"curls" wrote in message
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My car's CD player reports Check CD and ejects many CDs. I've managed to
get the radio out of the car, and opened it until I can now see the laser
lens.

I plan to clean with Qtip and isopropyl alcohol 91%.

You can get a lens cleaning disk with a small tuft of brush on it that wipes
the lens as it goes round. There's normally a bottle of cleaning fluid
supplied in the box.

Attacking the lens with a Q-tip is the last resort, the lens mount is very
fragile. normally that is only necessary if you're a heavy smoker and tar
deposits have contaminated the deck.

The Q-tip is pretty much the kill or cure last ditch attempt to save it!