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Your edit to CD-R

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I was intrigued by your edit on the CD-R page. As a logged in WP contributor, I trust you know that what you wrote was right, and I am also not questioning it. But I would be interested, why exactly you shouldn't use a circular motion to clean a CD. Frankly, I have always done that, and I wonder if some irretrievably broken CDs might be attributable to that. I would be interested to see an explanation, maybe even in the article.

Keep up the good work — Mütze 16:51, 14 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

I'm not very sure about the toothpaste and water cleaning being really good anyway. Some CD-Rs (especially those made by Moser Baer India) have no lacquer protecting the reflective layer, so corrosion may happen. --Evilboy 21:12, 14 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

Hehe, no, I never used toothpaste either. :-D I was just surprised, that a circular motion was bad for a CD. Why? — Mütze 23:32, 14 September 2006 (UTC)Reply


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