Do your children cry when they can't watch their favorite movie because of irritating scratches? Are you sick of paying good money for movies that are scratched minutes after you take them from the case? Do you often wish that we could just go back to VHS because you could leave them out in the rain, bring them in and use them for a coaster, and then let the baby throw it for fun and it would STILL WORK!? ME TOO!
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We have struggled for years with scratched movies that were no longer watchable, but not anymore! We have finally found the secret formula to rid you of this nasty little problem forever!
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Crest Kids Toothpaste! YES, that's what I said! Kids toothpaste!
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A few months back I heard some place that toothpaste would take of scratches and I tried it and it didn't work, then the other day out of pure desperation I tried it my way. IT WORKED! So I decided this kind of news could not be kept secret, I have to tell the world! So I have put together a little tutorial for you.
First let me say this: I have tried this on DVDs, Cds, and a Wii game and it has worked like a charm every time, but on one REALLY scratched DVD I had to do it twice (after the second time it never skipped a lick- yeah I just said skipped a lick, shuuu-up). And it is my belief that you need to use kids toothpaste, because when I tried this before with adult toothpaste it didn't work (I think it was because it may have been too abrasive). It worked with this crest toothpaste so I will be sticking with this brand from now on.
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All you need is toothpaste, a DVD, a clean soft towel, and a sink.
Now you will just dot on some toothpaste.
Spread it out evenly.
Then you will rub in circles applying pressure until the toothpaste starts to feel too dry and sticky to rub anymore. Pressure wise I would say just keep in mind that you are kind of buffing the scratches out of the plastic so you need to have a moderate amount of pressure. I rub with my first three fingers as shown above.
Then I rinse it off in warm water, rubbing gentle to make sure I have gotten off all the sticky. You don't want toothpaste in your DVD player.
Next pat the DVD dry with a soft clean towel.
And there you have it! A scratch free disc that the whole family will enjoy! You may still be able to see most of the scratches but they will be not be as deep now so they won't skip.
I hope this helps someone. We had so many movies that we have not watched in months because of scratches and now the kids feel like we have new movies.
xoxo,
Samantha
DISCLAIMER: I am no expert scratch getter, I'm a stay at home mama who is just sharing what has worked for me. You can try this at your own risk. LOL!
Comments
Im going to try the kids crest. I have a stack of DVDs that sit there collecting dust. My kids would be thrilled if they could watch all their favs again!
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Just put Windex on it. :)
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Allison
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I don't know if my explanation is clear, but that's one of the first things they taught us in computer science classes!
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Lori
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YAY, THIS WORKS!!! I just tried it on my children's Ratatouille DVD and there isn't a skip or a stutter on it now! (I know you state to use Kids Crest, but I didn't have any on hand, so I used Colgate Total and it worked perfectly)!
I know what I'll be doing tomorrow. I'll be cleaning DVD's the day after Christmas. :)
this tip has literally saved me thousands of dollars over the last 20 years!
jill (jacks_friend)
Sending people your way!
susan