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internetuser
18-07-2009, 18:58
My "soon to be dead son" has scratched my Xbox 360 ghost buster game, which I got for fathers day and had yet to play....

Its got scratches on the outer edge of the disc, any way i can try and fix it myself or is it worth a trip to gamestation to get it fixed ?
Paul Raines
18-07-2009, 19:13
I just bought a copy of Gears of War off ebay, despite the description quoting "no scratches" that wasn't quite true and I kept getting the dirty discs message.

I'd recommend using Brasso or similar to get rid of any scratches. I got Gears of War working fine again and used the same trick on several DVD's. If you do this you will wind up with loads of fine little scratch marks, but my 360 plays the discs fine.
mklion123
19-07-2009, 01:23
for the small cost involved I'd take it to gamestation.
MrSpeed
19-07-2009, 03:04
My Rock Band 2 disc got scratched last week and wouldn't play.

I took it to Gamestation and and the machine there did the job...£1.99 well spent :thumbs:
S_K_N
19-07-2009, 09:34
what do the discs come out like when you take them to Gamestation, I've had a few discs obviously resurfaced by private sellers and they've had this odd oval pattern on the disc where its been polished. Just wondering as I have a few second hand titles I may take in and get cleaned up.
megatron
19-07-2009, 15:50
I just used a bit of toothpaste and cloth to get my old disc working.
MrSpeed
19-07-2009, 23:27
what do the discs come out like when you take them to Gamestation, I've had a few discs obviously resurfaced by private sellers and they've had this odd oval pattern on the disc where its been polished. Just wondering as I have a few second hand titles I may take in and get cleaned up.



My disc looks brand new again!
internetuser
21-07-2009, 14:33
Took it to Granger games and cost £1.50 to do it.
Tempest
21-07-2009, 16:16
Seeing as he will no doubt be using his pocket money over the next few weeks to replace the game he damaged, I dont see any problem. :shrug:
S_K_N
21-07-2009, 18:07
My disc looks brand new again!

cheers, I keep my own stuff mint but buy some older stuff second hand so you never know what your getting - thanks for the info.
MR.COATES
21-07-2009, 18:17
Bought myself a Disc Doctor thingy years ago and it's one of the best investments I ever made.

Was about £25 but I've fixed numerous discs over the years.

I'm hugely careful with my discs from new but it's inevitable that you'll pick up the odd 2nd hand one that's scratched to bits.