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Removing Labels From DVDR's & CD-R's
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25. December 2004 @ 05:21 |
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I sometimes also use DVDInfoPro v3.43 sometimes but kind of favor Nero CD-DVD Speed. They are both excellent diagnostic applications. I just ran accross another DVDR that I labeled and as usual it took a crap. It would just spin in both my DVDRW drives without being able to read the data. Ran it through both Nero CD-DVD Speed and DVDInfoPro and neither program could even get started with the diagnostic test. I removed the label using warm water and then Goo Gone (Took about an hour) and guess what? The disc was magically repaired. I am a true believer that labeling DVDR's with sticky labels is BAD. Every label I have removed from unreadable discs has cured the problem.
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JAYRA
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26. December 2004 @ 16:58 |
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I have used memorex labels on about 400+ DVD's and they al play perfect on all my DVD players. I just prin them off at kinkos and it has been working great for me.
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27. December 2004 @ 02:47 |
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Unless I'm doing something wrong which I don't know what. I used Neato MediaFace labels with there applicator. I've also used CD Stomper labels (which are thinner paper) with there applicator with my printer set to "Low Ink" volume. I also calibrated my printer to print exactly centered on the label. I have had nothing but problems with reading the data. Now here is the strange thing I haven't mentioned. They will play fine in all me DVD players and also in my DVDRW drives but when I want to make a copy of one of them I always get read errors during the copy process and the burn is aborted. Now I've used Nero 6, Alcohol 120%, CloneCD & CloneDVD and I get the same result. Once I remove the label I no longer get the read errors. I want to also mention I've used Memorex, Verbatim, Maxell, TDK and Ritek with the same outcome so the media is not an issue and the software is not the issue. The problem all points to the labeling.
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beefer1
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27. December 2004 @ 16:40 |
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I'm having similar problems with Stomper cd labels on m DVDs. I'm a a loss as to why. When I first burned them and labelled them, they played fine in my DVD players and my friends machines that I lent them to. It seem that just lately, this problem of not being able to read the last portion of the disks is showing up. It doesn't matter which type of DVD media, all seem to be affected. All the dvd players that I've checked have the same symptoms, as well, both CD/DVD drives on my computers can't read them either. As soon as I peel the label off, all machines can read them fine. The only variable that has changed is the weather, it's now winter. Maybe it has something to do with the lower humidity affecting the labels and/or glue.
The best method of removing the labels I've come across so far, is just peeling them off very, very slowly so they don't shred, mind you this works better with some disks than others. If I do get a lot of residue, I soak them in hot soapy water to remove the bulk of the paper and residue, then a bit of WD-40 to clean off the glue followed by a good wash with soap and water. Either way is slow.
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28. December 2004 @ 02:52 |
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Well beefer1, I'm glad someone else agrees with me that I'm not just imagining the problem with the labels. I just can't hardly believe that no one else seems to have this problem and believe me it's the labels that render the read errors. Remove the label and the disc is now readable again. DO NOT LABEL DVDR'S is my best advice unless you use a regular disc labeling printer. That may be my next purchase as I like a label on a disc whether it's an original or a custom made one. But for now it's Sharpie action.
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Gringle
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31. December 2004 @ 21:51 |
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Wow and flying filly Wow agin,
So most folk think labels ain't no good!
Hal the flying filly Lu- ya.
just me on a new year rave,
happy new year folks.
El gringle..
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1. January 2005 @ 00:42 |
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LOL
What does all this mean please?
"Wow and flying filly Wow agin,
So most folk think labels ain't no good!
Hal the flying filly Lu- ya. "
A lot of people here don't like labels on their dvds, myself included.
Could you please elucidate for the unenlightened?
Pulsar
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Gringle
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1. January 2005 @ 05:02 |
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Hi and Happy New year Pulsar,
Just me on a fun rave 'bout folk repeating how labels ain't no good.
(mumbles ter self) what was the question?
El gringle..
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1. January 2005 @ 05:12 |
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And a Happy New Year to you Gringle.
What question?? LOL
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kbuegel
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1. January 2005 @ 09:42 |
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Well- my question was: Is there a good way to mass-remove paper labels? I have about 200 labeled DVD's and need to re-label them.
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Gringle
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1. January 2005 @ 21:41 |
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Use a bottle cleaning fluid of the type used to clean baby feeding bottles or sterilizes home made wine or beer bottles for large quantities. The powder for cleaning wines bottles costs' about £10.00 in the U.K and can be purchased from most wine kit shops. I can't remember the name, but it's in a bright yellow box.
Make the solution as directed, in a long flat container, (I used a bath LOL) spread out your discs' label up, leave to soak for an hour or so and the labels will float off and leave your discs' gunk free and shiny.
And if you are of mind; you can now safely feed babies, and humans off them LOL
El gringle..
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2. January 2005 @ 03:16 |
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I was trying to be ironic kbeugel!
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gorec9897
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3. January 2005 @ 23:48 |
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When a crime lab removes a stamp from a paper envelope, they use stem to loosen the stamp without damaging any possible DNA.
In other words, boil some hot water and wait until you get alot of stem; Then hover the cd/dvd with the label over the stem... this will allow you to pull back the label/sticker.
Warning:
do not allow the disc to get too hot! Just stem for a little while.
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perealb
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26. January 2005 @ 06:34 |
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I'm thinking about getting printable white DVD-Rs. Is it OK to use an ink jet printer to print on those lables? What are your experiences with it?
Thanks
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beefer1
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26. January 2005 @ 13:39 |
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I tried printable dvds, big problem with these is finding one that are good enough quality, I've tried Prodisc, okitech(?) and ritek, all give me very high PI/PO error rates when run through dvd-info. Only the ritek allowed me to burn a full disc. This only happens with printable DVDs (and this is before printing anything to the label side). Not quite sure what is up, but maybe they're just shitty quality. Supposedly, Taiyo Yudan discs are the Cat's ass , but I can't find them locally.
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perealb
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27. January 2005 @ 06:00 |
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Last night I went to BestBuy and got a 25-pack of Fuji printable DVD-R 8X. I've made a backup of Need for Speed Underground 2. I didn't have too much time to play with the copy but it worked fine. I noticed a slight delay at the beginning of loading but after that everything seemed OK.
I am going to order the Taiyo Yuden DVDs. I've read you should get the ones made in Singapore. Does anyone know where to get them?
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yellows
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27. January 2005 @ 06:51 |
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You can use Rosinol Lighter fluid. The same fluid used to refill zippo lighters. You can actually use the lighter fluid to clean the written surface of the disc without damaging it.
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gorec9897
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27. January 2005 @ 08:08 |
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Ouch, lighter fluid is way too strong of a solvent to get the job done. If you want to clean sharpie off the disk just use a little 70% isopyl alcohol on a kleenex, it works just as good.
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27. January 2005 @ 15:11 |
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I'm talking about removing sticky labels. I do use 70% Isopyl alcohol which remomes markers very well and is safe. I just haven't found an easy way to remove labels. I have a few DVD's that I can't get the originals that I made copies from. I have read errors with these labeled DVDR's and I know from experience that if I were to remove the labels everything would be fine. I've done this a few times. I no longer label DVDR's or even CDR's. Had a friend that had a labeled CDR in his car deck and liked the musicso he left that disc in his unit in the middle of Summer and the label came loose from the heat and we had to tear the whole unit out and open it up to get the disc out. Certainly not worth the headache. Just use a Sharpie marker!
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28. January 2005 @ 06:09 |
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... As I posted earlier, use Goo Gone ... I've removed about 50 labels this way with a 100% success rate ... (some were removed several years ago and the discs are still great) ...
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28. January 2005 @ 06:51 |
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Like catfreak said, Goo Gone is the safest way to remove labels. We use it in our stores on appliances, tv's and computer equipment all the time. It will not hurt plastic of any kind. Whoever suggested lighter fluid was not made from oil better check again and WD 40 is ok on metal base sticker removal. Goo Gone is a citrus base product. It may take a little more time to soak in but is the best way to go. Its all up to your own choice.
Jerry
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gorec9897
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28. January 2005 @ 11:33 |
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The written layer of the disc and the top layer are one in the same; if you use a strong solvent such as lighter fluid you can damage the written layer(data layer).
ps:
Goo gone is good' also ;-)
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ddp
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28. January 2005 @ 12:17 |
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yes as scratch the top of disc, scratch it goodbye as info is on top of disc not bottom
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Baguito
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30. January 2005 @ 06:40 |
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I also have been using labels on DVDs for a long time, and I found that paper labels are the worst things to use. If you can, find a label that won't curl when you peel it of before you stick it on the DVD. I have not yet found such paper label, so I'm "sticking" to the clear labels. They will print the same way, but won't curl up like paper dose. I also found that the DVD would curl as well, and the outside edges of the DVD would not play properly. Any ways, that's my experience with paper labels.
Baguito :)
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yellows
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30. January 2005 @ 06:44 |
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Lighter fluid does sound harsh, but it does indeed work and is safe as far as i can tell. I don't let the disc soak in a tub full of it, but I generously squirt it on the disc after I have scraped off most of the label. However, the only lighter fluid I use is Rosinol fluid which is for filling zippos. I even use it on the bottom of the disc to clean off any glue that gets on the bottom during the cleaning process. I have also read these disc in both a DVD player and my DVD writter(ripping it to an .ISO) and it works fine after, considering these same disc would not play or read properly before I took off the label.
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