Fixing scratches on discs?

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N64 Guy:
Ive got one of these used it on many games and dvds fixes them like new

http://www.dvdrepairmachine.com/dvd_repair.html

Moviefan2k4:
Usually, those types of things just sand down the rest of the plastic, to match the depth of the scratch. But that can also cause damage to the data layer, making your disc completely unplayable.

ShoothimNow:

--- Quote from: Moviefan2k4 on September 15, 2012, 01:55:30 PM ---On a similar note, I wanted to mention this: do NOT, for any reason, place Wii discs in one of those automatic refurbishment machines. I bought "Metroid Prime Trilogy" not long ago, and the disc had a huge brown circular burn all over the playable side. My system wouldn't read it, so I took it back, and the second GameStop told me what was wrong. Those discs are very susceptible to heat damage, so be careful.

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Oh, the fun facts of being wrong.

If you have a cheap ass buffer, then yes, this will ruin a Wii game. Also, it will ruin any disc. So Any Disc = Wii = Any Disc.

Working with a Venmill 3500 for 3 years, I have NEVER seen a "brown" spot on ANY of the Wii games I have cleaned.

If you are cleaning your games like those idiots at BuyBacks with who buy one of these do-hickies

And then add sanding pads to them like so

And you actually become a retard and let them hand polish your games, you deserve to have a broken game!

BUT DO NOT say that buffing a game does NOT bring it back to life. There is roughly a 20% chance that it won't, but that is usually only the case if the disc has actually met its maker, or if the disc itself is defective (ie. hold it up to a light and see if there are "spots" you can see through)

wiggy:

--- Quote from: Moviefan2k4 on September 15, 2012, 01:55:30 PM ---On a similar note, I wanted to mention this: do NOT, for any reason, place Wii discs in one of those automatic refurbishment machines. I bought "Metroid Prime Trilogy" not long ago, and the disc had a huge brown circular burn all over the playable side. My system wouldn't read it, so I took it back, and the second GameStop told me what was wrong. Those discs are very susceptible to heat damage, so be careful.

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Then the machine wasn't used correctly. That's not something that would be exclusive to Wii games. All discs are polycarbonate, so none are significantly more susceptible to damage from a buffer than another.

Cloisonne:
You could check if there are any PlayNTrades around you, they offer disc repair that works really well :3

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