Hi Fernando Cassia,
Maybe it was the luck of a first bet on a horse race! I have a CD that
connects me to a database in Bolivia that had a label both thick and poorly
attached. I had read much earlier of the removal of the labels so I peeled it
off and used olive oil to remove the little remaining stickiness. CD worked
fine for the year it was needed. I just now found this:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5479874_remove-labels-dvds.htm which supports that
approach, although not totally the same. Thanks for your response.
Sam
On Nov 16, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Samuel Ogle
> <samuelo...@centurylink.net> wrote:
>> If it looks to be a label issue, try removing the label and any remaining
>> stickyness
>
> Samuel,
>
> You' ve never done that, or did you? Because if you attempt to remove
> a CD label, you'll surely take the DATA LAYER COATING WITH IT. See,
> CD-R (and DVD-R) discs have the data layer on the opposite side of the
> laser. That is to say, the laser passes THROUGH the plastic
> (polycarbonate), and reaches the coating in the back (that is, the
> upper side of the disc). Thus, when you put a label on top of a CD-R
> (or DVD-R) you're putting glue on top of the data layer, and any
> attempt to remove the label will damage it.
>
> As in
> http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/archives/preservation/dvds/graphics/backscratched.jpg
>
> It'd be better for the user to ask for their money back (or a
> replacement CD) to whoever sold it to him/her.
>
> FC
>
>
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