Do You Know How to Clean DVDs?
In the past DVD’s were speicifcally used just for watching movies with a DVD player, but it is now widely used as a storage device for storing different computer files. Persons who use computer systems very often for their jobs or personal duties, move around thousands of invaluable data on their computers form day to day that at some point has to be saved to another place in case the hard drives space goes down, the computer crashes or breaks down. There are those who still take comfort in viewing videos from their DVD players, who might want to make duplicates of all their favorite movies. With so many uses for a DVD disc, the disc may move around a lot which cause the DVD to get scratched or dirty which makes it hard for the computer or DVD player to transfer its information and so the disc will have to be cleaned. There is more than one method(s) for cleaning a DVD, that are effective which this article will discuss.
Required Tools:
Soft cloth or rag
Required Materials:
DVD
Rubbing Alcohol
Water
Instructions are as follows:
1. You can try cleaning the DVD disc by utilizing a soft cloth or a microfiber cloth without the use of any cleaning agent to start wiping it off. Just start wiping from the middle of the disc and wipe straight out towards the edges. This process will aid to prevent the dirt from affecting the performance or the information from being read.
2. Rubbing alcohol can be incorporated with water to formulate a cleaning solution for the DVD. Create the mixture with the same amounts of alcohol and water. Then dampen the cloth with the cleaning agent and clean off the disc. This will take out any kind of soil or fingerprints and the solution dissolves very quickly without leaving any residue.
3. Glass cleaner is also a great solution for wiping off DVD disc. Just spray some glass cleaner onto a soft cloth and then utilize the cloth to wipe the DVD. This is particularly helpful if you are attempting to remove sticky substances like soda from off the DVD.
4. Toothpaste can also be used on the disc to take out minor scratches. All you need to do is just slightly add a dab of the abrasive toothpaste to the scratched area and apply some water to buff it out.
Tips and Warnings
*Whenever you have done using a DVD, practice to put it back into the case or DVD pouch after using them. When the disc is exposed it is at risk of being placed on a rough surface which can destroy it and cause you to lose data. Keep DVD disc away from constant sunlight, heaters, radiators or any other spot that generates plenty heat because the heat can cause damage.
*Whenever you are handling a DVD disc avoid touching the surface of the DVD and instead handle it from the center or around the edges. Each time you come in contact with the surface of the disc, grease from the skin imprints on the surface and leave back smudges and fingerprints.
*Never clean a DVD disc by wiping it in a non-radial back and forth motion, moving from the middle part to the outer edge and when wiping try to be as gentle as you can.
*Microfiber cloths work exceptionally well for wiping off DVD’s because the tight weave of the cloth, pulls the dust which helps to keep it from scratching the surface of the DVD. Also try to avoid the cleaning solutions that have acids as a component.