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kzm007
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_ 		6. June 2006 @ 13:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi- What's a good homemade cleaner for CDs and DVDs? Kegan
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IHoe
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_ 		6. June 2006 @ 14:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
some people use windex..... I use jewlery cleaner!
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brink22
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_ 		6. June 2006 @ 14:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I use toothpaste.
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waynekusa
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_ 		6. June 2006 @ 14:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I use a mild dishwashing liquid (i.e. Dawn) and warm water. Get's rid of dirt and oils from fingerprints. Be sure to pat dry.
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_ 		6. June 2006 @ 15:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
don't it makes sense to use a plastic cleaner on a plastic cd or dvd disk..
not glass cleaners
like plastic Polishing & Scratch Removal
google for it

my 2-cents..
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_ 		6. June 2006 @ 15:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I use a soft lint free cloth & regular rubbing alcohol. Works great!
I have never had any problems with this method. If it's safe for an LCD Monitor screen. I trust it on DVDs.
Edit: Clarification: I use Isopropyl Alcohol 70%, the rest is distilled water Just called "rubbing alcohol". It has served me well in cleaning DVDs, CDs & my Samsung LCD Monitor. Actually, Samsung Recommended using it, they said they use it at the Factory to clean the screens on LCDs.
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_ 		6. June 2006 @ 15:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i will not use rubbing alcohol as it has oil in it..and the dvd attracts dust..

In the United States, rubbing alcohol and all preparations coming under the classification of Rubbing Alcohols and must be manufactured in accordance with the requirements of the US Treasury Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, using Formula 23-H (8 parts by volume of acetone, 1.5 parts by volume of methyl isobutyl ketone, and 100 parts by volume of ethyl alcohol). It contains 68.5-71.5% by volume of absolute ethyl alcohol, the remainder consisting of water and the denaturants, with or without colour additives, and perfume oils. Rubbing Alcohol contains in each 100 mL not less than 355 mg of sucrose octaacetate or not less than 1.40 mg of denatonium benzoate. The preparation may be coloured with one or more colour additives. A suitable stabilizer may also be added.

more info here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubbing_alcohol
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_ 		6. June 2006 @ 16:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have used a lint free cloth and distilled water and occasionally some mild dish washing soap (but only a small amount). This has always worked well for me.


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freedom2
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_ 		7. June 2006 @ 12:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well, the best is rubbing alcohol...................

let you guys in on a secret, i discovered.

the CD/DVD cleaners you buy at wal-mart ect.
all that is, is watered down rubbing alcohol..........

could'nt believe i was paying $4.00-$5.00 for a
small bottle of it,........................

good day..................


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saugmon
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_ 		7. June 2006 @ 12:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I use Eyeglass cleaner-specially made for plastic lens,and lint-free silk rags.
A couple of clams for an 8 oz bottle at walmart.
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Nick600
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@ Brink22

Toothpaste ???
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BIGTOXY69
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_ 		9. June 2006 @ 09:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah !

I use 91% isopropyl alcohol - Here's the thing the seventy % stuff should work but it often has traces of lanolin & or other lotion type Emolients in it to make your skin feel better ! Alcohol drys your skin remember ? A quick test take a clean Hand mirror and put a few drops of whatever you are going to clean your media with on the mirror . Allow it to evaporate . Look for any residue that is left behind on the mirror if there is none good . if there is then this soloution will leave similar deposits on your media ! which isn't good ! But whatever works for you ya' Know !
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waynekusa
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_ 		9. June 2006 @ 09:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You should exercise caution when using alcohol to clean any plastic surfaces. Over time, the alcohol will whiten (or fog) the surface. I realize that discs don't need to be cleaned very often, but if they are handled by children and need to be cleaned fairly often, I would find another solution.
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