Comments on: How to fix your precious CD/ DVD/ Game disk with toothpaste

By: boltfox20

boltfox20 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:57:11 +0000

I’ve never tried this method myself. however, as I understand it, Gel does not work, and most toothpaste these days have little crystals in them that help clean your teeth. However, this does not work so well on the disc. Try it out with white toothpaste WITHOUT crystals. Make sure it is PASTE and not GEL. And don’t use warm water, as that could warp the disc or damage the data.

Again, I’m not sure if this actually works or not, as I have not tried it myself, but that is the basic understanding I have gotten from reading about it on several sites.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:45:54 +0000

this puts millions of scratches on the cd!! Yet, it makes it playable… try it only if you want to play your game, but it has a ton of scratches, plays fine though.

By: davelt

davelt — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:37:03 +0000

This method might well be able to get it fixed. You give it to a games shop and all they will do is polish the surface in the same way (admittedly they probably have something more glamorous than toothpaste). Your disk is basically a piece of plastic with data right at the centre. As long as the scratch hasn’t got through to that your fine, but the only way to find out is to get the scratch out and see.

Your little scratches may mean your rubbing it too slowly and possibly not hard enough. However it may also be the cloth your using, try to find a softer cloth with less rough fibers. Lastly, try a different toothpaste.

Just remember that its toothpaste and may take quite a while

By: L33TMaster

L33TMaster — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:50:03 +0000

Er, I don’t think it helped at all o.O

My Xbox 360 scratched Grand Theft Auto IV because I accidentally bumped it(Hey, it was off ebay, no warning sticker. I didn’t know >_>) and it made a scratch following the groove, then when I tried this, there were more smaller scratches! Ah well. Can’t really fix that one scratch though anyway. Or would this fix it?

By: slash38

slash38 — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:29:24 +0000

its working thanks

By: john

john — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:28:30 +0000

my bro used toothpaste 2

By: john

john — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:26:56 +0000

my game got busted up like dat 2

By: davelt

davelt — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:31:32 +0000

I’m sorry to hear that RAWR. This method has been successful for many people, but it is never the less an experimental approach. Could you explain what went wrong? Or how it made matters worse?

Maybe others can draw something from your experience.

By: RAWR

RAWR — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:55:12 +0000

it made it worse!!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:33:32 +0000

This method works. I’ve been doing it for 4+ years now.