Posted by Serial # 19781010 on 11/14/98 11:26

On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 00:57:35 GMT, 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!

I have had good results with baking soda and a damp cloth.

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