A few tips (Score 1)

As someone that has probably resurfaced 20,000 disks in my life, here are a few recommendations. The JFJ Machines work well, but the supply costs are pretty high, if you go this route, dont use it for more than 10 seconds at a time, as the pad is very, very delicate, you can get a machine from them for 249 that includes a starter pack of pads, paper, and compounds The Fix A Disk machines (this guy invented the business) started at around 8 grand when I bought my first one, they are around 2 grand now, they use a wet sanding action and are the best on the market, Most used Video/Game stores will fix your disks for around 3 bucks each, and some will do it cheaper if you have over 40, most of them that have been in business awhile use a Fix A Disk machine Do NOT use a hand type machine, you wont be getting 3,000 rpm that way Toothpaste will leave a haze when used in a machine, and at over 2,000 rpm will actually enter the surface of the disk, not a good thing Lots of disks are ruined from the TOP side of the disk, hold the disk to the light and look for holes (from where the label is damaged) this type of damage can NOT be fixed if there is data in that area as the laser cant pick up the bounced back data Hope this helps, my first post here, and I normally cant type what I actually want to ;) fingers and brain dont alway match ;)