General Category > General Discussion
Fixing scratches on discs?
Ace Master Cire:
You could try the toothpaste trick. I've tried it, on my PS2, Gamecube and Wii games, and it works!
pumanchero:
Do not resurface, I repeat, do not resurface. You'll diminish the lifespan of your games.
Maben:
--- Quote from: pumanchero on September 15, 2012, 03:46:59 PM ---Do not resurface, I repeat, do not resurface. You'll diminish the lifespan of your games.
--- End quote ---
If the lifespan of your game is currently "dead", then resurfacing is possibly your only option. I wouldn't suggest it just on a whim, like defragmenting a hard drive or something; but if the game has a serious scratch and it doesn't play properly, what else are you gonna do?
lcvolt:
i've bought some usd games on local video stores which have thos cd scratchers to "make them work". bought a copy of punch out! and i didnt see them do it, but the disc had some weird brown excess material. the game didnt work, so i changed it. later i bought for real cheap a gamecube game (007 everything or nothing). the game had some scratches and the clerk told me if i wanted to polish it, so i agreed.
cant get past the 3rd or 4th stage, the game freezes, but now i dont know if its because the game didnt work (cuz it was cheap), or the polishing damaged it. i noticed the dvd had the same brownish excess material, so i think stupid video store is screwing their own product with a machine that doesnt work
Superchop:
--- Quote from: pumanchero on September 15, 2012, 03:46:59 PM ---Do not resurface, I repeat, do not resurface. You'll diminish the lifespan of your games.
--- End quote ---
I don't want to...especially considering that the scratches really don't seem to be that bad. But the fact is that the intro locks up for a while and the game completely freezes like 10 minutes in. I tried it on my ps3 and with an emulator on the pc...the intro movie freezes a bit a few seconds before it does on the ps3 but it still completely freezes in the same area. I'm really at a loss and a part of me just feels like buying another copy of the game (disc only since it's cheaper and cause i have everything else) and sell this one to anyone who wants to try to "fix" it.
I tried the toothpaste trick before on another disc and didn't work that well...maybe cause it has to be a certain toothpaste? I read it has to have baking soda or something.
I also read about Brasso, some metal polisher that they said works really well...but I don't really want to resort to that either unless I can get some reliable experiences besides what's shown on youtube :\
I can always d/l it through the psn store and just keep the disc stored away :\ if it comes down to it