http://lilbitthis.blogspot.com/2007/10/tips-and-tricks-applying-banana-wax-to.html

I got a game with a nice ding in it. I wonder if this technique will work... trying

Toothpaste or baking soda and water probably work just as well or better at taking out scratches and you probably already have them.

Toothpaste or baking soda and water probably work just as well or better at taking out scratches and you probably already have them.

those are both pretty abrasive, and will not "fill" the scratches as the article claims.

those are both pretty abrasive, and will not "fill" the scratches as the article claims.

Well, the scratches are still gone, right? :)

Abrasive is the point--it's not like you're going to get down to the data layer rubbing it in with your finger.

This is Whiskey, guys. You should no better than to take any topic he starts seriously.

taking the rough edge off of the scratch itself is one of the easiest fixes. the scratch is refracting the light erratically is the problem. So removing the rough edge can be done by buffing it. You need some very gentle abrasives.

I use hot water as a lubricant and my finger with and without a cloth, buffing outside-inside inside-outside ( perpendicular to the disk rotation).

some toothepastes have some fine grit abrasives so they may assist the process.

Those disk doctors work pretty well. They essentially use a ultra fine sandpaper and water as lubricant and sand perpendicular to disk rotation. They take the rough edge off or sand deep enough into the epoxy/plastic layer on the disk until scratch is gone.