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Do This, Not That

Posted by Mike Porper (A) on August 1, 2012 at 08:36:05

In Reply to: How to clean CD? posted by jazz251 on July 31, 2012 at 10:19:45:

Don't use orbital cleaners. The reason's because the pits on a cd are arranged in a spiral, just as an vinyl record has a spiral grove. When you clean a cd, there's always a chance of scratching. If you clean in an orbit and you scratch, you'll damage one pit after another, and render the cd unplayable, to the extent that if each pit in a spiral is damaged, even the correction cirtuits in a cd player won't be able to correct.

Instead, clean from one edge to the other, in a straight line. That way, if any scrathcing occurs, it won't knock out a series of pits.

As for the cleaners others have mentioned, I think they're all good. Personally, I've used regular drugstore isopropyl alcohol with Kleanex, and I've never had a problem.

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Topic - How to clean CD? - jazz251 10:19:45 07/31/12 (17)

RE: How to clean CD? - eponies54 08:16:32 09/26/12 (0)

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RE: How to clean CD? - afro18 21:28:57 09/18/12 (0)

RE: How to clean CD? - DeeCee 17:19:15 08/03/12 (1)

RE: How to clean CD? - fantja 14:55:17 09/27/12 (0)

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RE: How to clean CD? - felrob 12:32:56 08/02/12 (0)

I use Shine-Ola - Teresa 04:26:26 08/02/12 (0)

Do This, Not That - Mike Porper 08:36:05 08/01/12 (0)

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RE: How to clean CD? - Kas 10:32:49 07/31/12 (3)

RE: How to clean CD? - ahendler 11:45:00 07/31/12 (2)

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