Good way to clean scratched discs?

[Mr. Anderson]

I just got a bunch of second hand Xbox games, and they're all scratched to hell. I REALLY want to play Manhunt; can somebody give some advice on ressurecting my discs?

[_heretic]

If they are pretty badly scratched, I suggest getting them professionally re-surfaced. You can probably find someone to do it at a local video rental place. I know of a Hollywood Video near where I live that will do it; I think it was about $2 a disc. I suggest checking at Hollywood Video stores, especially ones with an attached GameCrazy.

However, if the foil on the disc is scratched, the disc cannot be saved at all.

[Kyo]

Like he said - if top part (label) is damaged, throw it away.

You could also purchase Disc Doctor - it has a sand paper that sands it down one layer. Brings disc back to life

[Allnatural]

However, if the foil on the disc is scratched, the disc cannot be saved at all.
That's only true of CDs. With DVDs, the data is sandwiched between layers of polycarbonate, so a scratch on top (unless it's really deep) isn't an issue.