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judenyce · Dec 30, 2009, 09:05 PM

Looong story short, my beautiful daughters got juice ALL over about 30 DVDs. I'm worried about trying to clean them, but there is no way I can afford to replace them! These are movies that they watch all the time, so it's not like they won't miss them either.

Stratmando · Dec 30, 2009, 09:18 PM

Personally I have had luck with warm water to start, to disolve.

KISS · Dec 30, 2009, 09:19 PM

Use dishwashing soap and water. Soak the DVD;s in it. Use a soft cloth and go perpendicular to rotation to wash. Scratches in the direction of rotation are bad. Rinse in running water.

Now time for an old chemistry trick. Displace the water with isoproply alcohol and dry. This should avoid the formation of water droplets.

hheath541 · Dec 30, 2009, 09:22 PM

You can also buy dvd cleaning kits at most stores that have an electronics section. I would suggest trying the water, first. No reason to spend money on when you can get the same results for free.

jmjoseph · Dec 30, 2009, 09:26 PM

As long as you don't scratch them, you will be just fine.

This is not as big of a deal as you think it is.

I have two little boys, and I've cleaned hundreds of DVDs.

Windex works really well.

KISS · Dec 30, 2009, 09:35 PM

Windex would disperse the water and is a good idea.

judenyce · Dec 30, 2009, 10:39 PM

So, I should try soaking them in warm, dish detergent water, wipe them down with a soft cloth from the outside straight in, (or vice versa), to get all of the crud off, dry it with a soft towel, then use windex? Do I wipe the windex off? I know I probably sound pretty stupid, but I'm paranoid about wrecking them. I am a bit of an inadvertent klutz!

jmjoseph · Dec 30, 2009, 10:45 PM

Spray them with Windex, let it sit on there for a few minutes, and then wipe clean with a soft, clean, rag. If this does not work, repeat the process.

You're not going to "wreck" them with window cleaner. They may scratch easily, but they are quite resilient to cleaners, and the like.

KISS · Dec 31, 2009, 08:53 AM

Do almost what you said in post #7. Don't dry with the water on. Spray Windex on the wet DVD and wipe toward the center of the disc with a soft cloth.

jmjoseph · Dec 31, 2009, 08:58 AM

What you do is, take the least favorite disk and experiment on that one. Dry it, try it, and then do the rest.

I have heard of people putting them in their dishwasher, and stopping it before the "dry" cycle. And then spraying them with Windex.

Now, I'm NOT recommending you do that, but it has been done successfully.

KISS · Dec 31, 2009, 09:01 AM

I can see where TOP SHELF washing and air drying would work nicely. Depends on the dishwashers. That type of detergent has phosphsates which won't allow water spots. If you don't have an air dry mode, you MUST stop the dishwasher BEFORE the dry cycle.

Stratmando · Dec 31, 2009, 12:17 PM

If using the dishwasher, you may need to secure the discs from flying around.
Maybe run a straightened out coat hanger through each hole and secure at the ends.