OF US I JOIN THE WOLF CLAN - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

July 10th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Hanamichi Crotally Tazy Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Malaysia Posts: 4,573	Ive used one of those " liquid repairer " things, and I still use it sometimes. Mine works for small scratches, the scratch remains but the cd just runs like normal. Dont really know why . Its worth it if you have lots of scratched discs. I got mine for about $4.

July 11th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
OmniDistortion Deep Dish Pie! Join Date: May 2002 Location: You know...you guys need to put a limit here just in case someone keeps going on and on about where they live or something stupid like how this space has no limit. Posts: 608	CD's are only run through optic laser lighting... so this liquid might just reroute the light to on top of its location...or something?

July 11th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
ToM_E Do the Monkey Dance /w me Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Doing the Monkey Dance! Posts: 2,755	I would say Disc Doctor It fixed my Tekken Tag __________________ CPUPentium 4 3.00 Ghz Ram2GB DDR2 PC4200 Video CardRadeon X1600 Pro

July 11th, 2002	#16 (permalink)
T.O.F.K.A.Z ..::NL_HC_NL::.. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: THE PLACE EVERYONE FORGOT Posts: 1,744	If it doesn't read anymore then guess what ......... it's dead. __________________ Senior Member of the "Optimism-Non-Pessismism Club" ---------- Specs : PENTIUM 4 2,5 Ghz / GEFORCE FX 5700 Ultra --------- ---------- SOUND BLASTER Audigy2 Platinum/ 512MB DDR -------------- ---------- If you don't agree with me then that's OK by ----------------- ---------- me but I hope you respect my opinion as well ----------------

July 15th, 2002	#17 (permalink)
BDA7DD THAT PANDA FELL ON YOU! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 65	I have a GameDoctor and I swear by it. It's amazing what it can do to CDs which I previously would've presumed dead. It's not just for game CDs, you can also use it for music CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, VCDs and literally any other type of optical media that has the same shape and size as a CD/DVD.

July 15th, 2002	#19 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,649	it wont help at all cds have holes in them so when the laser points at it... it refects and the laser collects the data the continous spin makes a harmony of data to be process to a file... so if that holes been badly damaged it will be read as a bad sector... no chance of reviving... __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

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Quatro c3rTifiEd V@mpIr3 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,295	rei, its scratch not holes __________________ BE ONE OF US I JOIN THE WOLF CLAN - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

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