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isn't toothpaste an abrasive , wouldn't it scratch it more ?

nope it looked more clean it takes time to clean it all up but its worth.

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Originally posted by Chestah
isn't toothpaste an abrasive , wouldn't it scratch it more ?

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Originally posted by guanako
nope it looked more clean it takes time to clean it all up but its worth.

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well my friend mentioned that with music CD's however i wasn't too sure hence my little disclaimer and yes it does need a good gentle clean to get it off

Yes you got that from the guide didn't you?

Toothpaste may (or mar not) be an abrasive, but some CD repairers work by levelling out the scratch with more, tiny, scratches, so maybe it is the abrasive quality of toothpaste (if it exists) that does the work.

* rav0 goes to put toothpaste on rav0's T630 Liquid Black Limited Edition

This reminds me; a while ago my parents bought a whole heap of Colgate toothpaste (we always use Colgate) from some wierd store. Sometimes we have gotten toothpaste from Indian shops, and it was labelled for Fiji, but it is the exact same stuff as the Australian packs. This lot of toothpaste was labelled for South Africa/America (I can't remember). Anyway it was really wierd, and had a powdery texture, like those "just add water" things, so maybe it is this kind of toothpaste that is abrasive. I wonder which kind fixes scratches, the powdery stuff or the smooth stuff.

I'd reccommend getting a game Dr. (scratch removal kit).... it works like a charm and saved me lots of money.

Alot of scratched CD's I have work fine...  did you try just playing it before you smothered it in toothpaste?

As for toothpaste, putting it on cuts is supposed to make them heal quicker... I was stupid enough to try it, and it hurt like HELL

its not for cuts its for burns

well i know for me, some of my scratched cds don't work in a few computers but they work in one of my two drives on my computer . Some are fussier then others, but i tell you its a real pain when your trying to install windows and my computer is the only one that can read the disc =/

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Originally posted by rav0
Yes you got that from the guide didn't you?

Toothpaste may (or mar not) be an abrasive, but some CD repairers work by levelling out the scratch with more, tiny, scratches, so maybe it is the abrasive quality of toothpaste (if it exists) that does the work.

* rav0 goes to put toothpaste on rav0's T630 Liquid Black Limited Edition


This reminds me; a while ago my parents bought a whole heap of Colgate toothpaste (we always use Colgate) from some wierd store. Sometimes we have gotten toothpaste from Indian shops, and it was labelled for Fiji, but it is the exact same stuff as the Australian packs. This lot of toothpaste was labelled for South Africa/America (I can't remember). Anyway it was really wierd, and had a powdery texture, like those "just add water" things, so maybe it is this kind of toothpaste that is abrasive. I wonder which kind fixes scratches, the powdery stuff or the smooth stuff.

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the toothpaste seems to be bad.
anways, i always use closeup