<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp9067ddb8yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div>Hello,</div><div>I know many, if not most public library use a machine to buff-out the scratches on their collections of DVDs and CDs to make them playable again. I have a friend who accidentally damaged the data surface of a rather valuable, collectible CD. It still plays but the surface scratches lower the value. I was curious exactly how this CD repair process works. Is the protective plastic layer ground down? Does a polish or wax fill-in the surface scratches? The reason I ask is my friend is considering applying this repair process at a local video store and he's concerned about introducing more surface scratches or introducing other imperfections that may lower the value of his CD further.</div><div>Thanks for your insights!</div><div><br></div><div class="ydp9067ddb8signature"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;">Dan Hutchins</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;">Director</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;">Van Buren District Library</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;">200 North Phelps Street</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;">Decatur, MI 49045</span><br style="font-family:Helvetica;"><a href="mailto:dhutchins@vbdl.org" style="font-family:Helvetica;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dhutchins@vbdl.org</a><br style="font-family:Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.vbdl.org/" style="font-family:Helvetica;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vbdl.org</a><br style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;">269-423-4771</span></span></div></div></div></body></html>