[plug] Need a shop that polishes CD's

[Jim Householder]

Brad Campbell wrote:
> Senectus . wrote:
> 
>> My copy Of SuSE Enterprise server is badly scuffed.. and I need it,
>> does anyone know of a shop that will polish cd's ??
>> Preferably south of the river, maybe even in the Bentley region?
>>
>>
> 
> I use toothpaste on the tip of my finger.. (Brasso is too coarse)
> 
> As long as the label side is not punctured and you can't see light 
> through the disk you should be able to polish out, or at least smooth 
> the edges of any scratch sufficiently to get a good read/copy of the disk.
> 
Some brands of toothpaste are more abbrasive than others.  A good way of testing, short of applying it to a test cd, is to put a bit in a plastic sandwich bag and rub it between your fingers.  If it is abbrasive you should be able to feel it.  Amway's Glister toothpaste is non-abbrasive.  Whether it is suitable or not is left as an excercise for the reader...

HTH
Jim