How to Fix a CD With Car Wax

How to Fix a CD With Car Wax
Written By
Richard Toole
Richard Toole
Published: Jun 10, 2008
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

Filling in the scratch for playing your cd again

  1. Place the damaged CD on a towel or cloth on top of a table.

  2. Wipe the CD clean with a new rag or unused buffing cloth.

  3. Apply a small amount of car wax to the scratch, rubbing it in carefully so that you fully fill in the crack.

  4. Allow the wax to dry. Check the package for guidelines as far as drying times go. If there are none, then wait at least 30 minutes.

  5. Buff the wax with the clean cloth, making sure you go with the length of the scratch, not against it.

  6. Wash the disc with water once you can no longer see the scratch.

  7. Allow the CD to dry, and then try it out in your player.

Warnings

Make sure the wax is dry before you buff it into the scratch

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Richard Toole

Richard Toole started writing for eHow in 2007 and enjoys writing about a fairly wide range of topics, including sports, hunting, health and fitness, music, and cooking. Toole first got into writing during college at the recommendation of…

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