HOW TO: Use a banana to fix a scratched CD or DVD

August 11, 2007 by Kiltak |

A few weeks ago, we published an article describing several techniques to help you repair a scratched CD or DVD. Here’s another method to add to your arsenal in case the previous ones did not work for you.

The Banana CD scratch remover

What you’ll need:

  • A banana
  • A banana peel
  • Some glass cleaner
  1. Take a CD / DVD that has smudges and minor scratches on it.
  2. Using a circular motion, apply a freshly cut banana to it.
  3. Next, wipe it down with the banana peel. The wax from the peel will help polish and further clean the disk.
  4. Take a clean cotton cloth and wipe the entire surface of the CD / DVD. Be sure to apply moderate pressure while moving in a circular motion. This should be done for around 3 to 4 minutes.
  5. Finally, spray the disc with glass cleaner and wipe it clean.

Voilà! Your scratched CD or DVD should now look like new! Please note that this trick will also help you repair scratched PS2 and Xbox CD’s and DVD’s.


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27 Comments »

Comment by Chris
2007-08-11 17:19:49
uh yeah….i just use auto wax/polish… since i have plenty, and it doesn’t waste any bananas.
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Comment by Emily
2007-08-11 20:34:57
geeks are sexy only to geeks
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Comment by Daniel
2007-08-11 21:37:29
Well atleast they have one use, imo they taste yucky!
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2007-08-11 23:45:16
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2007-08-12 01:01:08
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Comment by Uri
2007-08-12 02:28:50
Cool!

p.s. Why Software Engineers Should Care About the Price of Bananas: http://urikalish.blogspot.com/2007/04/why-software-engineers-should-care.html

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Comment by Brent
2007-08-12 06:15:00
That’s pretty cool. We use a disc cleaner machine (JFJ disc repair unit) but maybe I will have to suggest bananas. Time to go green.. or yellow :p
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2007-08-12 07:37:32
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Comment by Joel
2007-08-12 09:47:41
I thought you were never supposed to do wipe in that direction. I thought it was always wipe from center of disc outwards.
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2007-08-12 13:31:36
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Comment by Sineklik
2007-08-13 02:14:06
I would not believe that before I saw an evidence.
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Comment by MercuryThread Subscribed to comments via email
2007-08-13 04:43:41
I have to say I am unconvinced. When I started buying CDs I got told they would last forever and they’ve already started to degrade and the silvery bit in some is going golden. So will give this a try on some old disks and see what happens. Anyone know how to get scratches out of vinyl - or even better remove wax from them.
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Comment by Mackenzie
2007-08-13 23:32:54
Why would you remove the wax? You’d have nothing left…er well…at least if you get wax records… you cant unscratch vinyl though. the needle goes right on the “data” surface so it’s the data that gets ruined. On a CD the data is farther back and just a layer of plastic gets messed up. Light might reflect funny from the plastic, but if you smooth out the plastic’s surface, it behaves normally again.
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Comment by kkkk
2007-08-15 21:18:12
Ammonia removes wax.
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2007-08-13 10:34:05
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Comment by mercurythread Subscribed to comments via email
2007-08-13 23:57:30
Eh got drunk and was pretending I was a superstar DJ by candle light with some friends and knocked a candle onto the turn table - tried ethyl alcohol, the freezer and numerous other things - wouldn’t generally mind would just replace but not been able to find it again for a reasonable price.
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Comment by Jonathan Franzone
2007-08-14 09:52:33
I think Charleton Heston actually discovered this method when he landed on the planet of the apes. :)
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2007-08-16 22:17:40
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2007-08-23 11:28:57
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Comment by Dave
2007-08-23 17:45:07
Tried it… didn’t work that well.
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Comment by dean
2007-09-23 04:03:11
I use a Disc go Devil for all the dvds that need to be polished in my video store.
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Comment by Dexter
2007-09-26 06:24:39
Omg i have Just eaten the banana (forgot to use it)
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Comment by Eric
2007-09-26 15:32:54
I tried it on a busted netflix dvd that was completely unplayable, and the movie played the whole way through!!!!

THANKS.

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Comment by Elpyfo
2007-12-26 17:57:28
I was desperate to fix my Fable cd and i looked at this.
I tried toothpaste first, but that worked nicely too ^^.
A banana, though? o_O
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Comment by Stor Perde Subscribed to comments via email
2008-03-22 11:54:06
Omg i have Just eaten the banana (forgot to use it)
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