which disc cleaner to buy?

nogrulesnogrules
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I wanna buy a disc cleaning system to clean a bunch or gcn, Wii and PlayStation games. My budget is $200 so I was wondering if any shop owners or somebody who fixes a lot of scratched games could make and recommendations. Thanks all

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  • bigberniebigbernie
    jfj pro is the way to go. ive found it to work awesome
  • JerbillyJerbilly
    Do these actually work without ruining the discs? Call me an idiot, but I knwo nothing about these things and always feared them, like a caveman would fear a man from the future. I find it so hard to trust them.



    Oh, I will add this - I meant without ruining them in the long run. Not immediately, obviously.
  • Jon SoloJon Solo

    Originally posted by: Jerbilly



    Do these actually work without ruining the discs? Call me an idiot, but I knwo nothing about these things and always feared them, like a caveman would fear a man from the future. I find it so hard to trust them.



    Oh, I will add this - I meant without ruining them in the long run. Not immediately, obviously.



    They work pretty good. However, they usually leave small scratches around the center of the disc where the unit clamps the cd.



    I have a JFJ Easy Pro and it is a wonderful tool. I have used it to restore all sorts of discs without any issue.


  • JerbillyJerbilly

    Originally posted by: Jon Solo




    Originally posted by: Jerbilly



    Do these actually work without ruining the discs? Call me an idiot, but I knwo nothing about these things and always feared them, like a caveman would fear a man from the future. I find it so hard to trust them.



    Oh, I will add this - I meant without ruining them in the long run. Not immediately, obviously.



    They work pretty good. However, they usually leave small scratches around the center of the disc where the unit clamps the cd.



    I have a JFJ Easy Pro and it is a wonderful tool. I have used it to restore all sorts of discs without any issue.

     



    Hmm. Interesting. Thanks!


  • jkenned5jkenned5

    Originally posted by: Jerbilly




    Originally posted by: Jon Solo




    Originally posted by: Jerbilly



    Do these actually work without ruining the discs? Call me an idiot, but I knwo nothing about these things and always feared them, like a caveman would fear a man from the future. I find it so hard to trust them.



    Oh, I will add this - I meant without ruining them in the long run. Not immediately, obviously.



    They work pretty good. However, they usually leave small scratches around the center of the disc where the unit clamps the cd.



    I have a JFJ Easy Pro and it is a wonderful tool. I have used it to restore all sorts of discs without any issue.

     



    Hmm. Interesting. Thanks!

     

    I heard they litterally shave the disk down in order to fix it, over time this would ruin them.




  • JerbillyJerbilly

    Originally posted by: jkenned5




    Originally posted by: Jerbilly




    Originally posted by: Jon Solo




    Originally posted by: Jerbilly



    Do these actually work without ruining the discs? Call me an idiot, but I knwo nothing about these things and always feared them, like a caveman would fear a man from the future. I find it so hard to trust them.



    Oh, I will add this - I meant without ruining them in the long run. Not immediately, obviously.



    They work pretty good. However, they usually leave small scratches around the center of the disc where the unit clamps the cd.



    I have a JFJ Easy Pro and it is a wonderful tool. I have used it to restore all sorts of discs without any issue.

     



    Hmm. Interesting. Thanks!

     

    I heard they litterally shave the disk down in order to fix it, over time this would ruin them.



     



    Hmm. Can you confirm this? I had always heard the same, but was never sure.


  • DaveToTheGraveDaveToTheGrave
    I can't confirm but the only real way I see to fix scratches would be to essentially buff them out, thusly shaving away. As far as long term damage, if you continue to use resurface your disks it will eventually shave it away to the point it's unplayable. None of the data is stored on the lexan itself, shaving a miniscule amount away would be essentially harmless. Also if the game is unplayable there's literally no disadvantage. I personally would only use it on medium-hard scratches, light surface scratches shouldn't be necessary.
  • JerbillyJerbilly

    Originally posted by: DaveToTheGrave



    I can't confirm but the only real way I see to fix scratches would be to essentially buff them out, thusly shaving away. As far as long term damage, if you continue to use resurface your disks it will eventually shave it away to the point it's unplayable. None of the data is stored on the lexan itself, shaving a miniscule amount away would be essentially harmless. Also if the game is unplayable there's literally no disadvantage. I personally would only use it on medium-hard scratches, light surface scratches shouldn't be necessary.



    Gotcha. Let's say I use one to fix a disc one time... As long as I do not grab it with my hot dog handlers, it should be good to go forever, right? Unless my house burns down on top of it, or someone shoots it, or something.


  • DaveToTheGraveDaveToTheGrave
    Originally posted by: Jerbilly


    Originally posted by: DaveToTheGrave



    I can't confirm but the only real way I see to fix scratches would be to essentially buff them out, thusly shaving away. As far as long term damage, if you continue to use resurface your disks it will eventually shave it away to the point it's unplayable. None of the data is stored on the lexan itself, shaving a miniscule amount away would be essentially harmless. Also if the game is unplayable there's literally no disadvantage. I personally would only use it on medium-hard scratches, light surface scratches shouldn't be necessary.



    Gotcha. Let's say I use one to fix a disc one time... As long as I do not grab it with my hot dog handlers, it should be good to go forever, right? Unless my house burns down on top of it, or someone shoots it, or something.







    I'd say you've pretty much got it.
  • Jon SoloJon Solo
    Originally posted by: Jerbilly


    Originally posted by: jkenned5




    Originally posted by: Jerbilly




    Originally posted by: Jon Solo




    Originally posted by: Jerbilly



    Do these actually work without ruining the discs? Call me an idiot, but I knwo nothing about these things and always feared them, like a caveman would fear a man from the future. I find it so hard to trust them.



    Oh, I will add this - I meant without ruining them in the long run. Not immediately, obviously.



    They work pretty good. However, they usually leave small scratches around the center of the disc where the unit clamps the cd.



    I have a JFJ Easy Pro and it is a wonderful tool. I have used it to restore all sorts of discs without any issue.

     



    Hmm. Interesting. Thanks!

     

    I heard they litterally shave the disk down in order to fix it, over time this would ruin them.



     



    Hmm. Can you confirm this? I had always heard the same, but was never sure.







    You have an option to sand the disc which takes away a small layer. You don't always have to do that though. Most of the time I just buff them with the pad and lotion. I guess that too takes away some sort of layer. I stay away from sanding if I do not need to.
  • Nes GangstaNes Gangsta
    I have heard the jfj pro works pretty good. Was thinking about getting one myself but i only have a handful of discs in bad enough shape to even use it. If I were to shell out the money for one that is what id be going with.
  • nogrulesnogrules
    Alright jfj seems to be the way to go. Thanks guys
  • K.ThrowerK.Thrower
    I have a jfj and it works fine. All polishing/resurfacing is taking a small portion of scratched plastic from the bottom of the disc, but it is a fraction of the total thickness of the disc. Some people will prefer original perfect, but saving an otherwise useless disc isn't so bad.
  • BouncekDeLemosBouncekDeLemos

    Originally posted by: bigbernie



    jfj pro is the way to go. ive found it to work awesome

    This^ You can get one for around that budget.




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