[[email protected]]

Last week I wrote a thread asking how everyone removes scratches from their DVDs. Someone mentioned "the machine at Blockbuster". I was at BB and asked if they have a polisher for their discs. The manager was very nice and showed me how they did it. It is an apparatus where the disc is bolted on an arm and suspended over a rotating circular sponge. There are two steps. Step one he refered to (joking) as sanding down the scratches. He applied a higher grit polish to the sponge and spun up the machine. After it polished for 2 minutes, he changed the sponge and used the polishing fluid. After 2 minutes of polishing he removed the disc. It had a like a new, out of the factory finish. Cool. Since the disc I was having trouble with was one I had bought used from BB, he polished my disc for me ( BTW I put the scracthes and mars on the disc , it was in fine condition when I bought it).



Regards,

Mark

 

[DOBE]

If BB has this machine they should use it more often. I have rented several DVD's, from them, that were scratched and would not play during certain parts. Does anyone know if they sell these "machines" retail and if so how much do they cost?

 

[sd_smoker]

I was just thinking that you'd never know they had one of those by the condition of their disks...

 

[[email protected]]

I new if I even mentioned BB is would be a slam fest. Remeber that it's the customers who are scratching disks. According to the guy who helped me, sometimes they ( customers) scratch up the discs just to be vindictive.



Mark

 

[DOBE]

Quote:

Originally posted by [email protected] I new if I even mentioned BB is would be a slam fest. Remeber that it's the customers who are scratching disks. According to the guy who helped me, sometimes they scratch up the discs just to be vindictive. Mark

I'm sure customers are 100% responsible for the initial scratching. I still would like to know more these magical scratch removing devices.

 

[[email protected]]

DOBE,

I will ask next trip to BB. The machine was LARGE ( maybe 1'Wx1'Dx1'H). I imagine it is fairly expensive, but like I said I'll try to find out. Check this thread in about 1 week.


Mark

 

[eweiss]

If it's like the Disc Doctor, I think you can do this about 6 or 7 times maximum before the polishing gets through the plastic layer and digs into the actual digital data. However, once should be all you need to do, since you will from that point on take GOOD CARE of your disc!

 

[[email protected]]

eweiss,

It's not. This was a large industrial type machine, with SS sides and a clear plastic cover ( top ). Like I said it was at least a cubic foot large.


Mark

 

[[email protected]]

Sorry, I didn't get your post at first. You are right. It's just like refinishing hardwood floors ( except with wood you only get 2 sandings!). But, you are right the plastic shield is only so thick and then you down to the bit layer.


Mark

 

[Thedjstott]

It sounds like a FUCD machine, no that's not a swear word, in the UK there is a company can't remember there name but they make machines that repair damaged disc's whether it be games, CD's or DVD's they are not cheap.


I believe there entry level machine is about £5000 & they decided to call it a FUCD it does stand for something but can't remember that either.


They mainly market them at rental or computer games shops, it's supposed to make even the most scratched discs look like new.

 

[eweiss]

Quote:

Originally posted by Thedjstott It sounds like a FUCD machine, no that's not a swear word, in the UK there is a company can't remember there name but they make machines that repair damaged disc's whether it be games, CD's or DVD's they are not cheap. I believe there entry level machine is about £5000 & they decided to call it a FUCD it does stand for something but can't remember that either. They mainly market them at rental or computer games shops, it's supposed to make even the most scratched discs look like new.

Maybe it's FUCD/FUCD -- i.e., "F***ed-Up CD/Fixed-Up CD"!

 

[[email protected]]

It works! I wish I had a digital before/after photo to post.

 

[kezug]

Will BB polish a disc that is not from BB?

 

[Thedjstott]

Here is the website for the FUCD machines

http://www.fucd.co.uk/cdrepairmachines.html

 

[Bionic Manaus]

I have used acrylic clear paint on scratched up discs after using some #500

sand paper on them to seal the scratches.

 

[JB72]

 http://www.fucd.co.uk/logo.gif

OK, that name is just too funny. Reminds me of Phuket Thai in San Francisco.


A few years back I ran into this guy in the CDR section of a Fry's in N. Hollywood. Somehow we got into a conversation about CD/DVD cleaning devices. He was some kind of an engineer, and had made his own buffing machine that he claimed worked well. I told him he should market it, but he was convinced that by this time, similar, cheap home units would be commonplace. Still, all I've found on the market is junk. I almost think there's a conspiracy to make us replace older discs.

 

[Thedjstott]

The Total Disc Repair company, the people who make the FUCD (Fix Up CD) machines, is launching soon if haven't done so already a £500 version in the uk.


So it might just appeal to those home users who don't look after there discs'.

 

[Ollie W. Holmes]

Now all we need is to convince Netfix to put a checkbox on their dvd envelopes. Check here to FUCD this disc.