Yes it works. Go on YouTube and search for it. After watching a video i tried it myself, and it gets rid of a lot of scratches. Not the deep ones though.
toothpaste is an abrasive, so your blending/sanding/eroding away the scratch so the light from the lens can go trough im pretty sure it could work, though havent tried it i've used other principles to buff out scratches, and they all hinge on abrasion (sp?)
Tried using toothpaste on a copy of Valkyrie Profile 2 that was acting buggy during cut-scenes. It left a bunch of light scratches on the surface, but the game runs perfect now.
I've seen it done, but it just doesn't sound right to me - Think of the compounds you're dealing with and think about your CD. It simply doesn't sound very smart; The idiot that "spread that around" should be proud of themselves for fooling so many people. When you're done with a CD, leave it in the machine or return it to its jewel case. If you don't have any jewel cases, buy one of those CD Booklets.
toothpaste is an abrasive, so your blending/sanding/eroding away the scratch so the light from the lens can go trough im pretty sure it could work, though havent tried it i've used other principles to buff out scratches, and they all hinge on abrasion (sp?)
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this is absolutely correct.its basicly getting a cheaper version of the "disk fixer"Â
i tryed it once and it worked but i was usually to lazy to keep scrubing for so long. u have to scrub the toothpaste with a cloth in a straight line up and down from the ring in the middle of the cd but u cant do a circle motion.
To anyone wondering abrasion does work to smooth out scratches and such on cd/dvd's of course its a long process, wich requires patience and care also, toothpaste might not be the best thing to use but its basically the same process as resurfacing just as long as the scratch is only deep enough to not touch the actual metal in the cd, and you make sure to not scrub away too much of the plastic
obviously this is a last resort method, and i wouldnt recommend it unless your willing to take that chanceÂ
Ive tryed it last nigt on san andreas cuz it only works for about 20 minutes.After using toothpast it actually worked for like 3 hours.I still dont know whether it was just a coincidence...
you know i heard that on a radio station and i tried it cause 2 of my games were messed up and i just gave it a shot and they worked just fine make sure you use a super soft cloth though
Toothpaste doesn't really work that well. Try Brasso, that's probably the best. Although all this stuff will give minor scratches on your discs, so you should only use it when the game doesn't work anymore.
BTW, has anyone tried the more expensive repair methods (removing a layer of plastic, and adding an extra protective coating later)? Does this negatively influence the laser deflecting in the plastic layer? Is this any different for the GC laser than for the PS2 laser? My worst game is RE: CV-X on the Cube. Bought it new, but it was all scratched due to the way the shop stored their games. Luckily it works even without repairing....
I dunno I've never tried toothpaste personally but after my friend told me about peanut butter I tried it and it worked great on my old cd's. Just use a dab of it and do the same as they said with the toothpaste trick, make sure it's creamy though or you could end up with problems lol.
Well, thanks for telling us to simply buy fresh new/unopened games and not used ones (I'm not being sarcastic either). I will never buy or trade for used games with a high possibility that someone used toothpaste on it. Maybe some of you just need to take care of your belongings a little better. That's an old fashioned method that will... well never get old. I'm out
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