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Title: How to clean dvds!
Post by: russiasusha on January 05, 2004, 08:40:01 PM
How does one clean a dvd if it has an inch of old, crusted shit on it?  I just want an answer, please don't try to sell me anything.
Title: How to clean dvds!
Post by: RegularKarate on January 05, 2004, 09:08:40 PM
This may sound crazy, but sandpaper works really well
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Post by: MacGuffin on January 05, 2004, 09:19:54 PM
I heard toothpaste will make a good CD cleaner and will actually help repair scratches. Might work for DVDs too.
Title: How to clean dvds!
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on January 05, 2004, 09:23:10 PM
Toothpaste also applied to pimples will remove the oil from it when it dries it, you just pick the crust off and viola.
Title: How to clean dvds!
Post by: Alethia on January 05, 2004, 10:36:18 PM
Quote from: Walrus, KooKookajoobviola.

viola?



oh you mean VOILA!!!!!!      :wink:
Title: How to clean dvds!
Post by: Banky on January 05, 2004, 10:39:01 PM
i thought you used peanut butter
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Post by: cine on January 05, 2004, 10:39:54 PM
I think he was implying that you can fashion the crust into a viola.
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Post by: Sleuth on January 05, 2004, 10:39:56 PM
Quote from: Brodiei thought you used peanut butter

Once it's clean, use Peanut Butter (NOT JELLY, I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW HARD JELLY REMOVER IS TO FIND THESE DAYS) to access the SPECIAL FEATURES
Title: How to clean dvds!
Post by: Ravi on January 05, 2004, 11:04:14 PM
Soap and water, but don't wipe the disc in a circle, wipe it from the center out in a straight line.
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Post by: Pubrick on January 05, 2004, 11:15:29 PM
isopropyl alcohol.
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Post by: Jeremy Blackman on January 05, 2004, 11:18:59 PM
Is it safe to resurface DVDs? I'm assuming...
Title: How to clean dvds!
Post by: godardian on January 06, 2004, 12:49:09 AM
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanIs it safe to resurface DVDs? I'm assuming...

I think it is... I actually think I saw a DVD resurfacer-thingie for sale at Hollywood Video one time... unless I was imaginging it. I dread the day I'll actually have to try something like this out on one of my own precious DVDs.
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Post by: analogzombie on January 06, 2004, 02:20:09 AM
Quote from: godardian
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanIs it safe to resurface DVDs? I'm assuming...

I think it is... I actually think I saw a DVD resurfacer-thingie for sale at Hollywood Video one time... unless I was imaginging it. I dread the day I'll actually have to try something like this out on one of my own precious DVDs.

There is an indie video store in Atlanta that will re-surface any cd, dvd or game disc. I took a couple criterions I bought used to them a while back. Whatever they did, it worked great. So I know it's possible, I just don't know how they did it.
As far as cleaning goes the soap and water thing is how I do it. I use a light dish soap that'll get rid of the oil left behind by fingers.
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Post by: Alethia on January 06, 2004, 08:02:25 AM
hold it close to a small flame for ten to fifteen seconds and you should be a-okay...
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Post by: NEON MERCURY on January 06, 2004, 12:57:29 PM
..Ducky and I wash our dvds together  when we takes our bubble bath that my moms make sure the H2o  is the right temperature.......


scrub w/bubbles is fun.....
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Post by: Gamblour. on January 06, 2004, 01:11:52 PM
Quote from: analogzombie
Quote from: godardian
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanIs it safe to resurface DVDs? I'm assuming...

I think it is... I actually think I saw a DVD resurfacer-thingie for sale at Hollywood Video one time... unless I was imaginging it. I dread the day I'll actually have to try something like this out on one of my own precious DVDs.

There is an indie video store in Atlanta that will re-surface any cd, dvd or game disc. I took a couple criterions I bought used to them a while back. Whatever they did, it worked great. So I know it's possible, I just don't know how they did it.
As far as cleaning goes the soap and water thing is how I do it. I use a light dish soap that'll get rid of the oil left behind by fingers.

Where in Atlanta?
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Post by: RegularKarate on January 06, 2004, 03:57:53 PM
I know you said not to sell you anything, but I have a DVD DR.  It resurfaces DVDs and CDs... I used to work at a rental store and we did this for games and what-not all the time, so I "got one for myself".  

It works really well for CDs... I fixed a Jimmy Hendrix and a Jeff Buckley.  My personal DVDs are all in great condition, so I haven't used it on them yet, but the ones at the store seemed to react well to it.  

Caution, it looks ugly.  It makes the shiny side all white and crusty looking.
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Post by: cron on January 06, 2004, 04:15:41 PM
don't you hate it when you order something over the internet and it comes not scratched  , but hurt ?  i  prepreprepre-ordered punch drunk love at the first chance i could. when i got it, the plastic thing you have to push to release the feature dvd was broken. i fixed it, but it's not the same.

also , those britons send their stuff open!!! they sell their stuff without the covering plastic!


:evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:
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Post by: kotte on January 06, 2004, 04:18:33 PM
Quote from: chuckhimselfowhen i got it, the plastic thing you have to push to release the feature dvd was broken. i fixed it, but it's not the same.

How the hell did you fix that?'
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Post by: cron on January 06, 2004, 04:28:23 PM
you know those disposable pens that you use at school? they have a long, black part at the other extreme (the one that you not write with) and you can unscrew. well, chop that part with a knife.

these pens (made in China, i think) have the exact same measure that a  carton has to the plastic in a DVD . so if the plastic bit that says "PRESS" is loose(like in my case), you have to glue the part of the pen you chopped to it, and then to the carton.  this kind of things are hard to explain  ...
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Post by: ©brad on January 06, 2004, 04:39:22 PM
Quote from: NEON MERCURY..Ducky and I wash our dvds together  when we takes our bubble bath that my moms make sure the H2o  is the right temperature.......


scrub w/bubbles is fun.....

and you had to edit this because......?
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Post by: molly on January 06, 2004, 06:07:05 PM
Quote from: Slorg
Quote from: Brodiei thought you used peanut butter

Once it's clean, use Peanut Butter (NOT JELLY, I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW HARD JELLY REMOVER IS TO FIND THESE DAYS) to access the SPECIAL FEATURES

if you cannot find peanut butter in your house, use Black&Decker. It'll do the same trick!
(sorry, had to do this  :oops: )
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Post by: Sleuth on January 06, 2004, 07:22:50 PM
That's good advice, here's some more good advice:  always (taps goggles) protect your eyes when cleaning DVDs.
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Post by: Stefen on January 06, 2004, 07:46:03 PM
Quote from: chuckhimselfodon't you hate it when you order something over the internet and it comes not scratched  , but hurt ?  i  prepreprepre-ordered punch drunk love at the first chance i could. when i got it, the plastic thing you have to push to release the feature dvd was broken. i fixed it, but it's not the same.

also , those britons send their stuff open!!! they sell their stuff without the covering plastic!


:evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

I hate when you buy stuff and the case is broken. Always happens when you find something that is hard to find. Always! God hates hard to find dvd's.
Title: How to clean dvds!
Post by: russiasusha on January 06, 2004, 09:07:20 PM
QuoteSoap and water, but don't wipe the disc in a circle, wipe it from the center out in a straight line.

Thank you for your help Ravi..........and thank the rest of you for your comedic banter.
Title: How to clean dvds!
Post by: Gamblour. on January 06, 2004, 09:09:42 PM
Quote from: russiasusha
QuoteSoap and water, but don't wipe the disc in a circle, wipe it from the center out in a straight line.

Thank you for your help Ravi..........and thank the rest of you for your comedic banter.


Shhh! You're ruining the arcasm-say.
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Post by: NEON MERCURY on January 06, 2004, 10:22:57 PM
Quote from: ©bradand you had to edit this because....?


.its all part of tha joke..... :wink:
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Post by: Pubrick on January 06, 2004, 10:56:28 PM
Quote from: NEON MERCURY
Quote from: ©bradand you had to edit this because....?


.its all part of tha joke..... :wink:
diabolical!
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Post by: analogzombie on January 07, 2004, 12:46:00 AM
Quote from: Gambloren das Manhören

Where in Atlanta?

Videodrome on N. Highland
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Post by: cron on January 07, 2004, 02:24:40 AM
Quote from: Stefen
Quote from: chuckhimselfodon't you hate it when you order something over the internet and it comes not scratched  , but hurt ?  i  prepreprepre-ordered punch drunk love at the first chance i could. when i got it, the plastic thing you have to push to release the feature dvd was broken. i fixed it, but it's not the same.

also , those britons send their stuff open!!! they sell their stuff without the covering plastic!


:evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

I hate when you buy stuff and the case is broken. Always happens when you find something that is hard to find. Always! God hates hard to find dvd's.


exactly!
Title: How to clean dvds!
Post by: russiasusha on January 07, 2004, 02:57:59 PM
Quoterussiasusha wrote:
Quote:
Soap and water, but don't wipe the disc in a circle, wipe it from the center out in a straight line.


Thank you for your help Ravi..........and thank the rest of you for your comedic banter.



Shhh! You're ruining the arcasm-say.

I'll ruin it the arc if I want to!  This topic is my child, it's all i have :(