Guys,

Any advice for the proper way to clean CD's/DVD's? Some of friends have disks that are very dusty and skip. Can you take a small amount of water, clean the disk from center to ege and than dry it off or will that hurt the disk or player?

I am told that no cleaners should ever be used and you should always wipe the disk in a straight line from center to edge.

Jack

Just use a soft cloth, remember to go from the center out to the edge, and that should do the trick.

Water wont hurt them. If that doesn't work, there is stuff you can buy to clean and repair the discs.

Don't use water. Use Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol, a very soft cloth, and work from the center toward the edges. Those repair things don't work.

Why is it only from center to edge? Meh, I usually just wipe them on my leg or something.:o

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤
Why is it only from center to edge? Meh, I usually just wipe them on my leg or something.:o Haha me too!

scrubbing bubbles, you fool! :mad:

http://www.scjbrands.com/docs/bubbles/screensaver/images/screen_shot.jpg

Originally posted by safety pin
scrubbing bubbles, you fool! :mad:

http://www.scjbrands.com/docs/bubbles/screensaver/images/screen_shot.jpg

:rofl:

Originally posted by mcgwirefan
Don't use water. Use Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol, a very soft cloth, and work from the center toward the edges. Those repair things don't work.
YOU CAN TOO USE WATER. :mad: i used to spit on my brother's metallica "kill 'em all" cd all the time and i cleaned it off with water like a year later and it plays just fine. actually it played fine even when it had my spit on it.

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤
Why is it only from center to edge? Meh, I usually just wipe them on my leg or something.:o

:lol: I did that other day. But it was just one of those damn AOL disks that come in the mail.

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤
Why is it only from center to edge? Meh, I usually just wipe them on my leg or something.:o

:lol: me too.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
:lol: I did that other day. But it was just one of those damn AOL disks that come in the mail.
i always cut up those stupid aol cds with scissors and throw em away. the last one we got came in a tin case so i cut up cd and turned the case into a time capsule.

Originally posted by safety pin
YOU CAN TOO USE WATER. :mad: i used to spit on my brother's metallica "kill 'em all" cd all the time and i cleaned it off with water like a year later and it plays just fine. actually it played fine even when it had my spit on it. yeah but your spit might be special or something

I find that a wire brush usually works the best.