I think liquidsoapdispenser was making a joke. Perhaps next time he should put up the sarcasm tags?

EQC

a few more discs and i got the hang of it. It's mostly how you do the first step over the open flame. The boiling doesn't really do much but help with any warping, if you happen to get it during step 1. The scratches do cleanup nicely though.

dhaberer

Had to try it tonight. Got some backups of my kids movies that are in very poor shape (and ones they won't miss). I had issues with where the fork touched the disc. It was extra hot there and would usually cause some sort of melting of the disc. I also found out that if you have a disc with lightscribe on it, that the lightscribe image will disappear. I wonder if you could just do the boil and then try to relightscribe it. That would be pretty cool. I tried one without the open flame and only with the boiling. It didn't have any warping issues and didn't do anything for the scratches. It looks like the open flame is what "heals" the scratches with the boiling just being a step to get it solid and back into shape. Most of these did get rid of most, not all, of the scratches, but I wouldn't ever try this on something that is important, unless you have no other options.

dhaberer

@liquidsoapdispenser: Good LORD... not everyone has heard of everything! For fucks sake... thats so annoying.

@MichaelS: Haha... thats how I "fix" all my old cd's and dvd's. Awesome to watch how they fix themselves in the microwave right before your very eyes!

d_saum

@liquidsoapdispenser:
Never heard of this.

Also, it's pretty vauge and it doesent seem to work for me. I didi it on an old CD i have a double of (no doubt replaced because this one is all scratched up) and it failed to remove any scratches.

It DID clean it a little.

Sean

Everyone knows that you only need to toss the damaged DVD/CD into the mircrowave for a few seconds. Fixes it right up. Really... go ahead, give it a try...

/justkiddingdonotdoit

MichaelS

It reminds me of putting old LP's over a pan of boiling water and making fruit bowls out of 'em.

Marty

I think this instructables was made by mrfixitrick, but he forgot the last step:

Step 4. instead of tossing f*cked up CD in garbage recycle it by mailing (along with any spindle packaging available) to "Tesla CD turbine c/o mrfixitrick, Sooke, BC, Canada"

Fierock

lol not me first time hearing of it

Arsenal6

I think everyone has tried this obvious fix at least a few times...

liquidsoapdispenser

@strider_mt2k: No, go fish.

StarChaser Tyger

Sounds like a recipe for CD Soup.

Do you have any carrots?

strider_mt2k

Or you can just bring it to your library and ask them to put it in their disc repair machine.

majortom1981

I've done it before... lot of sparklies shimmering all over the cd surface. Take it out and you see a lot of electrical spike marks. cool stuff.

dirk1965

You could always start by not buying the cheap a$$ Imation disks. I have some that aren't even a year old and are already turning yellow. Lots of bootleg games lost.

MagnoliaBoy

@StarChaser Tyger: Now that's a great comment!

GoPadge

why not just take a lighter to it?

nicksears

Wouldn't an electric stove distribute heat better?

tehethan

This look like a great way to damage you disc drive.... the heat will warp the disc and unbalance it. Just remember that a disc is spinning at 25 000+ rpm in a drive, the disc holder will shake and the bushing will became loose, resulting read errors. just buy a new disc, cheap geek.

JPQsat

I did this on a Xbox game like 2 1/2 years ago..

Works like a charm

chillarmadillo