{"product":{"product_id":"B0015ACUKC","title":"SkipDr DVD and CD Manual Disc Repair System, Single","price":"24.69","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41HXJ09J32L._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015ACUKC"},"comments":[{"body":"Used to be you could by a disc repair thing in stores, it would use a type of ceramic to fill in deep scratches and some sort of device to grind down the plastic a tiny bit?  Probably Best Buy and Walmart have them.\r\n\r\nEdit: [Amazon has some that are cheaper than local](https://www.amazon.ca/Digital-Innovations-1018300-SkipDr-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1521153879\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=disc+repair+kit)","subreddit_name":"VictoriaBC","author":"Sphexi"},{"body":"They have [sander/polishers for DVDs](https://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC) with scratches.\r\n\r\nThey don't work at all for BluRays or other discs (video games) with high data rates.  But for DVDs I have a success rate of 2 out of 3.  It is the circular gouge that really does the disc in.","subreddit_name":"DataHoarder","author":"ahbi_santini2"},{"body":"Scratches are not cleaned. The disc need resurfaceing.best investment is something like a disk doctor or similar. The results are more consistent. Doing by hand can leave uneven polishing or make scratches worse. Keep in mind deep scratches or gouges are usually unfixable but if game is working you may want to leave it alone.. \r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_S6R5M2YND9Z9NND317RS","subreddit_name":"PS3","author":"Key-Ad7733"},{"body":"Works a little, toothpaste is a fine silica abrasive (really it's only function) so worth a shot.\r\n\r\nYears ago when CDs were all the rage i had a bunch of cds that were scratched some to the point of being unplayable \r\nSo I tried the toothpaste trick, it helped a few but I bought this kind of device that literally sands down the plastic and it worked like a charm. Although you could see scuff  lines from the sanding, the lines had no effect on the playability but you could never sell them. (No one wants to buy cds these days)\r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_wqO.Fb3QQCCNV?psc=1","subreddit_name":"answers","author":"kc1328"},{"body":"I honestly doubt that many places still do this because of physical media slowly falling more and more out of usage with many consumers. Depending upon how many discs you have to repair, it may be worthwhile to look into [purchasing a tool to do this](https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0015ACUKC/), as it might cost more to get them repaired by someone who may just be using the same tool.","subreddit_name":"ColoradoSprings","author":"Apocrathia"},{"body":"We had one of those [Skip Doctor](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015ACUKC) things back in the mid-90's. Worked reasonably well. \r\n\r\nYour mileage may vary, but my first trick was to use Lemon Pledge and a microfiber cloth. Worked half the time. Seriously. For those that didn't work, the Skip Doctor usually got the rest.","subreddit_name":"okc","author":"justec1"},{"body":"I used something similar to this.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?c=ts\u0026amp;keywords=Audio+%26+Video+Disc+Repair+Kits\u0026amp;qid=1665423572\u0026amp;qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjQ0IiwicXNhIjoiMi44NyIsInFzcCI6IjIuNTIifQ%3D%3D\u0026amp;s=tv\u0026amp;sr=1-4\u0026amp;ts_id=14084701\r\n\r\n\r\nIt repairs 25 discs before you have to buy a new base . If you buy one of these read into the reviews quite thoroughly.","subreddit_name":"videogames","author":"Lobsta1986"},{"body":"Well... unfortunately, the very principles behind physical media like discs mean that once enough of it is damaged, there isn't much you can do. That said, as other comments have mentioned, used game stores will usually let you bring discs over to 'buff' the disc out. As I understand it, this doesn't really make-up for data that's actually lost, but if it's just surface scratches you should be fine.\r\n\r\nYou can also buy a [resurfacer](https://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=sr_1_3?crid=JNCNCACVH1Y4\u0026amp;keywords=disc+resurfacer\u0026amp;qid=1659504894\u0026amp;sprefix=disc+res%2Caps%2C163\u0026amp;sr=8-3) on Amazon, but, like, Black Ops 2 is $20 if you REALLY don't look for a deal, and you could probably find copies for $5-10. I'd recommend just picking up a new copy.","subreddit_name":"PS3","author":"Ken10Ethan"},{"body":"You can buy a disc repair tool, like this one:\r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC\r\n\r\nI'm not endorsing that product, I don't know anything about it. But I've used similar.\r\n\r\nSometimes they work, sometimes the disk is too badly damaged.","subreddit_name":"NoStupidQuestions","author":"calste"},{"body":"Back in the day, i used [something like this](https://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC) when a cd was scratched really bad. I dont think it was always successful if they were scratched so badly. Often times though it worked well enough to copy off the data.","subreddit_name":"wii","author":"ZarZad"},{"body":"I'd invest in a Skip Dr. My younger brother wasn't the most gentle with our games growing up and this thing definitely brought some back to life. I actually can't think of a time when this didn't work.\r\n\r\nhttps://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_wGSjFbGMKQP0Q\r\n\r\nEDIT: BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN TO SEE WHAT KINDS OF DISKS (MOSTLY NEWER CONSOLES) THIS ISN'T COMPATIBLE WITH.","subreddit_name":"breathoffire","author":"Ragehazzard"},{"body":"Try the program ISOBuster.  It's pretty good at reading all that can be read from optical media.  You also might try using a CD repair tool such as this to resurface the clear plastic: http://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1463973837\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=cd+repair\r\n\r\nIt'll basically just sand down the clear plastic slowly until it's smooth enough to read.  I've had some data recovery cases where we needed to leave it sanding for hours through several sets of batteries before we could get a complete read.","subreddit_name":"datarecovery","author":"DataMedics"},{"body":"[Disk resurfacers](http://www.amazon.com/SkipDr-Manual-Disc-Repair-System/dp/B0015ACUKC/) used to be fairly common when people used CDs to play music.  If the scratch is too deep, there is no hope for repairing it.  You could contact the game store or try to get a copy of it from the publisher.","subreddit_name":"LifeProTips","author":"zylli42"},{"body":"you can get a disk fixing kit, it is basically really fine sand paper and some cleaning liquid [like this](http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0015ACUKC/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=569136327\u0026amp;pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe\u0026amp;pf_rd_t=201\u0026amp;pf_rd_i=B001RXTNRK\u0026amp;pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=12C40Z8XAEMPRQP313F8) I used it on FF7 as it kept freezing after proud clod, worked a treat!","subreddit_name":"pcmasterrace","author":"smalltownoutlaw"},{"body":"I picked up a PS2 disc at Goodwill, but the console wouldn't read it (it gave a \"insert Playstation compatible disc\" error).  I bought one of these things on Amazon and it worked like a charm:\r\n\r\nhttp://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015ACUKC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;psc=1\r\n\r\nTook all of 2 minutes to use. You spray on a little bit of the distilled water / alcohol mixture from the spray bottle (which is included), pop the disc in, turn the crank, and it buffs out the scratches.  There are Youtube videos if you're curious. Definitely worth trying.","subreddit_name":"Flipping","author":"MikeyJBlige"}]}