How To Fix Skipping CD's?

[lextek]

Looking for some suggestions on how to fix a skipping CD. Does polishing help with some surface scratches? What about something like CD Doctor?

 

[chillysalsa]

The only think I've seen work 100% is those re-surfacing machines they have at used CD shops - they fix almost every scratch.

You can buy the abrassive gel they use for it (equivalent to CD Doctor), but I'm not sure how well it works without the machine - though I think the machine is just for consistency and time-saving.

 

[dougli]

Hollywood Video had some CD resurfacing/polishing machines for about $20 the last time I was in there, but I've never tried one. It doesn't seem to me that they'd work very well for that price, but who knows...

 

[Sovkiller]

Is the cd in question too expensive??? Why not replacing it? If is not replaceable, out of print or hard to find or so, then do it professionally, is the only right way to do it, all these machines of the stores sucks....

 

[lextek]

tried Mcguirs swirl remover to polish the disc. No more skip.

 

[grancasa]

You can always throw it in your computer and rip it using EAC. It may take a while, but a decent CD-Rom drive should be able to read all the data. Then burn a new CD, and Bob's your uncle.

 

[fyrfytrhoges]

I've heard good things about the dvd/cd doctor, however the only downside, at least I've heard it this way, is that when using any device to fix a cd or dvd, that a protective layer is removed or at least comprimised making the cd or dvd more prone to scratching in the future.