i had purchased a video game a while back, but now i cannot play it because it is too scratched up and i was wondering if anyone could recommend me buying a scratch remover thnig-i guess what i should really be asking is if anyone knows if they work and if it helps at all, i dont want to go out and waste my money on something that doesent fix the disc so i am just asking if anybody has one or has used one and if it worked or not

Some game manufacturers give you a replacement disc if you send the old one back.

do you think that squaresoft would, i bought the game around this time last year

Theres only one way to find out. I know the makers of baldurs gate used to.

There are several alternatives to paying the rather high costs in a dvd repair kit, many video rental stores will provide the service for a far less fee ($2 - $5), or you could try applying a little Pledge furniture polish in the spray can and wipe with a clean cotton cloth, that works well on DVD's of movies that skip and freeze up because of scratches.

but i dont see how you can fill in a scratch...when it gets scratched up isn't it losing part of the data?

No, it's just obstructing the laser's ability to read the data. You'd actually be more likely to affect the data itself if you scratched the top side of the disc. There's a fairly thick layer of plastic over the readable side...

oh, so you think that the scratch remover would work?

Probably depends on how deep it's scratched. I've never tried them myself, but it should work. How well is another story, but like I said I don't know from experience.

Edited to add: If you're not trying to risk the money, I'd suggest giving Magikman's idea a try. Sounds to me like he's done that before with the Pledge.

Most local game resellers have disc repair services. I would try that first. It's worked for me in the past. The over the counter disc repair kits never really worked well for me... only for cleaning them.

I just know it works well on movie DVDs, to be perfectly safe you'd probably be better served trying the services provided by either your local game re-seller like Biff metions or a movie rental store, they probably use the same method. Also, it wouldn't hurt to contact the squaresoft people via their website and email them to find out if they offer replacement disks if you send them your old copy.

MM

thx ill try gamestop or ebgames or something like that

is it a pc game- try making a copy with a cd burner, if its not scratched up to the point of oblivion, that might work

also- i tried toothpaste once, wiped it on and wiped it clean. it didnt help much though...

disk dr. works for me (over the counter repair kit)

I was just about to suggest that...

tooth paste

yes tooth paste

the data of a cd is achuly this very thin paper covered by a thick layer of plastic. when a disc is scratched or dirty its the plastic covering that protects the data that is damged not the data. The scratches and dirt just obscure the laser from reading the data under the plastic.

if you take tooth past and rub it generasly in a cerculer rubbing motion it will buff out the scratches and allow the laser to read the disc again. Tooth past is a mild abrasive for you're teeth thats why you brush with it, it sands and buffs youre teeth clean using small micro pellets or rocks.


if you have larger deeper scratches try using sand paper of a very fine caliber. start soft then get more and more cores till you get rid of the scratches. Then you will have to work you're way back down starting with the cores that got rid of the scratches then move all the way down to a very soft sand paper. by a very mild rubbing compound u can find at most hardware stores and rub a small amount of the disc after sanding it, It will help bring back the shine of the disc and make sure the plastic is clear.

Sounds like if your not experienced in doing this that you might actually do more damage then good.

One of my experiences was that nail polish remover (yeah its the only liquid i could find in the bathroom) worked on light scratches as a temperary fix (as it seems the remover seems to "eat" through the plastic thus removing the scratches and if overdone most of the bottom layer of the disc as well). another thing i have been told is to use a light finely spread layer of clear fingernail polish, But this one experiment ended up bad for me so i cant really vouch for that one

ha, my friend licked and wiped the damaged CD, and then it worked.

Go to Eb Games or Gamestop or any Electronics store and purchase some Cd cleaner. I've heard it's good but I've never tried it.

Car wax.. wax it, dry it, then rub off.

I lick, then rub the cd, then take some cleaner to it and it usually works fine afterwards

I think mr nobody's option is the best one. Maybe just email the game company and tell them the story. They might even provide you a download from their site!

except it's not the kind of download i need...and it's the plastic beneath the actual disc that scratched. so it should be an easy fix

I took a dick of mine to a store where they sell used music, and they resurfaced the disc for free for me.Now that disc looks like it is brand new, and in the shape it was in before, I thought it would never play again.