Can i restore a cd if the silver stuff is damaged?

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  • Dirty F
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jul 2001
    • 59204

    #1

    Can i restore a cd if the silver stuff is damaged?

    Its one of my best content cd's :/
  • Machete_
    WINNING!
    • Oct 2002
    • 14579

    #2
    most likely yes.. find something to cover the TOP with so no light get through.. would do the trick 90% of the times
    What works best if you have a CD label you can but on top of it, tape can do it to

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    • Dirty F
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Jul 2001
      • 59204

      #3
      Originally posted by ebus_dk
      most likely yes.. find something to cover the TOP with so no light get through.. would do the trick 90% of the times
      What works best if you have a CD label you can but on top of it, tape can do it to
      Damn really? That would be great...it doesnt have to be a shiny material?

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      • Spunky
        I need a beer
        • Jun 2002
        • 133978

        #4
        Try covering it up with silver paint?..I heard about that somewhere

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        • MikeyFingaz
          Confirmed User
          • Aug 2005
          • 1569

          #5
          yeah, just put something over it.... i was a dj/mc for years.... i had discs that lost some of the backing and they still played... just cover it with a label... i assume its the same media type??..... anti gunners & pro gunners helping each other.... its a beautiful thing, lol.

          ONLY AT JAYMANCASH

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          • Machete_
            WINNING!
            • Oct 2002
            • 14579

            #6
            Originally posted by Franck
            Damn really? That would be great...it doesnt have to be a shiny material?
            No - not really.. All the silver part does is keep the light-beam from bouncing through the disc.. it just needs something to reflect the light back

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            • mkx
              Confirmed User
              • Nov 2003
              • 4001

              #7
              i thought the data was stored in the silver part....... its stored in the clear plastic?

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              • spacedog
                Yes that IS me. Bitch.
                • Nov 2001
                • 14149

                #8
                Franck-- go to a place that sells used playstation games &/or dvds. they have a machine that will buff it up back to new & remove all the scratches. they charge anywhere from $1 to $3 per disc (here in the US)

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                • Machete_
                  WINNING!
                  • Oct 2002
                  • 14579

                  #9
                  Originally posted by mkx
                  i thought the data was stored in the silver part....... its stored in the clear plastic?
                  the data is stored on the bottom of the 2 parts of the disk.. like this seen from the side

                  1 - silver(or other covering material like paint)
                  2 - hard plastic material (data stored in surface where part 2 meets part 3)
                  3 - bottom clear plastic/compound material to cover and protect

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                  • MikeyFingaz
                    Confirmed User
                    • Aug 2005
                    • 1569

                    #10
                    Originally posted by ebus_dk
                    the data is stored on the bottom of the 2 parts of the disk.. like this seen from the side

                    1 - silver(or other covering material like paint)
                    2 - hard plastic material (data stored in surface where part 2 meets part 3)
                    3 - bottom clear plastic/compound material to cover and protect
                    there it is.... but i have had cds play even after the silver has worn off... also black discs last longer than cheap silver ones.

                    ONLY AT JAYMANCASH

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                    • Dirty F
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Jul 2001
                      • 59204

                      #11
                      Originally posted by spacedog
                      Franck-- go to a place that sells used playstation games &/or dvds. they have a machine that will buff it up back to new & remove all the scratches. they charge anywhere from $1 to $3 per disc (here in the US)
                      I covered it with tape but still doesnt work. Im gonna try one of those places.
                      Its really quite valuable content

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                      • mkx
                        Confirmed User
                        • Nov 2003
                        • 4001

                        #12
                        crap i just spent $100 on a new tv tuner card because the driver cd was damaged and the one on the net wasnt working oh well, very good knowledge to know. I vote this thread the #1 gfy thread of the day

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