Posted by MakeNoAttemptToAdjustYourSet on 01/22/08 07:05

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:56:57 -0500, Phisherman <noone@nobody.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:12:36 -0800 (PST), lorincantrell@yahoo.com
>wrote:
>
>>On Jan 21, 6:12 am, MakeNoAttemptToAdjustYourSet
>><DoNotAttemptToAdjustYour...@anytime.org> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:40:44 -0800 (PST), lorincantr...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> >  I have no such qualms about DVD because
>>> >there are few sins Windex cannot fix.
>>>
>>>   That is the LAST substance you would ever want to use on an optical
>>> disc...  any format.
>>>
>>>   Heavily washed hands in HOT water with dish soap or any anti-bacterial
>>> hand soap, and then wash the disc with a freshly soaped up pair of hands.
>>> make all rub motions from center to edge, and rinse in water, sling off
>>> excess and dab dry, NOT wiping.
>>>
>>>   THAT soap is far better at not scratching up your disc than Windex and
>>> ANY wipes of any kind could ever be.
>>>
>>>   Of course, the best disc is one that has never been touched, and
>>> therefore would never need to be cleaned.
>>>
>>>  Windex is the LAST product anyone should ever use on a PLASTIC optical
>>> surface.
>>>
>>>   Jeez, you talk like you have been in the dark all your phucking life.
>>
>>Well, it was windex or a belt sander.
>>
>>-beaumon
>
>Brasso worked on a rented Cinderella DVD and it finally played OK. It
>looked like a kid used it in the sandbox.

There is a big difference between cleaning a grimy disk, and using an
abrasive media to re-finish the optical surface of one.

Two entirely different tasks, they are.

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