From Ernesto Ikerd Sent Thu, Jun 11th 1998, 17:11
From Ernesto Ikerd Sent Thu, Jun 11th 1998, 17:11
> >Turtle wax!??! That is WAY too abrasive. There is a special compound >they sell for CD's and Laserdisc's that you can use and it gets rid of >I'd say 90% of surface scratches. It's pretty miraculous what this stuff >can do. You put a tiny dab over the scratch, give it a spritz of regular >cd cleaner and then gently rub it with a soft cloth (I think they make >special ones just for this purpose). I SERIOUSLY fucked up my SAW1 cd >and this stuff saved the day. Check out like hi-fi stores and stuff, >cause it isn't very expensive and it can really save you some serious >money. Turtle Wax....hmm! Well, as a wee lad I used to build *TONS* of model airplanes and turtle wax was known in modeling circles to be a good way to bring scratches out of the lil cockpit canopies, or if you had to reshape a clear plastic piece you could bring back the luster with 'nuff wax (properly buffed, o'course!) Since the days I moved out of models and into CDs, I used the carwax trick on my ancient Lil Fluffly Clouds single ( a common party lender, and we know what parties do to CDs!) and the old Altern8 full-length and it made them playable.. On the other hand it didnt work on other CDs, so your mileage may vary depending on what your damage is. -Im batting .500 with Mr. Turtle tho :) Id like to know more about the 'special compound' designed for this! I keep my old scratched CDs even tho they are unplayable. I guess for the same reasons people freeze themselves when they die - in the hopes that some future technology can one day make them live again!! ITS ALIVE!! ernie Ernesto Ikerd, (817) 763-4795 Company Graphics, Dept 17 Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircaft Systems Fort Worth, Texas