Getting your game discs resurfaced (Not disc doctor) vote.

[spoon]

There are some stores in the area that professionally resurface discs at $ 3.00 each. I have had this done with a few of my audio cd's that were scratched to all hell. After the process, they came out looking brand new and worked the same as-well. No noticeable marks, unlike the disc doctor, or anything else indicating that they were resurfaced.

The question is, would you have this done with your cd based video games?
Why?

Sometimes I buy DC games that don't look the best, but, play just fine. I was thinking of getting these and other games I have that don't look great resurfaced.

I was just looking to get some feedback.

Thanks,
Ricardo

[The Manimal]

I have thought all those before...still do.


I always feel tempted to purchase something over again if I find it in better condition (in addition to what you have said).

[tholly]

Well, I don't have any place around me that does that and I don't have a disc doctor, so I voted no. I generally don't buy cd based games preowned, but if I do, I try to at least look at the cd before I buy it to make sure that it doesn't look like crap.

[jonjandran]

I've had it done to several games and they looked and worked perfectly.

Easiest and best way to get a "like new" game disc.

[The Manimal]

Well, I don't have any place around me that does that and I don't have a disc doctor, so I voted no. I generally don't buy cd based games preowned, but if I do, I try to at least look at the cd before I buy it to make sure that it doesn't look like crap.

I wish I could do that, but many games aren't easy to find new. If I want a game, it's hard to wait months on end for one to pop up on eBay when 30 or more used ones show up.


Also, with the resurfacing, does it actually look new (I do assume the circular ridge on the inner part of the disc is gone) or do some places do the job better than others? I saw at GameStop that they have "RESURFACED" discs, that they got back "straight from the company" or whatever, and they look like crap to me. I actually bought a used, scratched up copy over the resurfaced one, because it looked like crap.

[jonjandran]

The discs I've had done looked Awesome.
It sort of looks like a clear varnish was put on after the scratches were buffed off. :hmm:

[youruglyclone]

I only resurface them in hopes of fixing the disk, otherwise I really don't do it, because it costs money

[omnedon]

IF the disc is dead, there is little to lose by trying, unless it's a dirt cheap game to replace.

The pro machines, that some places have, do a VERY good job. I looked into buying a machine myself, and the cheap ones start at about $1000USD, and max out at around $10,000USD. If I owned a CD/Gamne/DVD store or rental place, I would own one of these machines.

[SoulBlazer]

I'm quite happy with my Disc Doctor. The few times I've had to use it, it's worked wonders. Yes, it's easy to tell that a disc has been treated as it leaves a distinct patern on it. But as long as you're KEEPING the CD in question for SURE, go for it. (and I would'nt use it if you're a collector and don't want to PLAY the CD, either. :) ) But if you're NOT sure, then taking it to one of those places that 'refurbish' the CD is a better idea.

[Ze_ro]

I've never actually done this... but if a game was so scratched that it wouldn't work, I'd certainly give it a try. I probably wouldn't risk it if the game already worked though... I'm not completely sure how the resurfacing works, but don't they basically grind the disk down so that they shave off deeper than any scratches? If so, you could only do that so many times before you'd ruin the disk.

--Zero

[rbudrick]

I hear resurfaced Dreamcast disc don't work. Anyone got insight into this? Or is it that Game Doctored DC discs don't work?

-Rob

[jonjandran]

I hear resurfaced Dreamcast disc don't work. Anyone got insight into this? Or is it that Game Doctored DC discs don't work?

-Rob

I've had Dreamcast Disc resurfaced and they work fine. :)

[sisko]

$3 a disk is actually a pretty good deal. Everywhere I have seen, they charge $5.

I've only had one or two discs resurfaced because they were really bad, and asked the store I was at rto resurface them before I bought them.

I never really go out to get something resurfaced unless its unplayable, and a rare game. Why resurface a game for $5 when I can replace it for $4?

[tholly]

I hear resurfaced Dreamcast disc don't work. Anyone got insight into this? Or is it that Game Doctored DC discs don't work?

-Rob

i dont know why...but i thought i had read that you needed a special resurfacing disc for dreamcast games....i may be wrong though

[PapaStu]

I dont mind some light scratches in my cd based games, hell i give them some lite scratches when i move them all over the different cd wallets all the time.

But when I need repairs, I go to my local game shop and get the PSOne games resurfaced there. I have a professional resurfacer myself that i got when i closed the last music store that i worked at, but there is something about the plastic protecitve layer witht the PSOne games, that it doesnt like, and it just marks them up. But when it comes to normal cd's or anything else, it works beautifully.

[ianoid]

I bought a couple of Saturn games that were a bit scratched up at a mom and pop. The kid doesn't say anything and takes the discs back to some drill press and saw arrangement and starts hand buffing the disc with some spray on stuff. Oh, man, please stop! It was super stupid. Just leave my discs alone!

I'd seen the professional resurfacing jobs. they look nice.

I just wish someone would chime in about the physics of that kind of thing. How many times can you do it? How many mils are there on the surface of a CD? Does it add more plastic or just laser off a very small portion of the disc?

ian

[dave2236]

yes, professional resurfacers can make a disk look like new, if the person using it has some experience.

we had one at my old stores I managed and I could get the disks looking like new. Excellent machines cdrepairman.com

http://www.cdrepairman.com/machines-multi.php

ALSO yes, some dreamcast disks cannot be resurfaced (mainly sonics adventure, nfl2k, ready to rumble, and a few more early releases. )Sometimes it works for those games though, about 50/50


If the scrathes aren't bad, just get a buffer

[geelw]

! $3 a disc? hell, do it yourself with perma-spin (google it). also, if you're buying games to play and keep and want them to remain scratchproof, this may help: www.d-skin.com i got sent a sample of these, and they're pretty damn awesome, i must say!