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My Original XP CD was scratched so bad I couldn’t copy it . I tried a few programs to recover all the files from the original disk, but none were 100% effective. Then I read about toothpaste. Unfortunately I can’t remember the site I read about this on.
Anyway, get some cotton balls and put some toothpaste on them. Rub your scratched cd with the cotton balls until the majority of the scratches are gone.Rinse the disc with water and dry it with a cloth that won’t scratch.
This worked great for me. I just used paper towels to rub the toothpaste in, and to dry it. I put the disc in and was able to copy and paste the disc onto my hard drive without any errors.
I didn’t wipe the disk until all the scratches were gone, just enough that a large majority of them were gone.
If anyone is interested, I used Crest Multi-Care mint flavored toothpaste. I only tried this since the disc was so damaged I didn’t care if I completely wrecked it.
Hope this helps some people out and try at your risk.
The reason why this works is that toothpaste contains very fine grit, which polishes the surface.. when doing this you want to keep the paste damp, by adding a little water when it dries out.. it’s best to rub from the center to the outside..this also works on scratched glass and plastic too… the toothpaste don’t leave scratches itself, so it’s safe…
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