Scratches on CD's

[Nohal]

DH travels far to and from work and likes to listen to music CD's. Two of them have deep scratches on them which causes them to skip. He has tried eyeglass cleaner, and scratch off (a CD scratch remover). Nothing seems to work. Anyone have any suggestions how to get rid of the scratches.

 

[Micca]

Try ripping the cd to a computer and burn a new copy. This works sometimes, if the disc is too damaged it won't rip.

Some stores that deal in used cds have machines that repair/remove scratches.
Of course there is a fee for that, at some point it might just be cheaper to buy a new copy.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I recommend that when you buy a music CD, rip it to ITUNES or other format, then burn to a CD. Keep your original CD pristine.

Or better yet, go digital.

CDs are junky and they will be eventually trashed unfortunately. I have learned the hard way....grrrr.

Right now I am making the leap just to go all digital. Next order of business is to figure how to get a bluetooth speaker for my car, so I can play my music. I do have a Jambox but I want a permanent one for my car.

 

[POOHsie]

My latest car has a radio with a CD player and a hard drive, plus a USB connection. I have downloaded CDs to the hard drive, and copied some from iTunes onto a USB stick that I plugged in and copied to the drive. Anyway, all my music is loaded in my car, so no loose CDs or fumbling with an iPod.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

My latest car has a radio with a CD player and a hard drive, plus a USB connection. I have downloaded CDs to the hard drive, and copied some from iTunes onto a USB stick that I plugged in and copied to the drive. Anyway, all my music is loaded in my car, so no loose CDs or fumbling with an iPod.

Nice.....

 

[dhop]

If you have a Family Video store nearby you can take it there and they have a machine they can run it through. We've had success with them fixing several Wii/Xbox games that way. They do charge a few bucks and it's not guaranteed of course.