Disc repair

[FritzWhite]

All of my game discs play and work, but I don't like the way some of them look with light scratches. I've bought a few games at play 'n trade before and they have a fancy machine to repair the discs of any scratches before you take them. They come out looking brand new, but if you bring your own games in for repair, it's $3 per disc. I think it's too expensive.

What do you guys do about games with light scratches that play just fine? Do you resurface them so they look perfect or just leave them be? What's the most cost effective way to do this? I imagine it depends on how many discs there are to resurface.

At what point is it worth it to have your own resurfacing machine? Which ones are best?

[Superchop]

I usually just leave them alone if theyre playing fine.  The only time I would consider resurfacing is if the game freezes or skips cause of scratches.  Which actually I have a few but no reliable places to go to repair them

For $3 I dont think its too bad since id probably just do a couple here and there but to do all discs then it isnt cost effective.

The professional machines ive seen cost a couple grand so theyd only be worth it if you choose to do a repair disc service and charge more or less what play n trade does. 

[Lord_Britannia]

All the play and trades have closed down here  (Damn you gamestop) .    As far as the disc games go I would pick a couple that you really like (halo 2 maybe ) and get them done and wait for the all the others till they actually show signs of damage during gameplay.    Everytime I get a bad disc while im out hunting I always say under my breath "Shit was better when they were on cartridges" lol     

[e_brugal]

Well, i have one game that won't play in my colection and this week i start searching for a solution and found about Skipdr manual and SIMO Zdag Scratch Repair Machine. I was going to ask the same question but you did it first . So, have some of you used one of this?

Skipdr
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?sbk=1&nav=WATCHING&itemId=161123187634

Sismo Zdag
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?sbk=1&nav=WATCHING&itemId=390496663618

[Mick Dundee]

Don't bother with the manual Disc Dr. If I recall right it leaves a weird swirl mark on the disc. Looks just awful afterwards.  Seek out 2nd hand media stores or maybe even like a blockbuster (If there are any around) They have the nice big machines that can repair discs.

 Here in New England near Blumpkin and I there is a small chain of stores called Bullmoose. They charge like a buck or two and look great afterwards.

[FritzWhite]

Don't bother with the manual Disc Dr. If I recall right it leaves a weird swirl mark on the disc. Looks just awful afterwards.

An old roommate used to have a manual cleaner that you cranked by hand. It was effective at making a disc playable, but it looked terrible. All of my discs play perfectly, I'm only concerned about the looks. I'll just keep my eyes open for a professional resurfacing service that's a little cheaper than $3 per.

[e_brugal]

Well, i think i will ask in a DVD center here in Puerto Plata to see if they have a that machine

Thanks Mick Dundee and Fritzwhite

[tiktektak]

We have some shops here for resurfacing (with 5000 Euro machines) which charge 3-5 Euros per disc. Luckily in one of the shops I know the owner pretty well so I only pay 1-2 euro per disc.

The experiences I made over the last years.

Ps2, Gc(with adapter), Xbox, 360 - look nearly perfect after resurfacing
Ps1 - only do those if they look really bad as you will always see resurfacing marks on the black surface
Older Cd based media - mixed results - some look prefect, some not

Generally a real good machine makes discs really nice looking, but still some scratches are unrepairable if too deep or punctuated.
If you are really anal and hold them against direct light from the sun or a bulb you will see the resurfacing waves a tiny bit.

[palmer6strings]

I have a JFJ+ disc repair machine that works pretty nice. And if you plan on resurfacing a lot of discs, It's kind of worth the price to buy one.