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removing candle wax from CD (recorded side!)
I know I shouldn't have left it where it could happen, but I did. Can
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doorrag wrote:
I know I shouldn't have left it where it could happen, but I did. Can anyone help? Hi... Just a thought for your consideration... Freeze it, then gently flex the cd ? Take care. Ken |
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"doorrag" wrote in message ps.com... I know I shouldn't have left it where it could happen, but I did. Can anyone help? Scrape off with a plastic ruler. |
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doorrag wrote:
I know I shouldn't have left it where it could happen, but I did. Can anyone help? Find an old AOL CD to test this on first!! Lighter fluid dissolves candle wax quite agressively. Test it on an old CD first! Steve Greenfield |
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doorrag wrote: I know I shouldn't have left it where it could happen, but I did. Can anyone help? Take off the bulk with a soft cloth and something flat but not sharp. Then rub off the rest using a clean part of the cloth. |
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boardjunkie spake thus:
doorrag wrote: I know I shouldn't have left it where it could happen, but I did. Can anyone help? Take off the bulk with a soft cloth and something flat but not sharp. Then rub off the rest using a clean part of the cloth. Remembering, of course, to rub only in a radial direction (that is, in a line between the center of the disc and the edge) and not concentrically, for that, as we all know, is how CD read errors are generated. -- Save the Planet Kill Yourself - motto of the Church of Euthanasia (http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/) |
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David Nebenzahl wrote:
boardjunkie spake thus: doorrag wrote: I know I shouldn't have left it where it could happen, but I did. Can anyone help? Take off the bulk with a soft cloth and something flat but not sharp. Then rub off the rest using a clean part of the cloth. Remembering, of course, to rub only in a radial direction (that is, in a line between the center of the disc and the edge) and not concentrically, for that, as we all know, is how CD read errors are generated. The OP didn't state just on which side of the disk the wax melted. It makes a difference. If the label side, one must be VERY careful with any kinds of solvents/scratches. The shiny side is a little more forgiving, as it has thicker protection...although optical clarity is of course imperative. jak |
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jakdedert wrote:
David Nebenzahl wrote: boardjunkie spake thus: doorrag wrote: I know I shouldn't have left it where it could happen, but I did. Can anyone help? Take off the bulk with a soft cloth and something flat but not sharp. Then rub off the rest using a clean part of the cloth. Remembering, of course, to rub only in a radial direction (that is, in a line between the center of the disc and the edge) and not concentrically, for that, as we all know, is how CD read errors are generated. The OP didn't state just on which side of the disk the wax melted. It makes a difference. If the label side, one must be VERY careful with any kinds of solvents/scratches. The shiny side is a little more forgiving, as it has thicker protection...although optical clarity is of course imperative. jak Reading the posts is not your forte ?? -- Cheers ............. Rheilly P |
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Rheilly Phoull wrote:
jakdedert wrote: David Nebenzahl wrote: boardjunkie spake thus: doorrag wrote: I know I shouldn't have left it where it could happen, but I did. Can anyone help? Take off the bulk with a soft cloth and something flat but not sharp. Then rub off the rest using a clean part of the cloth. Remembering, of course, to rub only in a radial direction (that is, in a line between the center of the disc and the edge) and not concentrically, for that, as we all know, is how CD read errors are generated. The OP didn't state just on which side of the disk the wax melted. It makes a difference. If the label side, one must be VERY careful with any kinds of solvents/scratches. The shiny side is a little more forgiving, as it has thicker protection...although optical clarity is of course imperative. jak Reading the posts is not your forte ?? Mr. Phool...while I might have missed something in the two-sentence OP quoted above, I don't think so. Perhaps you'd like to clarify as opposed to....? Perhaps you read the OP's mind and 'know' on which side he spilled the wax. jak |
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jakdedert wrote in
: *snip and trim* Perhaps you read the OP's mind and 'know' on which side he spilled the wax. jak I don't have to read the OP's post. It's in the subject line. Puckdropper -- Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it. To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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Puckdropper wrote:
jakdedert wrote in : *snip and trim* Perhaps you read the OP's mind and 'know' on which side he spilled the wax. jak I don't have to read the OP's post. It's in the subject line. Puckdropper Damn, you're right! I read the post, but paid no attention to the subject line beyond 'CD'. I stand corrected. Thank you so much for your edification, as well as your tact and sensitivity. I humbly kneel at your throne.... jak |
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Puckdropper ) writes:
jakdedert wrote in : *snip and trim* Perhaps you read the OP's mind and 'know' on which side he spilled the wax. jak I don't have to read the OP's post. It's in the subject line. But it can be amgiguous for those not in the know. The side without the label is where it's read, and until you know otherwise, that would likely be called the "recorded side". The fact that the plastic is thinner on the label side than the blank side may not be obvious to many people. Obviously the actual data layer is more vulnerable from the label side, but I doubt the average person knows that. Hence, I'd say most would call the "recorded side" the one away from the label. Michael |
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jakdedert spake thus:
Puckdropper wrote: jakdedert wrote in : *snip and trim* Perhaps you read the OP's mind and 'know' on which side he spilled the wax. I don't have to read the OP's post. It's in the subject line. Damn, you're right! I read the post, but paid no attention to the subject line beyond 'CD'. I stand corrected. Thank you so much for your edification, as well as your tact and sensitivity. I humbly kneel at your throne.... Just make sure it's not made of porcelain. -- Save the Planet Kill Yourself - motto of the Church of Euthanasia (http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/) |
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On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:40:37 +0800, Rheilly Phoull wrote:
jakdedert wrote: David Nebenzahl wrote: boardjunkie spake thus: doorrag wrote: I know I shouldn't have left it where it could happen, but I did. Can anyone help? Take off the bulk with a soft cloth and something flat but not sharp. Then rub off the rest using a clean part of the cloth. Remembering, of course, to rub only in a radial direction (that is, in a line between the center of the disc and the edge) and not concentrically, for that, as we all know, is how CD read errors are generated. The OP didn't state just on which side of the disk the wax melted. It makes a difference. If the label side, one must be VERY careful with any kinds of solvents/scratches. The shiny side is a little more forgiving, as it has thicker protection...although optical clarity is of course imperative. jak Reading the posts is not your forte ?? You think everybody knows which side a CD is recorded? You've never seen some idiot lay a CD upside down on a table in order to protect the wrong side? |
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jakdedert wrote: The OP didn't state just on which side of the disk the wax melted. It makes a difference. If the label side, one must be VERY careful with any kinds of solvents/scratches. The shiny side is a little more forgiving, as it has thicker protection...although optical clarity is of course imperative. jak Well I reckon my subject makes it clear :" removing candle wax from CD (recorded side!)" |
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"jakdedert" wrote in message . .. I humbly kneel at your throne.... Talking to God on the big white telephone? |
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Thanks everyone for all your kind suggestions. I used hot water
followed by cloth (from the cenrte out!) and tootpaste. All's OK now! |
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On 28 Sep 2006 16:58:55 -0700, "doorrag" opined:
I know I shouldn't have left it where it could happen, but I did. Can anyone help? Poke it with your fingernail, it'll lift right off. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^--------------------------------------------------------------- |
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