World Famous Comics: Maxell CD/CD-ROM Scratch Repair Kit
Maxell CD/CD-ROM Scratch Repair Kit
From: Maxell Average Rating: Binding: Electronics Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product. Model: 190041 Release Date: January 26, 1999 Studio: Maxell
It doesn't work and adds scratches ^ This product is crap. I followed the instructions to the tiniest detail (I am a very methodical person) and it didn't remove the scratch that my DVD has and it added several more. I read other reviews of people who had a good experience by twisting the instructions, but I am not willing to do that; the manufacturer should know better how to make this product work. Following the instructions, it ruins your CD or DVD even further. Don't wast you time, money and your CD / DVD and take it somewhere where they can buff it.
Worth it for those small scratches ^ Do your kids love their favorite DVDs and video games to death? Mine sure do. It always seems like it is their favorite ones that stop working first, one look to the back and sure enough there is all kinds of crud on the back, finger prints, scratches...sometimes cheese! Today was one such day... Super Mario Galaxy has stopped working...
A few years back we picked up one of these Maxell CD scratch repair kits. The reviews here are somewhat mixed but for us the stuff really has worked, though I have had to use it a lot more liberally than the directions state. I normally cover the whole bottom of the CD with a thin coating of the step 1 scratch remover, then I let it dry completely (more than 5 min) before I clean it off as directed and then I move on to the step 2 cleaner, polisher & sealer.
Try it - for the random small scratches that come from childlike love - it has worked great for us.
worked for me ^ I had a disk that froze in 2 spots due to some scratches. Once it froze, the only thing I could do was to eject the disk.
I had purchased this product a couple of years prior and never used it. I remembered I had it, and tried it on this disk. After shaking it good (as per directions), it came out about the consistency of auto liquid paste wax. Waited 5 minutes (as per directions), and then applied light pressure. Then, used the separate cleaning solution with a clean cloth.
Viola, the disk no longer freezes in these 2 spots. It would've cost me $24 if I had to replace this disk, so I've already saved more than this product cost.
I'm sure this product won't work in all cases, depending on the severity of the scratches. And if you're too aggressive wiping the cleaner, I guess it could cause more damage. The trick is probably to not be too aggressive initially. The instructions do say if it doesn't work the first time, you can reapply so it seems better to start with light polishing the first try or two.
I'm not a shrill, don't work for the company, blah, blah, blah. I'm just happy the product worked in my case.
not too bad, BUT ^ I don't know how effective it is if you use it the way they tell you to use it, BUT I don't use the pads that come with it, I use one of those yellow Simoniz (Billy Maze) FIX IT paint polishers that can be bought on amazon, I put a drop on the disc and start buffing away, I let the liquid get really thin to where it's almost completely dry and then I clean the disc.
granted it doesn't make it perfect (though who knows if you work on it for an hour) but I just fixed one of my sons Tony Hawk games that was unplayable
I guess it depends... ^ I don't know about all the people who've given this one star, it's pretty decent. I have some ridiculously old, scratched-up PS1 games and I don't really have the money to buy them all over again. A lot of the cutscenes in the games would skip, freeze entirely... a lot of times, the sound was just gone.
Though this doesn't really make the product good as new, it makes it at least more playable. I can finally hear the voices in Mega Man Legends! So I'm pretty pleased with that. Keep in mind, though... some parts are a little iffy, but I'm planning on repeating the process and see if anything else improves. So far, I'm pretty pleased with the results.
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