![]() I do not think the oil in the vasoline is melting the plastic, but maybe it is. The higher temp might make it more pliable so deeper scratches can be worked on with other abrasives, and re-apply the heat in some small hope of getting rid of the small scratches the abrasive leave. However, I would think 150 F is safe if 212 F boiling is working for some people without them noticing harm. I think boiling water is risky like leaving the disk on a black dashboard of a car in the sun, especially if the label/information coating on top expands with temperature at a different rate from the plastic and causes it to separate. Someone mentioned dipping disks in boiling water to "remelt" the plastic. When done, rince the disc, and wipe it with the soft eyeglass cloth. (they will diminish as you continue and get an even surface again). Keep going until the deep scratches are gone, and all that remains are the marks from the brasso. The brasso will have left small scratches on the disc as it wore down the CD. After 15 minutes or so, Rince the CD off under water and check the CD. You are actually scraping away part of the CD which makes the existing scratches smaller. The brasso is removing part of the plastic from the disc not adding to it. You should feel the abrassiveness of the Brasso on the CD as you are doing this. Continue this process for about 15 minutes. ![]() Add Brasso when it dries or gets pushed off the CD. Because I was short on time, I used small circular motions similar to how I'd polish a car. Polishing is ideal in straight strokes from the center of the disk to the outside so you polish perpendicular to the tracks on the disc. Use the paper towel pieces to polish the CD. I had to polish the CD in the stairwell as I would have fumed out my co-workers otherwise. I was making this guide at at the office, and forgot about the fumes. Please be careful with the Brasso, and only perform this in a well ventilated area. Take some of the brasso and pour it onto the CD.
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