What I use is lighter fluid and toilet paper. Lighter fluid is VERY DANGEROUS and the paper soaked with lighter fluid can combust with just heat. I have found that minor scuffs will come off with lighter fluid.

I have used lighter fluid on Laser Discs, DVDs, and CDs. I also use it to remove sticker residue. The difference in the Lighter fluid is that there aren't raw hyrdocarbons in it which is what causes clear plastic to "frost". I worked in an oil refinery for almost 20 years so I have a little experience in the field of hydrocarbons. :)

hammon, June 5, 2006; 4:08 AM

Thats good to know. Recently purchased a couple of Discs at a resale shop. To price the items someone wrote with a black magic marker of the label side. I'll see if it wipes it clean.

victoravalentine, June 5, 2006; 5:56 PM

Is perforated premium two ply preferred over basic single ply toilet paper?

serifiot, June 5, 2006; 8:33 PM

I wouldn't recommend lighter fluid simply because it is way to dangerous, you could use toothpaste or silver polish on a soft cloth/towel to rub away those light scratches. unfortunate It only works on light scratches!
good luck!

rmensing, June 6, 2006; 4:35 PM

Brasso, baby, Brasso!!!
Think I'm kidding? Try it on an old CD that you don't really care about - you'll see that, with enough elbow grease and patience, you can polish out most light scratches! I prefer Kleenex over toilet paper, the two ply kind. Separate the two sheets of it, and you have two thin, soft sheets to work with.

bugoobiga, October 26, 2006; 6:00 PM

Thanks for the cleaning info

dspin24358, March 23, 2007; 7:30 AM