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Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: curban13 on November 28, 2004, 04:42:17 PM
my grand theft auto vice city, and dark cloud are badly scratched and some mentioned in a thread there was some tooth paste method to fix it
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Titan on November 28, 2004, 05:40:21 PM
Toothpaste? Try Game Dr.
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Eiksirf on November 28, 2004, 06:09:07 PM
I\'m gonna cry.

Seriously, if something is severely scratched, then you\'re beat. Just like with cds. If you put a canyon across the laser\'s path, there\'s just no way to fill it in, especially considering there used to be data in the chasm.

-Dan
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: theomen on November 28, 2004, 06:53:23 PM
spray it with furniture polish, and then wipe it off.  It has worked on many of my DVD\'s that wouldn\'t allow me to use DVD shrink on them.  Hell, I had one so bad that I couldn\'t even get it to analyze, and after the polish it was like brand new.
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Titan on November 28, 2004, 07:08:13 PM
Try putting the Cds in the freezer.
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Evi on November 28, 2004, 07:41:49 PM
^^^^^

Yeah...a few days should do the trick.
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on November 28, 2004, 08:12:06 PM
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Originally posted by Eiksirf
I\'m gonna cry.

Seriously, if something is severely scratched, then you\'re beat. Just like with cds. If you put a canyon across the laser\'s path, there\'s just no way to fill it in, especially considering there used to be data in the chasm.

-Dan



Err, wrong dood, so so wrong. The data isn\'t burned into the plastic, it\'s burned into the dye behind the plastic. (under the label) The plastic is simply there to protect the dye. If you scratch a cd/dvd. There is a chance you can fix it.  If you scratch the LABEL side of the cd, forget it.
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Black Samurai on November 28, 2004, 08:45:59 PM
You basically take some toothpaste(the plain white kind usually really cheap) and squeeze a little bit on the disk. You use something that won\'t ruin the disk more and rub the toothpaste evenly all over the surface of the disk. You then just let it sit for about 15-20 minutes so it can dry and then you wipe the excess toothpaste off.

Its worked for a bunch of old music CD\'s.
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: THX on November 28, 2004, 08:54:42 PM
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Originally posted by §ôµÏG®ïñD
Err, wrong dood, so so wrong. The data isn\'t burned into the plastic, it\'s burned into the dye behind the plastic. (under the label) The plastic is simply there to protect the dye. If you scratch a cd/dvd. There is a chance you can fix it.  If you scratch the LABEL side of the cd, forget it.

There is no dye in pressed discs, only in CD-Rs.  That\'s why you burn CD-Rs.  Discs you buy aren\'t burned at all but are pressed onto a thin aluminum layer.
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on November 28, 2004, 11:04:18 PM
either way it doesn\'t matter.. the info is under the label and between the plastic....
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: mm on November 29, 2004, 05:33:23 AM
owned
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: ooseven on November 29, 2004, 06:58:35 AM
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Originally posted by Black Samurai
You basically take some toothpaste(the plain white kind usually really cheap) and squeeze a little bit on the disk. You use something that won\'t ruin the disk more and rub the toothpaste evenly all over the surface of the disk. You then just let it sit for about 15-20 minutes so it can dry and then you wipe the excess toothpaste off.

Its worked for a bunch of old music CD\'s.



it also comes in handy for spot/zit removal

And if you smear it on your upper cheek (just under each eye), you can limit the effects from tear gas.
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Titan on November 29, 2004, 09:56:57 AM
I still find the freezer method the best. You put the CDs in their cases, pour a little water to fill the circular void in the case, let it sit for a few days, and there you go. :)
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Evi on November 29, 2004, 10:14:12 AM
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I still find the freezer method the best. You put the CDs in their cases, pour a little water to fill the circular void in the case, let it sit for a few days, and there you go.
Agreed ;)
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: CHIZZY on November 29, 2004, 10:17:58 AM
I have a jeweler\'s buffing wheel at work, and it will repair almost anything on the underside... I had a CD that rolled around in the door compartment of my truck for a year, and was trashed. one minute later... wheee!
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Titan on November 29, 2004, 01:17:08 PM
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Originally posted by CHIZZY
I have a jeweler\'s buffing wheel at work, and it will repair almost anything on the underside... I had a CD that rolled around in the door compartment of my truck for a year, and was trashed. one minute later... wheee!


I take it that it was a porn VCD if it made you go "wheee"?
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on November 29, 2004, 01:32:57 PM
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Originally posted by mm
owned
 


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Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: curban13 on November 29, 2004, 03:39:20 PM
I thank you all for your wonderful suggestions, and i will see which ones work on mi old cd\'s.  You all are very helpful
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: unfocused on December 02, 2004, 01:49:10 PM
I bet the freezer method works the best.  :)
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Titan on December 03, 2004, 11:00:24 AM
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Originally posted by unfocused
I bet the freezer method works the best.  :)


I\'m telling you, the freezer is the best method for anything.
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: curban13 on December 03, 2004, 03:39:44 PM
your skinky freezer method will destroy the cd, but thanks any ways
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Evi on December 03, 2004, 03:52:32 PM
^^^^^^

It doesn\'t destroy the disc, it enhances it to the next level.
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Titan on December 03, 2004, 04:48:34 PM
It adds a protective layer of frost that solidifies on and adds a protective layer. It also fills in the scratches with water crystals, so you see, its not that skinky :)
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Unicron! on December 04, 2004, 04:21:09 AM
yeah.Then put it in your PS2, the water crystals will melt, then your PS2 will suffer an ellectrocution.Then you should put your PS2 in the freezer to get  it fixed :p
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Titan on December 04, 2004, 06:53:34 PM
No, you see, the crystals fuse to the cd and it makes this huge chemical reaction, causing the crystals to turn into Cobalt, which is a hard carbon based compound that is much better than the plastic that is on the cd. This compound is ironically clear, and since it is carbon based, you can even shove it up theomens ass, which is as tight as a 9 year old boys, and it still won\'t break. Yup, the freezer is the method of choice :)
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Unicron! on December 05, 2004, 01:17:28 AM
:laughing: :laughing:

You should be hired as a great mind manipulator.You can convince others the impossible

:laughing:

You rule
Title: can any please o please teach me the toothpaste method to fix games
Post by: Evi on December 05, 2004, 01:41:56 AM
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No, you see, the crystals fuse to the cd and it makes this huge chemical reaction, causing the crystals to turn into Cobalt, which is a hard carbon based compound that is much better than the plastic that is on the cd. This compound is ironically clear, and since it is carbon based, you can even shove it up theomens ass, which is as tight as a 9 year old boys, and it still won\'t break. Yup, the freezer is the method of choice
*classic* :D