Posted by William A. T. Clark on 09/10/05 12:52

In article <43222f6e.28308125@news-server.houston.rr.com>,
spam@uce.gov (Bob) wrote:

> I had an old worn video disc - you know the kind with all sorts of
> nasty-looking scratches at random as though people played Frisbee
> with
> their dog - and it would not succumb to a successful backup
> operation.
>
> I retired several times but all I got was read errors towards the end
> of a disc that was dual layer with 8 GB. I tried a couple different
> programs to create the ISO extraction but they all failed.
>
> Then I remembered one of the posters (Kony) had mentioned Brasso. I
> have a can handy near my desk because I use it to polish the brass
> bolsters on my switchblade collection.
>
> I thought it was in jest, but since I had nothing to lose I tried it.
> I rubbed firmly but gently, and the surface cleaned up pretty nicely
> -
> no more large surface scratches.
>
> Then I submitted it to a backup operation again and it succeeded on
> the very first try - as though the disc were almost new.
>
> Brasso Rules!

Absolutely, it's also perfect for taking scratches out of eyegallses and
watch glasses.

Magic stuff!

William Clark

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