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Places that do disc repair?

  • 26-06-2013 6:23pm
    #1
    Mal-Adjusted
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    What shops will do a cleaning/repairing service for discs? Specifically XBOX (original) discs?
    I was hoping someone could confirm if the gamestop in Galway or maybe PC World did this? I'm pretty new to consoles so don't really know what to do with scratched/error discs.
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Skerries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,490 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    Gamestop used to do it but I don't know if they still do though
    there are devices out there for fixing them like Skip Doctor
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  • #3
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,559 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I think CEX or Smyths might do it. Gamestop won;t do it or at least the ones I've been to.
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  • #4
    Stereomaniac
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    An independent video store might do a service like that, I know I have seen it down south here.


  • #5
    dilallio
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    Smyths used to do it - worth a try.


  • #6
    Harps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Harps


    If you're in the city, Electronic Partner on Eglinton Street do all sorts of computer & gaming repairs so worth checking there. Don't know if they do disks but a repair place probably your best bet


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  • #7
    BizzyC
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    the old mr sheen trick didn't work?


  • #8
    Myrddin
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    There's a user/regular in the Console Modding forum, JustRyan, who was doing this for a while, might be worth sending him a pm & see if he still offers it


  • #9
    cadete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,774 ✭✭✭cadete


    contact the game publisher, for like €10 they will send u a new game, takes a couple of weeks tho, i did it with a game few years ago


  • #10
    Mal-Adjusted
    Registered Users Posts: 3,590 ✭✭✭Mal-Adjusted


    BizzyC wrote: »
    the old mr sheen trick didn't work?

    Funny enough I seem to have fixed it. I used a trick my mother uses for scratched D.V.D's and smear a wee bit of toothpaste on it, rub it around and wash it off. done. I can snowboard down mountains in style again! :D


  • #11
    endacl
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    Mal-Adjusted wrote: »
    Funny enough I seem to have fixed it. I used a trick my mother uses for scratched D.V.D's and smear a wee bit of toothpaste on it, rub it around and wash it off. done. I can snowboard down mountains in style again! :D
    On a disc?!? You must have some seriously tiny feet!

    :D


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  • #12
    Mal-Adjusted
    Registered Users Posts: 3,590 ✭✭✭Mal-Adjusted


    I'm just that good :cool:


  • #13
    Mister Man
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    Mal-Adjusted wrote: »
    Funny enough I seem to have fixed it. I used a trick my mother uses for scratched D.V.D's and smear a wee bit of toothpaste on it, rub it around and wash it off. done. I can snowboard down mountains in style again! :D

    Always worked a treat for me! My Call of Duty 4 disk is in bits at this stage. Whenever it gives me hassle, I just put some toothpaste on it and wash it off. Works a charm.
    I bought a repair kit off ebay a few years back that worked great come to think of it. Cost 10 quid. I stood on it by a mistake though. Might be worth keeping it out if the toothpaste stops working all of a sudden.


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