Repair & restoration of a scratched PS2 game disc - Howto resurface discs

In this video I will repair this Playstation 2 game I got free with Playstation 2 slim I restored on my main channel, Odd Tinkering. This method is called resurfacing.

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[tobi]

My dad is a car painter. In those days of PS2, he did the same to all scratched discs, totally without knowledge about layers and stuff. He just came up with idea, that if he can renew cars' surface with pastes, maybe he could do the same with discs' ones and fix them the same way. He cleaned them with cologne, used car paste for bigger scratches then paste for smaller ones, just like you. It worked like gold, and most of games became playable again. This video brought back memories and smells :)

[Joey_Youngace]

Repaired it down to the point of giving it a brand new case. Your work is immaculate and inspiring. Keep up the great work!

[leejimmy]

Every kid who lived in the 90s will treat you as a God if you had these skills back then.

[cosmosofinfinity]

That disc anatomy diagram was such a simple way to explain it, it was beautiful

[wellsd]

I've been in the data recovery industry for the last 23 years and we recover optical media as well. The dye layer is actually on the topside of the disk (label side) and needs to taken care of. If the polyester side (shiny side) being scratched is causing the read errors, simply clean it with IPA and coat it with clear polyurethane spray and they will read every time.

[gabrielmeza]

he actually did it, he fixed scratches in discs, he's a legend

[stpablo]

I'm so glad I havent thrown away any of my old discs now

[aramisbyrd]

Years of hoarding several scratched PS2 discs have finally led up to this moment. I finally don't have to experiment with a banana or toothpaste anymore

[campbell]

"It didn't work on any of my PS2s" lol I'm imagining this man just has 7 or more PS2 consoles he's restored all organized in a container

[rebootrevival]

The reason you clean a disc from the center out, is because of how the data is "tracked" in the disc. It reads radially. If you clean, sand or polish radially around the disc, you could introduce a scratch that follows these tracks and it makes it a lot more difficult to repair.

[movie]

I should recommend this video to my local library.

[alonsosantana]

The "miracle", as you call it, was just a coincidence, because the opponent left the ring before you, just for milliseconds I guess. Nice tutorial :D

[youwalkedby]

Great trick! This also made me nostalgic to old PS2 games might have to find one online. In reference to how you won match, that "Ring Out" was actually Yamcha's. The end of the move has him stand on the ground. When he dashed towards you, you were out of the ring, but flying. When the move ended, it put him immediately on the ground while you were knocked back and then landed on the ground. It's a split second, but Yamcha was out first.

[Addictivemeh]

I bought a huge lot of PS2 games recently and a ton of them weren't working at all. Thought I was going to have to throw them out.
But I found this video, then went and found that polishing paste in a car parts shop near me, and it works like a charm! All of the discs I've tried this method on are working perfectly now! Thank you so much, love the channel

[robertmuller]

back in the day I used a foam buffing pad designed for polishing glass that was the same diameter as a cd and used the cream provided and it worked like a charm so both methods clearly work if done correct. great video as always Odd.

[JasonSawyer]

I was thinking during the PS2 Slim video, "watch, he'll find a way to fix the game without a resurfacer too." Yep! I salute you, sir.

[MaikaSakuranomiya]

Basically you win because it's yamcha.

[MetalPcAngel]

If only my 12 year old self known this before doing those 'hacks' that were used with something like. . . a banana .

[jk-]

I’ve gotten PS2 games from friends over the years who treated them badly, I used to get my stuff resurfaced but this home remedy is looking EXTREMELY promising! Thank you!

[Fwacer]

Thank you! Your explanation of the layers of the disk helped a lot. I was able to use toothpaste as my abrasive with my finger and a little water, and successfully got my Jak & Daxter disk to come back to life!