Posted by Kimba W. Lion on 11/30/06 13:55

JoeBloe <joebloe@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:

>>Specifically, if you don't have any special DVD-cleaning products,
>>you're going to squirt Windex onto a paper towel and use that to wipe
>>outwards on the bottom of the DVD... right?
>
> Abso-fuckin-lutely not!
>
> Alcohol based cleaners are a no go for plastic, especially when used
>in conjunction with a "towel".

Actually the main ingredient in most varieties of window cleaner is
amonia, and that is far more dangerous to most plastics than alcohol.

Nearly every rental disc I've seen looks like someone used it under a pile
of fried chicken. A quick wash under the faucet with some liquid hand soap
followed by pat-drying with a soft cloth towel cleans them up very nicely.

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