I like to keep my discs in good condition and I got a Wii game through a trade here recently that had a lot of scratches on it, more than I like to see on one of my discs. This isn't a feedback issue since the game appears to run fine.
I'm considering getting one of those SkipDRs to fix the scratches. Has anyone ever used one of those or any other disc repair system/device that they can recommend? Should I try to remove the scratches even though the disc plays fine for now?
I hate Disc Dr. with a fiery passion. You can ALWAYS tell when a game was Disc Dr.'ed because of those ugly swirls on the bottom. If you're looking to get your discs looking near new, check out this URL:
http://skippydisc.com/pgs/Home.php
It can be somewhat pricey if you get a lot of discs done, but they look near new, and not Disc Dr.'ed.I will never in my life advise somebody to own one of those pieces of plastic junk.
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I bought one of those (a Game Dr.) about five years ago. I've never encountered any issues with it, but you may experience problems if you do things incorrectly.
If you search the forums you may come up with a service that does resurfacing. One that comes to mind is skippydisc or somthing similar.
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Disk Doctors are great disk repair/cleaning devices. I borrowed a game from my little cousion about 5 years ago (Star Wars Episode 1: PM PS1) and the thing looked like it was used to sharpen knifes and rocks. The PS1 would not even reconise it. I used a Disk Doctor on it and once that happened...bam worked like new. Also fixed a Harry Potter PS1 game that my sister got from a friend.
Thanks for the replys cheeznrice and Duddy07.
Are those machines that hard to use? I mean, if you follow the instructions, what are the chances you'll ruin the disc?
cheeznrice: I bought one of those (a Game Dr.) about five years ago. I've never encountered any issues with it, but you may experience problems if you do things incorrectly. If you search the forums you may come up with a service that does resurfacing. One that comes to mind is skippydisc or somthing similar.
I checked out a bunch of the online resurfacing options as well as bringing the disk into microplay ($8 to resurface a Wii game) or another videogame store. I figured that since I'll probably be using this site a lot it might be worth it to invest in my own machine. I think Skippydisc is like $4 per disc plus shipping I'm assuming.
They're easy to use, just make sure you have enough liquid. I've never had an issue, but *mafafu's mentioned some instances that not using enough lube () can damage the disc.
*I'm not 100% sure it was him that said that, but somebody did.
Everything that's been said here is right on the money, but I'd just like to note that the "liquid solution" is basically just filtered water. They sell replacement bottles of this solution, but all it contains is a solution of 99.5% filtered water and 0.5% rubbing alcohol (a preservative).
Just use regular filtered water when you inevitably run out.
Thanks for the replies everyone.
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I have sent badly scratched discs to skippy disc and they came back near mint within a few days.
JoeCamNet: I hate Disc Dr. with a fiery passion. You can ALWAYS tell when a game was Disc Dr.'ed because of those ugly swirls on the bottom. If you're looking to get your discs looking near new, check out this URL: http://skippydisc.com/pgs/Home.php It can be somewhat pricey if you get a lot of discs done, but they look near new, and not Disc Dr.'ed.I will never in my life advise somebody to own one of those pieces of plastic junk.
I think I'm leaning towards skippydisc right now, I just have to find out if they serve Canada. Everything on their site is State and Zip, so I'll fire them an e-mail and see what they say.
Does anyone know a good service like this in Canada?
You might also try calling your local video rental stores, in addition to video game stores. Some of them may have disc buffing machines and may DVDs or game discs through for a lower price.
We have a smaller chain down here in SW Ga, Video Warehouse, whose locations have disc buffers. They'll run a disc through for $2 apiece, 3 of them for $5. I've gotten many a skipping game disc to function this way.
If there's not something available locally that's cost effective, then a service like Skippy Disc would be a good deal.
Or, if you want to save up and spend a little money, you could get your self a Disc-Go-Pod Plus. It gets pretty good reviews for quality, and would open up an opportunity for you to make a little money on the side resurfacing discs in your local community, if you were able to advertise and get the word out.
True, a Disk Dr. will make it's work apparent, but I guess the question is how much do you really care? If we're talking about aesthetics, you'll probably be less than satisfied with a Disk Dr. If however you just want something to repair disks with in the long run, a Disk Dr. will be the most cost effect choice. As someone who gets nearly all of my games/DVDs/Cds used, I've found it necessary to use a resurfacing tool quite often. To me $4 is way too much simply to repair a single disk, but to each their own.
I can not say enough good things about skippydisc.com
They are FAST FAST. Disc looks like new. Not THAT expensive either.
