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When I was young, I had a few scratched PS2 games that wouldn't play. Some advice on the internet was to put toothpaste on the CD, gently rub it in small circul
by nvrspyx 4y ago
When I was young, I had a few scratched PS2 games that wouldn't play. Some advice on the internet was to put toothpaste on the CD, gently rub it in small circular motions around the CD with a paper towel, then rinse it off. Perhaps I'm misremembering, but I remember being surprised it worked for most of them.
It might've been specific to PS2 games and whatever material they were made of and/or how they were pressed, so I wouldn't recommend it as general advice. This thread just reminded me of it.
- rzzzt 4y agoToothpaste is a mild abrasive, if the scratches weren't deep it removed them entirely.
- twawaaay 4y agoI still feel that a fluid that can fill the scratches and cause them to basically disappear is much better. If the CD is damaged the goal should really be to read the data once, then throw it away. So I think it is fine that the filling/oil/grease is one time only because I don't need it to work more than once. With toothpaste there are risks. There is the risk that the scratches are deeper. Not only you will not be able to polish it out, you can get toothpaste particles in there permanently. In any case, applying oil is just so much easier -- you only need to wipe the CD with it and then wipe the excess thoroughly.
- rzzzt 4y agoI've heard the same advice for treating light damage on an LCD screen. The deciding factor between using either method should indeed be the depth of the scratch (and how well you can estimate it).