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Fix DVD Scratches Using a Banana and Toothpaste
The folks over at Unplggd have compiled a step-by-step guide to removing scratches with nothing more than a banana, some toothpaste, and window cleaner. First, you'll want to squirt some toothpaste onto the disc and gently rub it around with a clean rag. Let that sit for a few minutes. Next, using another rag, wipe off all the toothpaste. Cut a banana and rub it on the disc in a circular motion, resisting the urge to eat the fruit just yet. Let it sit, and then wipe off all the banana residue with a rag. After that, spray some window cleaner onto the DVD and wipe it clean. When it dries, you should be able to pop it into the player and continue watching the movie without missing any of your favorite parts.
We have no clue how or why this works, but it does. Some mysteries are best left unsolved, anyway -- especially one as tasty and helpful as this. [From: Unplggd]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsgroovy guyFeb 11th 2010 5:22PM
Brilliant! I'm not sure of the use of the banana, but the toothpaste is obvious. Toothpaste is a very light abrasive, so of course it would work very well as disc cleaner...
I wonder if the banana residue bonds with the toothpaste to help lift it away?
al schraderFeb 14th 2010 7:03PM
Rubbing the banana works best on the Planet of the Apes DVD. I tried rubbing one of those blue pills on it, but the crack just got bigger & the stupid DVD player wouldn't open for 4 hours (A joke)...Al-
Emille GajetFeb 11th 2010 7:29PM
We used to use aquarium cleaner 'cause the newer tanks are made of some type of acrylic. Worked great, but I love the homebrew approach. I've used toothpaste for years.
ERNESTOFeb 14th 2010 2:25PM
YOU'RE BOTH NUTS. THE TOOTHPASTE WILL RENDER ANY CD / DVD USELESS, DUE TO THE SCRATCHES IT WILL IMPART UPON IT, OR THEM.
DON'T FALL FOR THIS CRAP, FOLKS. COMMONSENSE, IS YOUR 'WORD' FOR TODAY.
ryanicholas528Feb 14th 2010 2:32PM
Have You tried it? It works Just Fine. Next time try it before you put it down.
dbc1019Feb 14th 2010 4:56PM
Actually Ernie, you are wrong, absolutely wrong. I have been using toothpaste for years and even used it as recently as Friday night to fix an mp3 cd. No need to yell, but YOU ARE WRONG!
jim kadasFeb 14th 2010 5:48PM
now were mister genus. have you tried it. like they said, we don't know why it works, but it does.
sandcandy27Feb 14th 2010 2:31PM
I always use toothpaste. I've known to do that since I was seven :)
douttfireFeb 14th 2010 2:50PM
When I lived in Germany, the convenience store sold used DVDs. They had this incredible machine that used two different polishing disks to take out scratches. When the guy finished with my gouged up DVDs they played and looked like brand-new. I miss that place.
secretvisFeb 15th 2010 11:15PM
They sell those machines for around $50 at Best Buy :)
DavidFeb 14th 2010 3:11PM
Toothpaste, alone works great. Put just enough to cover the tip of your index finger and firmly rub in a circular motion over the visibly scratched area. You only need to apply to the most deeply scratched areas. Wash with plain water and dry with paper towels with a minimum of rubbing with the towel can scratch the disc all over again. Don't rub dry, dab dry.
The banana and window cleaner hokum is sponsored by Dole and Proctor & Gamble.
jbjg24mFeb 14th 2010 3:13PM
don't think so !
kmhjbhFeb 14th 2010 3:38PM
Most stores that sell used videos of any kind have machines to repair the discs and most of them will repair them for the public as well.
Toothpaste will work on very slight scratches not on deep ones and you have to make certain that all of the residue is removed.
ltldawny30Feb 14th 2010 4:38PM
Err, Ummm, WHat happens when all that residue that dries up in the creases of the now 'fixed' DVD get old and crumble off into your 400 dollar blue ray player?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
richard swannFeb 14th 2010 4:45PM
proctor@gamble, who you think makes some toothpaste?
jemmiFeb 14th 2010 4:56PM
Has anyone tried it on music CD's? Would it work just as well, perhaps?
wolfgirl438Feb 14th 2010 5:00PM
it dose work on cds too i have tryed it before
JANFeb 14th 2010 4:59PM
Toothpaste is also good for removing scratches from glass---eyeglasses especially.
Clinton AlexFeb 14th 2010 5:02PM
I use an chicken foot, crow feather and mare's urine, it works fine.
MissippiddFeb 14th 2010 5:36PM
That's amazing! Clinton, I used that same formula last week after the 1st quarter of the Super Bowl against the Colts, though I did substitute Colt urine for mare's urine. Works great! Ask anyone from the WhoDat Nation, and they will tell you the same!