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[CreeperBlocks]

Hello GAF,

Yesterday, I was at a Flea Market and I bought a PS2 game which was horribly scratched. So badly that when I put the game in it would just stay on the loading screen.

I know of one way to Fix a Scratched Disc and that's the Toothpaste Technique in which you rub the toothpaste on the disc. So far that hasn't really worked out and it didn't work, still the same loading screen.

what are some alternate methods for fixing scratched discs?

 

[Joyful]

is it a blue disc, if so its probably fubar

 

[antitrop]

Flush it down the toilet.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

is it a blue disc, if so its probably fubar

No it's a clear disc.

 

[VicDaMoan03]

Lick it

 

[TheGamingBox]

by buying a working copy, if it has multiples scratches, i doubt anything will make it work

 

[eXistor]

I don't know about Gamestop, but here in the Netherlands you can get them fixed for a couple of bucks at most game stores. They have professional disc-repair machines that pretty much restore them to new condition (provided the scratches aren't too deep of course).

 

[spoonztt]

Look into disc resurfacing. My last job had a machine and it worked wonders for most people.

 

[CO_Andy]

game doctor

 

[neto]

Are the scratches only on the reflective side? if yes then by buffing it could be recovered, if the scratches are on the label side, it is probably destroyed

 

[Reverend Funk]

Spread peanut butter over it then put it in the microwave for 2 minutes.

 

[Strangelove77]

Use a piece of sandpaper to smooth it all out.

 

[Hazaku]

I've applied vasoline on big ass scratches on DVDs and DVD based games in the past.

DO NOT COVER YOUR DISC IN VASOLINE!

 

[Ceadeus]

Spread peanut butter over it then put it in the microwave for 2 minutes.

Crazy humor, you are rad

 

[zenosparadox]

Toothpaste is supposed to help. I'm not kidding.

Why is every post here a joke post?

 

[antitrop]

Spread peanut butter over it then put it in the microwave for 2 minutes.

 

[JinjoUnchained]

Toothpaste is supposed to help. I'm not kidding.

Why is every post here a joke post?

I used to do that for CDs back in the 90s, when they were new and I didn't know how to handle them. It worked really well.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Toothpaste is supposed to help. I'm not kidding.

Why is every post here a joke post?

I tried it at least Twice today.

it didn't really do anything for me and yes I used paste toothpaste not gel. Maybe i'll try it again.


And No there are no scratches on the label side

 

[bobawesome]

Toothpaste is supposed to help. I'm not kidding.

Why is every post here a joke post?

Everyone considers themselves a comedian/secretly hoping a mod notices their post and gives them a tag or additional tag for their efforts.

 

[nampad]

Flush it down the toilet.

GAF didn't disappoint.

 

[injurai]

Flush it down the toilet.

beaten

 

[Spinosaurus]

Flush it down the toilet.

beat me to it

EDIT: found the thread lol

 

[Popsickles]

I have fixed discs my self with brasso and a buffer wheel, it really works.

 

[Lulubop]

Rubbing Alcohol, just like people.

 

[jaydogg691]

game doctor

Oh that Game Doctor. So much spinning.

 

[Greenzxy]

Use lots of toothpaste. Trust me on this.

 

[DonMigs85]

Oh that Game Doctor. So much spinning.

It has numerous doctor relatives

 

[Big Green Anus]

I use radioshock DVD/Bluray repair and then use a microfiber cloth to rub it in. It works pretty good for surface scratches. but nothing too deep. I had mixed results with toothpaste, especially the one with backing soda.

I read that the older version of brasso works really well for deep scratches.

 

[Justinh]

I bought a couple games in the past year that I want to get fixed, Earthworm Jim 2 and Darius Gaiden both complete for the Saturn. They're okay, but one of the levels in Darius doesn't load and the first stage music skips in Earthworm Jim.

I keep putting it off for some reason, but I noticed that estarland has a disc resurfacing surface that I want to try. It's only 3 bucks for CD games which would be a lot cheaper than rebuying even just the disc only versions of the games.

I think it's more expensive for DVD games, though.
fake edit: yeah, 4 dollars. I think I haven't done it because...well I dunno, I just feel weird about sending them stuff. I guess you pay up front?

 

[DonMigs85]

If you use toothpaste it has to be the plain white paste type, not gel type

 

[Kaz42]

My nephew left his game out for awhile and now it's got all these spots all over it, will the toothpaste or rubbing alcohol trick work for this problem?

 

[Jarrod38]

Buy one of these.
http://www.discchek.com/ecomaster.html

 

[Ptaaty]

meguier's PlasiX, stuff used to fix haze in car headlights.

 

[213372bu]

It has numerous doctor relatives

Yeah tried this before with my old disks and thought I was SoL.

The toothpaste trick has rarely worked for me, the Ajax one works actually pretty decently.

But if you see someone with a disk resurfacer MACHINE, (mom and pop game/record stores have these) these work 99% of the time.

 

[King Al B]

Find a local game store that has a professional disc repair machine.

Like this

https://youtu.be/he93dT3jFSI

 

[PreFire]

Find a local game store that has a professional disc repair machine.

Like this

https://youtu.be/he93dT3jFSI

Exactly. Gamespot has them. It's like $5 though. Kind of defeats the purpose of buying the game at a flea market

 

[Balb]

If the game is valuable then get it resurfaced at a game store. If it's not, might as well buy a new one (disc-only copies of most games are fairly cheap).

Don't buy/use one of those crappy disc repair devices like Game Doctor. The good resurface machines cost hundreds of dollars, which the aforementioned game stores tend to have.

 

[miku]

Everyone considers themselves a comedian/secretly hoping a mod notices their post and gives them a tag or additional tag for their efforts.

So you get a tag for posting something funny/stupid?

I hope I don't get one of those tag then.

 

[howdyjacker]

Resurface it.

It's the only way kinobi.

 

[Jarrod38]

Find a local game store that has a professional disc repair machine.

Like this

https://youtu.be/he93dT3jFSI

We use that one at my work and it works wonders.

 

[Super Macho Man]

Family Video does it for 2.99

 

[Justinh]

Exactly. Gamespot has them. It's like $5 though. Kind of defeats the purpose of buying the game at a flea market

gamestop has disc resurfacers? Do they not advertise this? I didn't know. That would be neat if my local one had one, as I wouldn't have to mail off my games to estarland.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RBE4B8/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Not a bad price if you have a lot of games or movies on dvd

I saw that too, and I guess it would be kinda convenient to be able to do this kinda stuff at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYGGpOvlLzg
After seeing some of the reviews on Amazon though, I think I'll just have someone with a pro unit do it for me.

 

[kingwingin]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RBE4B8/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Not a bad price if you have a lot of games or movies on dvd

 

[veloxStrix]

Call around to video rental places in your area and see if any of them will repair discs. Buy a Disc Dr if you want, they usually work okay. If you want an immediate fix (and have Lemon Pledge on hand), try Lemon Pledge.

 

[REDSLATE]

Professionally resurface it or burn it to your HDD.