[78-L] Caruso Red labeled Batwing CDs

[Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr.]

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Is the surface really deteriorating if the thing still plays OK?  Or is 
> there some layer of gunk which just needs to be removed over a period of 
> time?
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>
> Taylor
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "DAVID BURNHAM" <burnhamd at rogers.com>
> To: <78-L at 78online.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 4:46 PM
> Subject: [78-L] Caruso Red labeled Batwing CDs
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>
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>> If anyone is interested, I just pulled out my "The Complete Caruso" set 
>> and saw
>> once again the ugly deterioration on the playing surface.  It looks like a
>> complete covering of a crystal like frost.  If you try to play the CD, the
>> player has no idea that there is a disc.
>>
>> On a whim, I tried to clean it off with Windex and it was very successful! 
>> The
>> surface is now quite clear - not like a new CD but with only slight 
>> evidence of
>> the grunge.  Most importantly, the disc plays flawlessly.
>>     
If I were you I'd make a backup copy set, then clean the originals with 
car polish. Stroke with lint free cloth from the inside to the outside 
as you turn the disk between your thumb and fingers.

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