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
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Peter K
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