Sandi, Most likely, the lens is too close to the surface of the disk, so the brush may be close enough to the lens to cause damage. It only makes sense if the lens is REALLY close, though. The bristles won't do any harm, so maybe they are concerned about the tiny bit of glue holding the brush in place. Of course, I'm just guessing here, so ... :O) Peace, GMan http://reddit.com "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 6:43 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: CD ROM Drive-Update > Hey, G, just re-reading some of these posts. I loaned my CD cleaner to a > friend as she was having trouble with "skipping". Have not heard how well > it worked for her. Just reading our manual on the new Camry we purchased > this past week and it says not to use a cleaner in CD player on the car. > Wonder why not? It says it may damage the player!! --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------