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    Done With This SitePatrick Allan
    8/15/16 7:33pm

    Fixing a scratched CD or DVD? What is this: Lifehacker 2005?

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      TheEruditeOgreDone With This Site
      8/16/16 2:10am

      Yeah, I think I know why that disc is all scratched up. It’s been sitting on the floor in the back of your closet for a decade and a half, and the other side says “TRY AOL NOW! 1500 FREE MINUTES!”

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      ShiftrightDone With This Site
      8/31/16 1:18pm

      Hey some of us still use Netflix DVDs because our cable internets are unreliable!

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    JimPatrick Allan
    8/15/16 10:06pm

    Toothpaste (not the gel type) has always been my go-to; it’s an abrasive after all, plus it makes even the oldest movie minty fresh again!

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    xenolPatrick Allan
    8/15/16 5:12pm

    Apply directly to the forehead to cure your CD/DVD headaches.

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      El_Godinezxenol
      8/15/16 7:36pm

      It only works if you remember to shout it at 2x normal volume over and over for 15 seconds while you do it.

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    mrh829Patrick Allan
    8/25/16 3:53pm

    The trick seemed neat up until he started doing CIRCULAR MOTIONS with the tissue. Circular motions are only going to invite new problematic scratches.

    Rubbing an optical disc should always be done perpendicular do the direction of the recorded data--straight lines from the center out to the edge.

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    lochaberPatrick Allan
    8/15/16 7:12pm

    rubbing toothpaste on it with a finger and then washing off works pretty well for minor scratches, in my experience.

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    OuttacontextPatrick Allan
    8/15/16 2:05pm

    This is the same trick us photographers of old use to use to eliminate small scratches in our negatives. Only we used “nose oil,” face oil from around our nose.

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    atatassault47Patrick Allan
    8/15/16 4:21pm

    Elbow grease is three times better.

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    SecularMoralistPatrick Allan
    8/15/16 4:01pm

    Is this a leftover article from 2006??

    Who still uses physical media? =)

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