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Disc Repair Solutions

GreatTeacherMacRossGreatTeacherMacRoss
edited February 2010 in Video Games
I recently picked up a used copy of an old 360 game (Ninety Nine Nights). On occasion, and only when it is starting up, I'll get a "disc is unreadable" message and the game will not start. Usually, this can be remedied by attempting to start the game a few times, or ejecting and re-inserting the disc. I checked the disc, and there are indeed one or two small, shallow scratches on the disc surface. Nothing really bad, but still enough to be annoying sometimes.

Have any of you had scratched games that you have repaired? I've found a few suggestions but haven't decided if I'm going to try any of them out.

Comments

  • AprecheApreche
    All of those Dr. disc repair things are BS and don't work. Maybe try the toothpaste trick?
  • GreatTeacherMacRossGreatTeacherMacRoss
    I was considering toothpaste as a first attempt, since it has a good possible damage : possible repair ratio. Apparently Brasso (a metal polish) morks very well, even on deeper scratches.
  • thaneofcawdorthaneofcawdor
    I had an old copy of Masters of Orion II repaired at a video store once, it came back looking like new. May be worth looking into whether any rental places near you offer the service.
  • MrRobotoMrRoboto
    you can try and polish off the scratch with sand paper reducing the grit on every pass.
  • Dr. TimoDr. Timo
    you can try and polish off the scratch with sand paper reducing the grit on every pass.
    That is really hard to do and takes too much time, you should try to find a wood shop that'll let you use their Jointer, that's worked for me at least.
  • MrRobotoMrRoboto
    you can try and polish off the scratch with sand paper reducing the grit on every pass.
    That is really hard to do and takes too much time, you should try to find a wood shop that'll let you use theirJointer, that's worked for me at least.
    Its easy enough with a electric sander (Vibrating kind, not the band or circular type) and a flat surface.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    Well you can take it to a machine shop and have them machined to be straight again.

    ...oh, you meant game discs, not brake discs.
  • VhdbloodVhdblood
    Apparently Brasso (a metal polish) morks very well, even on deeper scratches.
    The last time I used brasso, it scratched the shit out of some metal I was working with. Seems like plastic wouldn't fair well.

    I've used the AzuraDisc to great success, or at least something like it. I know a guy who runs a video game shop and he lets me use his.
  • KusanagiRyuKusanagiRyu
    All of those Dr. disc repair things are BS and don't work. Maybe try the toothpaste trick?
    Really? The one I've got worked fine on several discs, though some needed to go through it several times.

    I've heard the toothpaste should be used for deeper scratches, not for shallow scratches that seem to somehow appear through normal use even when I never dropped the disc or touched the bottom or what I mean really how the shit did that scratch get there.
  • SailSail
    edited February 2010
    All of those Dr. disc repair things are BS and don't work. Maybe try the toothpaste trick?
    The Dr. Disc things pretty much do the exact same thing that the toothpaste trick does. It's not that they don't work, it's that toothpaste is cheaper.
    I recently picked up a used copy of an old 360 game (Ninety Nine Nights). On occasion, and only when it is starting up, I'll get a "disc is unreadable" message and the game will not start.
    Where did you get it? Because, if you got it at GameStop or something, you had the opportunity to take it back and get a new one.
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  • GreatTeacherMacRossGreatTeacherMacRoss
    All of those Dr. disc repair things are BS and don't work. Maybe try the toothpaste trick?
    The Dr. Disc things pretty much do the exact same thing that the toothpaste trick does. It's not that they don't work, it's that toothpaste is cheaper.
    I recently picked up a used copy of an old 360 game (Ninety Nine Nights). On occasion, and only when it is starting up, I'll get a "disc is unreadable" message and the game will not start.
    Where did you get it? Because, if you got it at GameStop or something, you had the opportunity to take it back and get a new one.
    Ordered online. I could return it, but I'd have to pay shipping, and the game was only $7. They said they'd give me a refund, but it didn't seem worth it since I'd have to pay $5 or so to ship it.
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