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Xbox Owner
07-30-2005, 03:40 PM
How long do I boil them for?
chronicmastrbtr
07-30-2005, 04:52 PM
How long do I boil them for?

probably around 3 minutes
CrazyCougar
07-30-2005, 06:29 PM
I only boiled them for about 30 seconds and seemed to work just fine. Make sure the water is at a full boil before placing the disc in. use a wooden stick or handle of a utensil to dip it and hold it in the water. Easiest way.
iloveRPGs
07-30-2005, 06:37 PM
? why do you boil them?
CrazyCougar
07-30-2005, 06:42 PM
To remove a special waxy protective coating that is on the discs to help prtect the disc surface. For some reason the Xbox doesnt always like this coating, and some discs may have a little more than others. So boiling them removes this coating, hence allowing the xbox to read the disc. Excessive boling could hurt the disc lacquer, but a quick boil will only "melt" the protective coating. If the lacquer is damaged, then you have a problem as this lacquer is where the data is stamped.
mattgame
07-31-2005, 11:26 AM
I have never had this happen to me thank goodness. Does boiling help remove scratches?
TC PH3NOM
07-31-2005, 11:45 AM
no...
CrazyCougar
07-31-2005, 01:48 PM
The scratches are in the lacquer. You can by that Disc Doctor stuff as a quick fix. It fills the scratchs on the disc with a solution that hardens and allows the laser to read the disc again. For those that do not know of the general cd making process, the information on a CD is stamped onto the laquer (the silver or gold part of a disc) while its still soft using a "master stamper" made of glass. This process is called molding. So these cd scratch fixers will work depending on the severity of the scratches. Like I stated above, the wax coating is on discs to give it a little protection but its nots meant to be a shield! LOL! So if that layer of protection happened to be just a little to think, some readers may have a hard time with reading the disc. Hence boiling some of it off.
wulkar
08-03-2005, 12:36 PM
WoW thats amazing i think i just learned something
Conchord
08-04-2005, 10:28 AM
Holy **** crazycougar...

U know stuff!
mattgame
08-04-2005, 10:33 AM
The scratches are in the lacquer. You can by that Disc Doctor stuff as a quick fix. It fills the scratchs on the disc with a solution that hardens and allows the laser to read the disc again. For those that do not know of the general cd making process, the information on a CD is stamped onto the laquer (the silver or gold part of a disc) while its still soft using a "master stamper" made of glass. This process is called molding. So these cd scratch fixers will work depending on the severity of the scratches. Like I stated above, the wax coating is on discs to give it a little protection but its nots meant to be a shield! LOL! So if that layer of protection happened to be just a little to think, some readers may have a hard time with reading the disc. Hence boiling some of it off.

You are my hero.
m4oH
08-04-2005, 01:30 PM
learn something new every day...
CrazyCougar
08-04-2005, 01:48 PM
Worked in CD manufacturing/distribution for the past 12 years. LOL!
mattgame
08-04-2005, 02:16 PM
Do you guys do games too?
laughs
08-04-2005, 02:22 PM
Do you guys do games too?

I did games....movies....demos....You name it....Did it all.....It's a great thing really.
CrazyCougar
08-04-2005, 02:27 PM
Anything that can be put on a CD we have done. The company started out just doing the simple shareware discs and independant recording companies. Then the sales crew hammered down a deal with Sony and then Microsoft. Zork III was the first MS title we did years ago. Now whatever the customer wants us to mold and print we do. So yes, games, music, software, dvd porn..lol. Its all there.

Our 500,000 squarefoot warehouse also houses many Xbox, Playstation and gamecube titles as well as thousands of PC titles.
Fonzie
08-08-2005, 12:54 PM
LOL, I thought this thread was a joke.