scratched music cd

Does anyone know if it's possible to clean a music cd and rid it of small scratches so I can continue to listen to it without it jumping .

Thankyou

Re: scratched music cd

Yes it is Susan. Generally you put CDs through a machine which spins the disk and polishes a layer of it off.

Easiest way would be to pop to your nearest GAME shop, the one that sells Playstation and Xbox games as they have those machines and use them to clean up 2nd hand game CDs. Ask them nicely and they might put your CD through it.

Failing that you can buy your own manual machine which is like a CD case with a crank handle. You apply a blob of fluid and crank it and it does the same thing.

Re: scratched music cd

I have tried several methods suggested on the web for DVDs but none have worked. Have not tried realists ideas though.

Re: scratched music cd

Here's one you can buy off Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Disc-Protec.../dp/B008AVIT1I

Re: scratched music cd

The feedback and comments are not very helpful or encouraging!

I too have a few CDs that need cleaning. I am going to rummage through my stuff and see if I have anything. I'm sure I bought a cleaning kit many years ago. May be wrong, but...

Re: scratched music cd

Best thing to do is record them on your computer as MP3's and chuck the CD away.
Then get a free sound editor app from the net and take all the scratches and clicks out like magic !

Re: scratched music cd

Might be best to hang onto the original media of any music being copied. If it came to the crunch, which it probably won't, it would then be possible to prove that the music had been purchased and not just copied from a friend's CD (for instance).

Even then, in the event you were pulled up for 'format shifting', it could mean a law has still been broken:

http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy...f-music-again/

If copying music, keeping hold of the original media seems the best thing to do. Just a precaution that might be for the best.

I thought the advice on what could be done seemed OK.

Re: scratched music cd

That's right mart put the fear of God in these old ladies
Millions upon millions of tracks of music are downloaded and re recorded daily on computers all over the planet.
The net is awash with music, look at YouTube for example .... Here is one law which will never be policed nor used in anger.

Re: scratched music cd

Thanks everyone. Its music I downloaded years ago when I had a computer . Will give it a try

Re: scratched music cd

You are right Malcolm. An outside chance. Just saying to hang onto the original media is all. Might as well do as not.