Several of the kid's DVDs have become scratched over time, and I am wondering if there is some trick to saving them. I would hate to have to buy new ones!! I think I remember seeing this question on here once before, but I couldn't find it when I went back and looked for it. Thanks!
Thanks for the ideas. I will try out the toothpaste and car wax, etc... It's a great idea to make copies to use instead of the original!
Thank you!!!
If the scratch is really deep and you have a computer or dual dvd recorder you can copy the dvd to the computer and download onto a new one or you can copy the dvd to another one.
I have saved audio cd this way and computer game cd's this way too.
Good luck.
It depends on how scratched they are and to which side. If it's the side where the "label" is ... chances of saving them are pretty slim. If it's the other side it depends on how deep the scratches are.
There are several motorized (or hand cranked) machines out that will remove most surface scratches quickly and easily. They can seem a little expensive (depending on your budget) but they are defintely cheaper than replacing DVD's. I have one and absolutely love it.
Another option is plain old ordinary toothpaste. Put a little on the disc ... enough to lightly cover the entire surface, allow to dry. Then using a very soft cloth (a chamoise is best in my experience, but anything that's really soft will work) working from the center to the edge rub the dried toothpaste off in straight lines. Do NOT use a circular motion. And that should also take care of most surface scratches.
I've also heard that car wax or rain-ex works well, but I've personally never tried either so I can't vouche for those methods.
Any that have deeper scratches you might have to search the yellow pages for your area for video stores that offer the service to remove them.
I've heard using pledge or peanut butter works.
We have the same issues, and I did not have sucess with the toothpaste suggestion mentioned below. Maybe the scratches were too deep or maybe I rubbed in a circle when I shouldn't have, I don't know- but my disk skipped more! Then I washed it off in cool water and let it dry. Toothpaste didn't do any permanent damage. I thought about getting one of those grinder things...
We copy all of our 3 year old son's CD's to the computer and then burn copies for him to play on his own CD player. That way when they get too scratched to play we just make a new one. The originals we play on the CD player in our living room and keep them put away. We've also put all his music on an IPOD and take it with us when we travel along with a small dock with speakers so he has his music wherever we are. It seems to help him to adjust faster, sleep better/easier or calm down or ease into a new place faster...but he LOVES his music so this may not be the case for every kid.
