Repairing GameCube games

[HatefulGravey]

I have a some GameCube games worth fixing up and I'm running into a problem or 3. I have a JFJ Easy Pro, and everyone should have one they are freaking great, but it says not to use it for mini discs. If I can't repair mini discs with it I'm back to square one on this issue. I looked for ways to fix up normal discs and found the JFJ and solved the problem, now I need a way to fix minis. Any ideas out there? I have tried tooth paste in the past (and strandly it did help some) but I never get the results that people seem to advertise with it. I read that there are other polishing compounds out there that should help. Has anyone used any they would recommend?

[Rex Dart]

Brasso, a super-fine metal polish, works great

Edited May 17, 2011 by Rex Dart

[Blarginatorr]

Theres also this one polishing compound called "Polywatch". Tho its meant for watch acrylic glasses, so not sure how it would work on a DVD disk.

However, with Polywatch and I guess with some polishing liquids should kept in mind that they might dissolve the plastic a bit, part of how the "polishing" is meant to work with these.

[HatefulGravey]

Brasso, a super-fine metal polish, works great

 

I'm seeing Brasso used to fix all kinds of things in the gaming world. I've heard its really good at fixing 2600 games too. They say it cleans the pins in the cart up to damn near new.

 

To repair the disc are you just using it like it says in the bottle or what? Is this a matter of letting it sit for a while or buffing the disc with a cloth or what?

 

Thanks for the info so far. I don't think it will replace my JFJ, but for these smaller disc this might just be a life saver.

[tz101]

Take GC discs to any used game store that has a polishing machine. Problem solved.

[HatefulGravey]

The only places in town that have a machine have the same machine I have. Owning this machine has saved me a few hundred bucks already BTW. I would love to get them to do it but no one really has a pro machine, just this half pro machine.

[Eltigro]

Well, what ever you find, get some cheap sports games or something to practice or try it on first.

 

IIRC, Brasso is a polishing compound with very fine grit in it. So it would require buffing and rubbing in some way. Same idea with toothpaste. Small amount of grit in it helps polish the minor scratches out. It's more a physical than chemical action.