Industrial Strength Disc Polishing


I have tried a couple of Disc Doctor type devices and they all seem overpriced and mediocre in their performance. In fact, one or two discs where I gave the full treatment and polish never worked again - which was even worse than they were when I tried to polish out a few scratches.

By comparison, my local Game Stop store will take just about any disc you give them on trade, and they only deduct a buck or two to polish out the scratches.

Similarly, the local public library also has a machine which apparently keeps all of their CDs and DVDs playing.

In addition, you can bring in your own discs for treatment, but here too they charge a buck or two which I am sure will pay for at least one librarian over the course of a year if anyone uses it.

Therefore, could anyone please post advice, links, or their experience using a high quality disc polishing machine?

If these are not too expensive, it seems it would be a reasonably investment for anyone who had a big collection of music and movies.
cwlondon
I agree with Elizabeth and Swampwalker, and I've seen this exact same setup at a CD trading store, when the clerk demonstrated the machine in the back. Exactly as described above.
I would suggest you stay away from a bench grinder. It will not have high enough rpm's not to scratch. Look into a Foredom bench lathe, use the loose muslin polishing wheels and get the foot control as well....should cost around $250 or so. The wife has one. Think I will try it out....wonder what it do on vinyl?

Vernon
Here's another idea:

Can we use microfiber cloths, as recommended for the most delicate finishes on exotic cars?

And a super premium car wax?

No residue, no powder etc etc.

If this will remove small scratches effectively from a Ferrari, why not a CD?
..........i was able to restore one of my wifes favorite dvd's with Meguiars(sp?) Clear Plastic cleaner/polish. Also able to restore one song on my blue man group disc.
Stuff is great.....just time consuming.
According to a web article, radio stations have used Brasso, as found for a few bucks in any grocery store.

I was not able to find Brasso at our local Target store this morning, but they did have another brass/copper polish by Weiman.

Reading the fine print on the back, it seems it is recommended for polishing brass, copper, LUCITE AND PLASTIC.

So I will report back. But I would bet that this will be more effective than the other high margin disc doctor type voodoo products that ruined some of my CDs and DVDs in the end.