Damaged/Scratched DVDs

I have small children. I made the mistake of teaching them how to operate our DVD player and now they no longer wait for me to watch a movie. The biggest drawback to this is that they've managed to damage a number of their DVDs by mishandling them. I want to make back-up copies and I need help ripping these damaged/scratched discs. I get a read error with CloneDVD 2. I've heard that there are techniques you can use to get around these types of things, provided of course that the scratches are not too severe.

I would hate to have to pay for these discs all over again. Some I can't get anymore unless I purchased them used on eBay or Amamzon and even at that they're asking top dollar for them.

Thanks!

 

There are a couple of ways to do this, other than just giving them a really good clean - which i already assume you have done.

The first is to send your disks away to a company to be re-treated and have the blemishes and scratches removed. However this can be inconvenient and sometime expensive.

The second is to purchase a device such as a "Skip Doctor". This is a simple device which removed blemishes from DVD's, CD's etc etc. This according to the manufacturers will remove any big scrathes, large blemishes and just general crap from the disk. There is a motorised version but the downside being there about £50, however there is a manual one for about £20 so it wont break the bank. However, i havnt actually got one, i just know the exist so i cant guarantee how well they actually work.

Hope this helps you somehow

Good look!!

Regards

John

 

I've had several discs that would get read errors when trying to rip them. I could tell where on the disc the spot or spots might be by where in the ripping process the errors occured. I've fixed some with toothpaste. I've had three I had to go to something tougher. What worked for me was Flitz, a metal polish and fiberglass cleaner. It might sound a bit drastic, but I put a dap on the blemish/scratch and rub it with a soft damp cloth, always from the center toward the outside. Sometimes it might take three or four times before it would finally rip.

As a side note, I've yet to do this and damage the disc beyond being usable. Every one of them works perfectly, playing and ripping.

Mike

 

I too have used toothpaste, windex, alcohol and I found if you use a little spritz of Pledge and polish with a soft cloth it really rips. My two cents :~)