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In the past DVD’s were speicifcally utilized just for watching movies with a DVD player, however, it is now widely used as a storage device for saving different computer files. Individuals who use computer systems very often for their jobs or personal duties, transfer thousands of invaluable information on their computers form day to day that at some point needs to be saved to another place if the hard drives space goes down, the computer crashes or malfunction. There are those who still take comfort in watching videos from their DVD players, who might need to create duplicates of all their favorite movies. With so much uses for a DVD disc, the disc may move around a lot which cause the DVD to get scratched or dirty which makes it difficult for the computer or DVD player to transfer its contents and so the disc will have to be cleaned. There are many different method(s) for cleaning a DVD, that are effective which this article will look into.

How To Clean DVDs

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 using a soft cloth or a microfiber cloth without the use of any cleaning solution to start wiping it off. Just start cleaning from the middle of the disc and wipe straight out towards the edges. This practice will help to prevent the scratches from affecting the performance or the contents from being read.

2. Rubbing alcohol can be mixed with water to formulate a cleaning agent for the DVD. Create the mixture with the same amounts of alcohol and water. Then moisten the cloth with the cleaning agent and wipe off the disc. This will take out any kind of stain or fingerprints and the solution dissolves very rapidly without leaving any residue.

3. Window cleaner is also a great solution for cleaning DVD disc. Just put some glass cleaner onto a soft cloth and then use the rag to wipe the DVD. This is particularly helpful if you are attempting to get off sticky substances like soda from off the DVD.

4. Toothpaste can also be used on the surface to take out small scratches. All you need to do is just mildly add a dab of the abrasive toothpaste to the scratched area and apply a little water to buff it out.

Tips and Warnings

*Whenever you have done using a DVD, practice to place 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 coarse surface that can destroy it and cause you to lose information. Keep DVD disc away from constant sunlight, heaters, radiators or any other spot that produces lots of heat because the heat can cause damage.

*Whenever you are handling a DVD disc avoid touching the surface of the DVD and instead hold it from the center or around the edges. Whenever you come in contact with the surface of the disc, oil from the skin smear 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 center hole to the outer edge and when wiping try to be as mild as possible.

*Microfiber cloths work very well for wiping off DVD’s because the tight weave of the cloth, attracts the dust which helps to keep it from scratching the surface of the DVD. Also try to avoid the cleaning solutions that contain acids as an ingredient.