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rein-o
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Post subject: Re: Caring for your laserdiscs Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 03:09 |
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carlosthejackal wrote: signofzeta wrote: Technically, yes. However, it's only going to be a problem if you are some kind of animal that needs to clean your LDs all the time. I've never used anything but Windex (amonia and alcohol, both "bad") and nothing ever shattered in one of my players. That's because the most I've ever cleaned an LD is probably twice...in what is now almost 24 years of collecting.
LDs are like camera lenses. The best way to clean them is to never get them dirty in the first place. yes Sir I'm an animal, please don't tell anyone! when i buy used discs some of them has greasy fingerprints on discsurface from previous owner one disc had dried residue from fingerprints touching somekind of gunk, i have to clean that disc b4 i play it Yeah, you don't want to dirty the laser ________________________________ the rein-o official signature:
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Post subject: Re: Caring for your laserdiscs Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 11:16 |
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not everyone treats their discs the way they shuld! i think i might get playback problems like skipping chapters or laser getting stuck on smudged area. it was gunk or other crap PO had on his fingers leaving gunk prints to dry on disc surface, i believe laser will have trubble reading the disc if i don't clean it b4 i play the disc
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Post subject: Re: Caring for your laserdiscs Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 12:36 |
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rein-o
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Post subject: Re: Caring for your laserdiscs Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 14:34 |
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carlosthejackal wrote: Germs are the least of your problems. What about bugs, or even bed bugs, they could be in the sleeve and escape then you have bed bugs......... ________________________________ the rein-o official signature:
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Post subject: Re: Caring for your laserdiscs Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 15:38 |
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thats a risk we take when we are buying 2nd hand stuff
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Post subject: Re: Caring for your laserdiscs Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 16:07 |
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Quote: Germs are the least of your problems. What about bugs, or even bed bugs, they could be in the sleeve and escape then you have bed bugs......... You guys have made me paranoid now!!!
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Post subject: Re: Caring for your laserdiscs Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 17:17 |
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je280
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Post subject: Re: Caring for your laserdiscs Posted: 30 Apr 2016, 23:45 |
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samaron wrote: What I were talking about is just some really light film from the plastic bag the disc is stored in. I've really only seen it from the plastic bags found mostly in japanese releases. Those bags many people hate, and nicknamed "elephant condoms" because of the shape and size. You'd probably not notice it at first glance either, the disc would appear to be spotless. I've even seen this on brand new sealed discs too. Not sure what it is, but light wiping over the disc gets rid of it.
I rarely see discs with actual smudges on them. Only discs I've seen that on were some movies obviously kids have handled. Besides that it is not uncommon with scratches on the disc surface, but it usually doesn't affect the playback.
Scratches and fingerprints are just something one has to live with when it comes to second hand discs. Most people really couldn't care less how it is handled. I've seen way too many times where people have attempted to clean discs, and scratched them more or create a chemical reaction that ruined it. Stickers on covers is also a common thing people tend to mess up and make the situation even worse. If one is unsure if the cleaning method could cause more damage, just leave it as is. Very good advice above. The disc marking from the bag is most likely to be a release agent of some sort used during the processing of the plastic film used to construct the bag or a reaction to any mould release agent that may have been used in the disc manufacturing process with the plastic "elephant condom" - whatever it is it does come off the disc with the light wiping as mentioned. Also....."Stickers on covers is also a common thing people tend to mess up and make the situation even worse. If one is unsure if the cleaning method could cause more damage, just leave it as is."..... & I could not agree more on that one & often time takes care of removal as some have come off of there own accord when the adhesive used (on some but not all) dries up but that can take many years - I usually just leave them be unless it is the ones that are clearly the easy peel type. If you ever acquire a Japanese Pioneer disc with one of their "LaserDisc SAMPLE" round white stickers on the cover (& very occasionally on the actual disc labels also) don't even think about trying to take them off, almost guaranteed to leave you with a ruined cover.
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Post subject: Re: Caring for your laserdiscs Posted: 20 Mar 2017, 02:38 |
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Hello,
related topic.
How can i care for my laserdisc players?
Store them right side up? upside down? turn them on once per year?
whats the rules? i've seen so many posts start out "i last turned the player on a year ago and it worked fine, now its giving me error XXX and nothing works!"
to which the only answers are "replace belt, ring, and your power board / laser".
so how to avoid this fate of all fates? thanks! besides the obvious "store in a dry (but not too dry) location, out of direct sun, heat, cold, damp, etc."
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forper
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Post subject: Re: Caring for your laserdiscs Posted: 21 Mar 2017, 07:32 |
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joey2064 wrote: If you do want to remove stickers though, it is actually easy to do with a simple product called lighter fluid (the type sold in cans to be used in Zippo cigarette lighters). I start by saturating the sticker with lighter fluid and leave it for a couple of minutes to do its magic. Then I take a small piece of paper and start sliding it underneath the sticker. If any resistance is felt during this process give it another squirt of lighter fluid, wait, and continue until the sticker slides right off onto your piece of paper. If there any sticky residue left behind simply wipe it away with a paper towel moistened in lighter fluid. Once the lighter fluid has fully dried there is not a single mark or stain left from having used it...works like a charm everytime! Cool tip. I have a similar product called "sticker remover" but using zippo lighter fluid seems way cooler to me, I will switch.
_________________ SONY MDP-355GX, DVDO iscan VP50, SONY KVHR-M36
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takeshi666
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Post subject: Re: Caring for your laserdiscs Posted: 20 Feb 2018, 18:51 |
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forper wrote: Meanwhile in sticker removal land it turns out that lighter fluid works better than "sticker remover" from the hardware store. I might start smoking too, just to use a cool zippo.. Zippo fuel is basically gasoline, is that safe to use? I use it to wipe off sticker residue from toys but you never know...
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