CD/DVD Scratch Repair Question (Xbox Radial Scratches)

[Principal Skinr]

I've got an XBox360 game that was scratched when the console was jostled. It is a radial scratch, around the outside edge. Usually, this ruins the games, but this one was saved before the scratches went too deep. It almost plays, but gets hung up in a few spots.

Is there a good CD/DVD repair product that seems to work well? Or, is there a store that has a disc repair service that works well, such as Blockbuster?

Any help would be appreciated. I don't want to have to buy another copy of the game, if I can help it.

 

[mrjarrell]

Not too sure that it will work well with a game DVD, but I have managed to retrieve info off of badly scratched computer CD's using Brasso to buff out the scratches. If it's a big one this won't work, but smaller ones can be made to disappear.

 

[Principal Skinr]

Not too sure that it will work well with a game DVD, but I have managed to retrieve info off of badly scratched computer CD's using Brasso to buff out the scratches. If it's a big one this won't work, but smaller ones can be made to disappear.

These are pretty light. Where do you find Brasso?

 

[mrjarrell]

These are pretty light. Where do you find Brasso?

Hmm...you can usually find Brasso (metal polish) at about any store. I'd try Walmart or your local hardware store. You might also be able to use the flat top stove polish, too. It's just a liquid form of jewelers rouge.

 

[Principal Skinr]

Hmm...you can usually find Brasso (metal polish) at about any store. I'd try Walmart or your local hardware store.

Thanks a bunch!! I'll give it a whirl. I've got nothing to lose!

I'll let you know how it worked.

 

[Chefcook]

The family video I go to has a CD/DVD repair machine, you might try that..

 

[tyler34]

meguiars plastic-x. it's a plastic scratch remover you can find in the automotive section of any dept. store.

 

[K_W]

Disc Replay has the fancy machine too.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

I have a device, can't remember the name offhand, but you clamp the disk in, put some snot on it, and the little wheel spins as you turn the crank, and the disk turns around. It polishes out the scratches. I'll see if I can find the name. I've needed it a couple of times and it works. Saves about anything short of a crack.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Jeez, I don't even know what I've done with the thing. I seriously need to get this place under control.

 

[tmccorkel]

In this case, I think Google might be your best bet. I searched "cd scrtch removal" and found a bunch of web pages and videos- someone even recommended bananas.. IDK.. Anyway, good luck

 

[gungirl65]

GameStop, PlayNTrade, Hastings or any of those kinds of places should be able to tell you what to use. They may even be able to fix the discs. I know our local Hastings sells something for it & I imagine the other places do too. Just call them before driving there to find out. Years ago we bought some cd player looking thing at WalMart to clean & fix CD's. It worked on light scratches but didn't do much for the bigger ones.

 

[Double T]

load the game to the HD. Then the disc only spins to verify what game it is.

Also, if you live near huntington, the collectors box downtown fixes discs for $5. They use the expensive resurfacer. Removed on hell of a scratch from blackops for me.

 

[sepe]

I have a device, can't remember the name offhand, but you clamp the disk in, put some snot on it, and the little wheel spins as you turn the crank, and the disk turns around. It polishes out the scratches. I'll see if I can find the name. I've needed it a couple of times and it works. Saves about anything short of a crack.

Disc Doctor and I've had 2 that were complete crap. I tried one when they first came out and it actually made the disc much worse. Ended up throwing it out. Got one a couple years later as it said it was improved and it was just as bad as the first one I had. Either I got really unlucky or you got lucky. Oddly enough, I had better luck using a whitening tooth paste to lightly buff the disc (tried it on a cd-r that was scratched really bad and it started playing some).

 

[Benny]

I've got an XBox360 game that was scratched when the console was jostled. It is a radial scratch, around the outside edge. Usually, this ruins the games, but this one was saved before the scratches went too deep. It almost plays, but gets hung up in a few spots.

Is there a good CD/DVD repair product that seems to work well? Or, is there a store that has a disc repair service that works well, such as Blockbuster?

Any help would be appreciated. I don't want to have to buy another copy of the game, if I can help it.

Just load the game onto your xbox, that they when it does finally get too messed up, you'll still be able to play it. The xbox will just read the serial # from the disc and the game will be played from the hard drive. This is better on your xbox anyway.



BTW, of all of the crap I have tried to use to fix discs, I'd say tooth paste works as good if not better than disc repair goop.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Disc Doctor and I've had 2 that were complete crap. I tried one when they first came out and it actually made the disc much worse. Ended up throwing it out. Got one a couple years later as it said it was improved and it was just as bad as the first one I had. Either I got really unlucky or you got lucky. Oddly enough, I had better luck using a whitening tooth paste to lightly buff the disc (tried it on a cd-r that was scratched really bad and it started playing some).

Yeah, that was the one. Wow, it's done me just fine, but that was just some minor stuff. I'm pretty strict on maintenance, though.

 

[Principal Skinr]

I took it to Family Video, and for 2 bucks, they put it into their machine. It probably removed 80 or 85% of the scratches. The game goes much further before giving me the dirty disc message. I'm going to take it back over and have them run it again. In the mean time, I'll try to clear out enough of the hard drive to install it from another identical one that I borrow from a buddy.

Thanks for all the advice! I'll let you know if it improves. I'm not sure how thick the surface is, but I think it isn't far from completely removing the scratches. I just hope it is not that far from removing the surface. If the HD loading works, then it will probably be fine.