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Some folks swear by those expensive commercial repair kits. Some folks swear by Brasso. Or even toothpaste. Funny how some people get married to commercial CD repair kits. Over the years, I've bought ...

I have a cd doctor that you basically load the disc into it and turn the crank. It will buff off a thin layer of plastic and restore the disk to usefulness. However, you talk of a huge gouge which ...