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dethink
02-02-2009, 12:14 PM
Just got a supposedly "MINT" FFVII, and of course their definition of mint and mine differ greatly.

It's not scratched a ton, but the first disc is pretty dinged up, and the 2nd and 3rd are OK (light scratches, but still annoying).

I don't want to end up with Game Doctor-like swirl marks, but is there any way to polish/buff these back to a mirror shine, or will I just make a minor problem worse (as with every other method I've tried to remove minor scratches from a game disc)?

I've heard Brasso works well, as well as taking them to CD Warehouse. I'm usually not hard on my games, but on the occasion I've gotten the odd scratch, every method I've tried just makes it worse.
williewonka2k1
02-02-2009, 12:31 PM
Anything you do on those black PS discs will just make it look worse. My advise to you is to just determine whether the discs work functionally. If you are anything like I used to be, which was extremely OCD, then just acknowledged that the game is fully functional and that you aren't going to do any further damage to the surface. If you try to buff out a scratch, especially on old PS1 games, it's just going to worsen the situation.
dethink
02-02-2009, 02:59 PM
That's what I figured, thanks!
williewonka2k1
02-02-2009, 04:45 PM
Believe me, I used to be CRAZY Ocd with cds. So much so that even if a finger print landed on the surface, I'd lose my train of thought dwelling on it. Since then, I've moved onto buying Records (Lp's + 45's and etc.) and believe me, cosmetic condition of things get way worse.
evildragon
02-02-2009, 05:02 PM
You should see my LaserDiscs. They are SPOTLESS.
bcks007
02-02-2009, 06:56 PM
My copy of ff7 is also like that, i think its because disc 1 gets the most play time. (since everyone starts on that disc, and it seems to be the longest in play time for more people) My disc 2 and 3 are nice, disc 1 looks super bad compared to those 2.
dethink
02-04-2009, 08:44 PM
Believe me, I used to be CRAZY Ocd with cds. So much so that even if a finger print landed on the surface, I'd lose my train of thought dwelling on it. Since then, I've moved onto buying Records (Lp's + 45's and etc.) and believe me, cosmetic condition of things get way worse.

Har har, right there with you on that one. I collect records too, but for some reason I can overlook little blemishes on those.

CD's usually = MIRROR or nothin' doin' pal.