Cleaning/Scratches PS1 Games

[Pepe_el_mago]

Hello, i just bought some ps1 games and noticed some dust, so when i tried to clean them (i used a microfiber cloth from glasses) y noticed they scratch REALLY easy, i barely touched them and i got a lot of tiny scratches all over the disc. My question is: what is the best method to cleaning this games without scratching them? And will this scratches destroy the game? It plays fine right now...but im afraid.

thank you.

[Ozzy_98]

Just don't use brasso on them (Yes I remember you).

For CLEANING CD games, I normally clean them while they're under water, a little bit of soap on my hands.  I've never had issues with them that way, since all the game CDs have printed labels on part of the CD.  Old first gen CDs like for the TG-16 it might promote CD rot if you have a bad scratch, but I would think if it's that bad it'll still get CD rot no matter what.  In your case it very well could have been the dust that scratched them, especially if you did it dry.

A real CD scratch removal system (NOT DISC DOCTOR!) would also be a good investment, they're $120-$160 for low end ones.

[Pepe_el_mago]

thanks for the tip, but how do you dry the games? with cloth?

[Desolis]

thanks for the tip, but how do you dry the games? with cloth?

You should just be able to air dry them. Set them out face up on a soft towel or something of the sort. Just make sure they are well rinsed so you don't end up with any soap residue on them.

[Pepe_el_mago]

I noticed that when i put them to dry, the game retains bloats where the water dried up

[tiktektak]

A real CD scratch removal system (NOT DISC DOCTOR!) would also be a good investment, they're $120-$160 for low end ones.

Never use those low end ones. They do not remove scratches very well and sometimes ruin the planarity of the CD.

A good machine which really does a stellar job at removing almost any kind of scratch costs around 5000.

[Jeremy1976]

I just recently purchased the jfj machine and its works great.  Those cheap one just aren't worth the money.  FYI the jfj machine cost me around 200

[segamer]

This is the machine I bought; a disc-go-devil. It works great and was only $1000.

[TDIRunner]

For about half a second, I thought that was a modified GameCube.

I didn't realize those things cost that much.  That's a long payback period considering that the stores around here only charge a few bucks to run discs through them.  Although, if you did half a dozen a day for a year, you could get there reasonably quick.

[Ozzy_98]

I didn't realize those things cost that much.  That's a long payback period considering that the stores around here only charge a few bucks to run discs through them.  Although, if you did half a dozen a day for a year, you could get there reasonably quick.

90% of stores use the JFJ ones anymore, they're much cheaper (Sub-200 for most models).  There's some skill involved in cleaning the disks too and knowing when you can use a sanding disk.  Just make sure you don't run a game on it too long or it'll heat and warp; the more aggressive you are, the faster it heats.

[Pepe_el_mago]

Wow nice machines bros...but the question remains, what is the best way to clean my ps1 discs without scratching them? If i leave them be and tell them to go dry themselves in my bedroom, the discs retain some stains where the water dried up how to prevent this?

[Ozzy_98]

get softer water I wave them around some in the air, then use a hair dryer for getting most of it off.  I most likely should reword it from saying I use a hair dryer to get it off, but I'm lazy and think that's funny.

[sheep2001]

Does nobody have any common sense  any more?  Sometimes I feel like I'm in the twilight zone.

[Ozzy_98]

Just don't use brasso on them (Yes I remember you).

For the record, there was supposed to be a at the end of this line so you know I was playing.  Without the I look like a total dick.

[Mick Dundee]

See if a local Media Store (Fye comes to mind for a major retailer chain) does resurfacing.

 I have a store near me called Bullmoose. They do it for a buck or 2.