What's a turntable? ;-) On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Robert Lilley <54moggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > By the way, Novus is great for cleaning up turntable dust covers! > > > > Rob > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Peter K. > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:13 PM > *To:* rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [rollei_list] Re: CD Sanding > > > > Nooooo. Don't sand it! Buy Novus Plastic polish #2. It will remove all the > scratches. Novus makes some great polishes. There come in strengths, #s 1, > 2, and 3. 1 is a light polish, #2 is the most often used. #3 is for heavy > scratches. Great for anything plastic like watch crystals (plastic type), > microwaveoven front panels, motorcycle windshield, etc. > > On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 1:49 AM, John Wild <JWild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > I have found that smearing washing-up liquid on a cd and rinsing in warm > water often removes small 'unseen' marks which can prevent a disc from > initially being read. This does not remove scratches but I have found that > it does help in a lot of cases. For deeper scratches, I would guess jewelers > rouge or plastic polishing compound applied gently on a polishing mop would > work quite well. > > > > With reference to longevity last week: in 100 years, no one will know what > a CD is other than a shiny plastic disc. A vinyl record will show as a disk > with grooves. People will soon discover that by inserting a pin in a piece > of paper, resting the pin on the disc and rotating the disc, sound will > emanate. Ideal rotational speed would be easy to guess from the sounds. > Similarly with film, it will be something which is easily deciphered. > Magnetic media or CDs, with all the different formats, will be a challenge > to understand. > > > > John > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Aaron Reece > *Sent:* 06 May 2008 18:30 > *To:* rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [rollei_list] CD Sanding > > > > On May 5, 2008, at 11:26 AM, Don Williams wrote: > > > > I found a piece of 600 grit that had white on it, which would have been > the material removed from the disks. I don't remember whether I used it wet > or dry but would think that it was wet. > > > > Interesting. I would have thought even 600 grit is too coarse, but what do > I know? I wonder if the particles of plastic suspended in the water > contribute to the polishing effect. I'll try this on a couple of > unrecoverable CDs and report back. Thanks for the tip. > > > > -Aaron > > > > > -- > Peter K > Ó¿Õ¬ > -- Peter K Ó¿Õ¬