How To Make Scratched Discs Look New (Cheap!)
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- In this video, I will show you a cheap and easy way to make your scratched DVDs, Blu Rays, and other optical discs look brand new again! No need to spend money on new discs or expensive resurfacing machines when you can easily repair them at home. I will guide you through the step-by-step process of polishing and cleaning your scratched discs. This technique that will add value to your discs and keep them looking pristine. Subscribe now and never worry about scratched discs again! 📀
I have watched a bunch of these videos now as I'm getting ready to try this out on my own. your video seems like the only one that actually plays the noise that the drill makes while you're using it, this adds a bit of realism to my expectations that I don't think I have gotten until now. thank you very much for making the video 👍🏽
Great idea with the mouse pad, I never would have thought of that
This was fantastic! Thank you so much! This video definitely needs more attention!!
Im definitely going to try this
Thanks so much for a helpful and valuable video.
For deeper scratches use this same method but start with 2500 grit then move to 3000 then buff with polishing agent
Thank you. This totally did the job for all my scratched CDs. How would you clean the buffing pad after use?
Glad to hear it! I don’t normally clean the buffing pad.
Ok, thanks again.
Can I apply the magic ereaser manually onto a layer of car scratches removal and than repeat circular movements with it? Would this have the same results than if I used a drill?
I guess that would work too. Best to experiment first, on discs you don’t want to keep. But the drill is so much easier! Let me know how you get on.
Outstanding dude thank you
Will the buffing pad will it do enough to remove most of the scratches or a sand a light sand paper will removed the scratches I seen videos using people wet sand the disc then they will buffed it with a buffing pad but since am new I don't wanna use a sand paper what do you think
I agree. I have never taken sandpaper to a disc. Seems extreme. But if your disc is terribly scratched, maybe use a fine wet and dry sandpaper then buff to finish. Recommend practicing/experimenting on a disc you don’t want to keep.
@@MusicVideoMuster could you please let me know what buffing pad you used and drill adapter and where to buy it? Does the buffing pad and drill kit do the come with sand paper?
I also have a disc Dr kit I was thinking to use it then use the buffing kit that you used in the video will that help with deep scratches
@@palemonvazquez6621 I used a Ryobi 90mm drill backing pad and a matching Ryobi foam sponge. It doesn’t come with sandpaper but I’m sure you’ll find something that fits! Good luck.
Hi. Besides the drill, can you add links to all that you used to clean the disc? (polish, microfibre cloth etc.)
Hey…Sorry for the late reply. Sure here are the links (all AU):
Microfibre cloths: www.bunnings.com.au/all-set-microfibre-cleaning-cloth-20-pack_p0349108
Backing pad: www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-90mm-drill-backing-pad_p0354512
Sponge: www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-90mm-2-piece-soft-foam-sponge-set_p0354513
Polish: www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/meguiars-meguiars-scratch-x/13201.html
@@MusicVideoMuster Darn it, we don’t have ANY of these at our Bunnings stores in NZ, and they won’t internationally ship the items either … What a drag!! 😩
@@KiwiKoNZ Sorry to hear that! Are there any similar alternatives available?
@@MusicVideoMuster maybe, I just haven’t had time to check. But to be honest when I do something I like to do it exactly as it says, so I’m not wrong lol 😅
@@MusicVideoMuster I had time to check for alternatives and there was nothing. The only thing available are sponges and they’re waaay bigger than the ones you’re using, everything else is none existent in this pitiful country 😩
Great vid mate, what about bluray cheers Graham
Never tried it on blu ray discs, which seem to be more resistant to scratches. But I imagine it would work just the same
I would like to see this work by example: at first a disc with read errors, then after polishing the same disc without errors. I have made several attempts myself, but scratches only got worse after polishing and nothing solved the problem. I might have used the wrong stuff, but in my experience a disc that is not readable in multiple dvd and bluray readers, is lost forever.
I doubt this would work for a disc so badly scratched that it’s unreadable. The technique is for getting light surface scratches out.
@@MusicVideoMuster My experience is you can’t tell. Some discs with minute scratches wont’t read while others with severe scratching still work.
Hi! I recently discovered that Japanese inner cellophane sleeves leave streaks on discs, can you tell me how to safely remove them?
Oh no! I’ve never seen that before. Do you mean the anti-static plastic covers that look like miniature LP protectors? They should not leave streaks. But if it were my collection, I’d probably just try this method first.
@MusicVideoMuster At first I thought it was only on European/American editions, the discs from which I put into these sleeves myself, but after reviewing my Japanese editions with native sleeves, I discovered that some of them have the same problem(
@@danzappa946 😱
Thank you for the video, very interesting. I have been trying to resurface discs for a long time (for aesthetical purposes) following various approaches, but nothing seems to really lead to the results I expected (i.e., basic absence of scratches). I tried MANY approaches - (including sandpaper, which I do not recommend at all: according to my experience, anything below 5000 sandpaper will essentially kill the disc, especially if it is a DVD - CD still resists till 3000, 2000 is already a major killer. I also do not recommend direct hand movements instead of drilling, as they will add scratches...). Your approach seems to be very effective, but I didn't manage to replicate your results in terms of final quality (I tried both CDs and DVDs). My setup is the following:
- Polishing machine (essentially a multi-speed drill with a 125mm tip)
- Ryobi sponge (different than yours, but I do not think the sponge is responsible)
- Maguire ScratchX (I tried other anti-scratches, results are similar - if not worse)
I am keeping the drill for some more time on the disc in comparison to your approach (I will try to reduce the time to see if the problem is related to that).
Apparently, the disc seems to improve a lot after I used the liquid+polish, but after washing it/cleaning it, I see a LOT of additional circular micro-scratches due to the spin of the drill (ONLY when the disc is checked under proper reflective conditions - the tricky part is that you do not see it if you look at it "normally"). The previous scratches are gone, but now there are MANY lighter ones. I am not sure what kind of mistake I am making. Did you also have the same experience? Is it inevitable or is your disc scratch-free under any lighting-reflective condition? I am also quite confident it is due to the anti-scratch liquid, which is essentially abrasive and produces abrasion to cover the scratches.
Thanks in advance for the suggestions!
I know what you mean. I think the micro scratches are kind of inevitable - but there shouldn’t be too many and you can only see them if you’re looking for them. Have you experimented with different types of foam pads?
Hi man, I know very well what you're trying to accomplish and maybe I can save you some time: I'm a huge cd collector and I've been trying to find a good method for polishing discs since the early 2000s. I've tried everything you can think of and every combination of products imaginable and after 20 years the verdict is quite simple: it is not possible. You will always get those tiny circular (or linear, depends on the tool) marks, even the most expensive machines on the market show those marks if you put the cd under direct light. If the cd is completely ruined you may want to exchange those thick ugly scratches for many little circles, it will look way better. But if you want a cd to look as new, I suggest you give up, it's not possible. Cheers for Turin, Italy.
@@MusicVideoMuster I use many different techniques but in the final step I use cotton pads to buff with Formula 1 Scratch Out and it will make them shine like a dime in a goat's butt. Plastex is almost as good. Ryobi doesn't offer that 90 mm pad in the US. Changing out the pads via H&L seems way better than two different drills.
Thanks man. Would you say Plastex is a good enough substitute for maguires?
I haven’t tried Plastex but one day, for comparison, I want to try the liquid that is used to polish car headlights.
Instead of lens cleaner can you use rubbing alcohol ?
Yes sometimes I use isopropyl alcohol. But take care not to get it on the label side of the disc!
I tried this with a orange colored sponge attached to a drill but made it worse how can i fix it.
I’m not sure how soft the sponge you used was, but maybe try a softer one? Sorry to hear it didn’t work out for you.
Will this work with vinyl?
No, vinyl is not an optical disc 💿
I think the correct eBay classification is "better than new"! 😂
Absolutely. It’s resurfaced, after all.
Can i do it on my ps2 game cd its working ❔️
Don’t see why not!
Nickel back, still receiving unfounded hate even years later 😂😂
So technically? This method could work on ps1 and blue bottom ps2 discs? I ask as dvds and cds have that aluminium strip inside with the actual data stored on. Does ps1 and ps2 blue bottoms have that too?
I have successfully used this technique on PS2 discs which were so hazy I thought they were done for. But it worked.
@ all good and well but there’s 2 types of ps2 discs, blue bottomed ones and then the DVD silvery/golden bottomed ones and the ps1 discs are black 😵💫 does this difference matter? I don’t want to ruin a ps1 disc to find out 🤣
Sorry, I don’t know about the non-silver discs. If I get a chance to try, I’ll let you know the outcome.
@ I shall resist until then, fingers crossed and here’s to hoping
So much work for a freakin’ Nickelback cd, unbelievable…
Haha
Im watching this, and the whole time im thinking.... But its $3 to get it professionally buffed....
Trust me, if they had this service in my local area…I’d probably do it and save myself a whole lot of time!
*So much simpler than paying 3,000 for a resurface machine, I still wouldn't trust myself not to screw it up though.*
I would recommend practicing on some throwaway discs first!
A JFj easy pro is only $200.
Ну царапины вы таким методом не уберете только почистите диск!
Only the surface scratches, not deep ones!