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CD labelside scratches. Any way to fix?

Sorry to start another thread about damaged CD's.

Are there any way to repair a CD with damage on the reflective layer? I know common answer to this is no, but I'm interrested in possible ways to fix.

I've searched without luck, but I'm almost sure I've seen posts here, claiming that the actual data is stored in a layer just below the reflective layer, and that it might be possible to add a reflective material to reduce errors when ripped in EAC.
Can't wait for a HD-AAC encoder :P

CD labelside scratches. Any way to fix?

Reply #1 –
Quote from: odyssey on
Sorry to start another thread about damaged CD's.

Are there any way to repair a CD with damage on the reflective layer? I know common answer to this is no, but I'm interrested in possible ways to fix.

I've searched without luck, but I'm almost sure I've seen posts here, claiming that the actual data is stored in a layer just below the reflective layer, and that it might be possible to add a reflective material to reduce errors when ripped in EAC.


I don't know about repair techs for this situation, but a few general tips from what I know about CDs:

- If the damage to the reflecive layer is small, the drive's error correction should be able to handle it. There will be C2 errors, so EAC's error correction will start quite often if you enabled C2 detection. To speed things up you could try ripping in burst mode and check with AccurateRip.
- Also, make sure the bottom side of the CD is clean, though it won't usually make much of a difference unless it's really dirty/scratched.
- Try different drives to re-rip the tracks where AccurateRip reported errors.

CD labelside scratches. Any way to fix?

Reply #2 –
I read once (and only once, and I can't remember where) that someone had a slight improvement in ripping a disk with label-side damage (into the reflective layer) by applying a small bit of metallic paint (or using a fine pointed circuit trace pen?) to make that small area more reflective

Ah, similar to here:  http://www.eio.com/repairfaq/REPAIR/F_cdfaq2.html

The operative term is "a longshot" due to the lack of smoothness of anything you do at home.

-brendan