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Many sites dedicate themselves to all manner of disk repair in fact we have found some fantastic information, The types of disk repair information available are information about hard disk and hard drives, DVD discs and CD disc.

By disc repair a site can either cover the complete repair a quick repair or both. Well we are all for quick repair and possibly the most asked question about repairing disk refers to DVD's now days these are taking over as the number one entertainment method and as it becomes more popular we are finding that people are having tons of trouble with DVD disks.

This article will be dealing with a quick repair of DVD's because this is the most frequently searched subject and in coming years going to be invaluable as all our old video tape information gets transferred to the new media. We will quickly cover some of the more severe methods.

Resurfacing DVDs , this relates to a special machine that will actually resurface and remove any large scratches in the dvd and actually gets to the bottom of an scratches that aren't that severe they require more complex repairs suck as this an this machine actually removes layers of the DVD coating. Another DVD resurfacing method used for disk repairs are polishing the DVDs this can be done at a local DVD rental shop and works most of the time while not being quite as severe as the machining method it is good for 85% of all DVD scratches but again this has limited us , no more than 5 times.

Available now are nifty little machines that you can purchase for many major discounters like big w in Australia and Wal-Mart in the us these machines are smaller versions of the DVD shop ones and offer a repair at a discount , that you can use multiple times.

WHAT WE HAVE FOUND

The good news is we have found by far most DVD problems relates to damage that is not severe enough to warrant using the above methods. The good news is that 90% of all damage is caused by finger prints and dust, that right something as small as s smudgy print can stop your copy of die hard 4 from working. So without all of the above complex repairs you can purchase a cloth and material along with DVD cleaner to wipe of these prints and bingo your DVD is in number one condition. The best way we have found is to wipe in a circular motion not with the groves of the DVD , especially follow the information on the kit.

But something important remember disk repair is the same with everything prevention is better than cure. By this we mean when moving and removing the disk you must be extra careful and never touch the front of the disk (shinnyt side), we know this sounds difficult but in act it is easy use the whole in the centre and also the edges of the DVD to move it around and your DVD will last for years.

Caution: the most damages happen when removing from the case so this is a time where extra precautions should be taken.