Re: Uploading an audio CD to SonarX1-essential
2014/01/08 00:04:13
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If the issue with the CD is a scratch in the plastic (not a nick in the label side, which can be the media itself on older discs), you can polish the plastic to remove scratches (if not too deep).
Quick fix 1 - Clean the CD with soap and warm water, then apply turtlewax (car wax) to the surface, and buff it with a non-abrasive cloth. For minor scratches this will often fix them enough to read (which is all you need).
Option fix 2 - For isolated scratches, can use brasso and gently rub with your finger. It will "haze" some, but remove the scratch. Rinse with soap and warm water, and apply turtlewax as mentioned above (armorall works for this too).
Option fix 3 - For scratches on an entire disc - (You can also polish plastic with brasso to a mirror finish this way) - using a newspaper and brasso, use a nice flat surface where you can move the disc 6-8" per stroke and pool brasso on the newspaper and lightly rub the disc on the newspaper. Rinse the disc with dish soap and warm water when finished to remove the brasso. Final buff with either turtlewax or armorall.
Again... for some discs with "metallic" label sides, that is the media, so be careful not to scratch that side of the disc!
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