How to fix a scratched GH disk (Converted into FAQ format)

**Klaww** · Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 1296

I also use chapstick to fill in the scratches. It only works sometimes, depending on the severity.
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**blitzbob** · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 514

Took my Rock Band disc to family video. Only problem was I couldn't play Sabatoge. But they fucked it up worse now it sometimes freezes at loading and now I can't play Run To The Hills along with that.

**1mastashake1** · Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Posts: 394 Location: Bothell WA

yes
now i can finally play 80's
thank you
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GH3 FC's=51 GG GH2 FC's=40! GG

**Yewb** · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 3020 Location: Plymouth, UK

I find the best thing for medium-heavy scratches is Silvo/Brasso metal polish. It erodes the area around the scratch so it's smoother and the light bends less passing through it, effectively removing the scratch. Just apply a little to the scratch, then polish it with toilet paper or kitchen paper - not anything you'll use again, like a towel. Clean the disk with a LITTLE water, dry it off completely and try. It's hard to fuck the disk up unless you really overdo it.

Bear in mind the part you're eroding is not the data-containing metal part of the disk, it's the plastic protective layer which is scratched.
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**DDRDiesel** · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 20

I have used one of those Skip Dr machines, and now instead of lagging load times or not loading, my PS2 GH3 does not load at all. I followed everything they say to do, numerous times, and nothing worked. Now my game won't load at all, and I miss One

Can anyone tell me how to fix those weird swirl marks on the bottom of the disk that won't seem to go away, and make my baby come back to me?

~Diesel
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**Reptiliack** · Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Posts: 146

Toothpaste NEVER works for me.
I can't get it to work.
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CrackerRiley wrote:

HellAshes wrote:

Could you use something softer than a towel?

a baby's bottom?...

**nonrocker** · Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 10

I wish i had seen this thread before i went out and bought a brand new gh3 disc for 80 bucks yesterday lol

**nonrocker** · Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 10

I wish i had seen this thread before i went out and bought a brand new gh3 disc for 80 bucks yesterday lol

**Dark-Aries** · Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 1

Here is an idea for those who are just out of luck and nothing will work...

1.Borrow a frien'ds GH disc
2. Create a perfect copy
3. MOd your ps2 to beable to play custom GH discs
4. Swap the real disc with your backup.

Now you can plat your GH all over again WITHOUT having to buy a new disc...It works for me. I sratched by GH dsic really badly and it loads for along time but it still works. I play with my backup and now it works like a charm...

**BulletRideJ** · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 334 Location: Markham, Ontario

Im a little confused on the diference between gel and baking soda toothpaste. Would this be considered gel or bakingsoda?

It has cavity fighting protection.
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**L33tm4st3r** · Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 3

This method has worked every time i've used it -
get some creamy peanut butter and apply a thin coat to the reflective
surface of the disk (using your finger) from the inside out in all directions. Take a rag and quickly wipe the peanut butter off from the inside out in all directions untill the disk is mostly clean. Finally, spray some saline solution (try for a bottle of disk cleaner) on the disk and evenly wipe it off in a circular motion to clean the rest of the peanut butter off the disk. The grease from the peanut butter will fill the scratch and polish the rest of the disk to be more responsive. make sure you clean off all the peanut butter from the disk before putting it in your PS2 (or whatever). PB will fill some VERY HUGE scratches and make your games work.

warning - crunchy peanut butter is NOT a good idea to use
warning - don't put the disk in your console without letting it dry and without wiping the peanut butter off of it.

**coolwins** · Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 4

omg ty so much i had like 20 scratches on me gh2 xbox360 version i used the toothpaste method just like u said and it works perfectly now ty so much!

**iDoom** · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 647 Location: South Carolina

If the toothpaste treatment didn't work, am i screwed?
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**Klaww** · Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 1296