Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!crdgw1!uunet!rosie!ragnarok From: jmynatt@ragnarok (Jim Mynatt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Cleaning an optical disk Message-ID: <657@rosie.NeXT.COM> Date: 3 May 91 17:45:18 GMT References: Sender: news@NeXT.COM Lines: 40 Nntp-Posting-Host: ragarok.next.com In article wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner) writes: > > > I have run across several OD's that have been in need of cleaning and > have used the following steps (succcessful in every try so far): Maybe one should consider the following: Purchase the Canon Disk Cleaning kit MO-ck1 code: R58-7001-000 (this is one part of a three-part OD kit which includes OD Head Cleaning Cartridge and a OD filter - this OD kit is avaiable from your "authorized service center"). > - Open up the shutter (there is a little black lock pushbutton that has The kit includes a shutter opener (and it holds it open too). > - If it is just generally dusty, but not terribly so, blow off the > - If it is really dusty, get an allen wrench and take the case apart. > Run the actual disc under a > faucet w/reasonable pressure-- this will remove the grime quite nicely. To quote the cleaning instructions: (1) Be sure not to put fingerprints or moisture on the disk while cleaning. > - If none of that works and there are some nasty spots left, try a > little CD cleaner and an extremely soft material. Scrub away-- being > careful to always scrub perpendicular to rotational direction. Also: (2) Wipe the disk from the outside in. Wiping any other way may damage the surface of the disk. And: (3) Do not use other cleaning liquids. They may damage the surface of the disk. (4) Always use the (enclosed) cleaning liquid. Do not wipe the disk witrh a dry cloth. Hope this helps. jim