Aleratec Motorized DVD CD Disc Repair System - Playback Restoration and Cleaning Device for CDs and DVDs - Includes Repair Solution - Portable Cleaner for CD Player Discs with Read Errors

Works great, the cd case i ordered with had all the cd supplies in it. Thanks

First off I see a lot of reviews with people having issues. I don't know if they are reading the instructions or not but you definitely have to read them. This thing fixed every single disc I have used it on which is pretty good because I didn't think it was going to work. I only used it on a couple of discs so I can't speak about the longevity. First thing you should do is get cotton pad with rubbing alcohol on it then wipe the disc with it. Use circular motions. Then use the included (or another one laying around) fine small microfiber cloth. Don't use the other microfiber with the bigger strands/bristles that's for applying or removing wax or cleaning windows. Make sure you wipe from the center out when using the fine microfiber. If that doesn't fix your disc and stop it from skipping then you should use this device. This thing isn't magic and it can't fix really bad discs. This thing does leave scratches on your disc so if that bothers you then shouldn't use this product. I have a large collection of all kinds of discs and this thing is a god send. I love this thing and it is very fun to use for some reason. I just hope that it lasts.

The original importer and seller of this product, Aleratec, closed their business a couple of years ago when the CD/DVD duplication business dried up, so there is no product support or warranty from that company. That being said, if you receive a defective or damaged product, you can probably return it to the current seller for an exchange or refund. This particular item is probably closeout inventory which explains the low price, but I had purchased other products from Aleratec in past years, and everything they sold with their name on it is quality, including this item. I received product yesterday, and like so much else that comes through Amazon these days, in was in a shipping bag, but the cleaning device is in its original retail sales carton. It operates similar to other disk cleaning devices, and I had a chance to try it out on a couple of DVD's that stopped playing. Most of my DVD collection is "hard to find" items. The first disk, after cleaning only, played flawlessly after just one pass. The second DVD, after cleaning, still had a few skips where it was scratched and pitted in a few places from improper storage container, so I ran it through the full 3-stage process: clean, buff, and "repair" (polish), IN THAT ORDER. The DVD plays, fine, but a couple of minor skips, with most of the damage removed. I believe after a second pass to cut a little deeper, it will play at 100%. The instructions are adequate but as others have pointed out, if one has never used a disk cleaner before, they are a little hard to follow, so read and re-read a couple of times. Here are a couple of tips: Run the cleaner cycle first, in some cases it is all you will need. My kit came with 3 wheel bases, and a cleaning fluid reservoir, which is the wet base for when you running a cleaning cycle. All of the other pads will fit on a wheel base. A little plastic tool with a prying tip is used to lift one of the spring-loaded pads off of the reservoir base. Be sure to sue that prying tool so you don't accidentally pull the retaining ring off of the cleaning pad. You only need to remove one pad to fill the container. The instructions say to fill 80%, but about half way is adequate for several cleanings before refilling. Be sure to remove the cleaning reservoir from the machine when you are done so it doesn't leak into the machine during storage. For deep scratches, you will need to run the second stage to buff off the surface of the disk using the buffing pads. There is no liquid product involved, just the coarse buffing pads. After the buffing process, you will have to run the polish stage ("repair") which fills in the swirls left by the buffing pads, living a film on the surface of the disk which makes the swirls almost invisible to the optical ready. At this point you are finished. If you decide to repeat the process for deeper scratches, be sure to run all three steps starting with cleaning, because the disk will not buff properly with the polish material still in place. Then run the repair cycle again after buffing. All of this is mentioned in the instructions, but it is not explained very will. I rated this product 4 stars because there is no product support however the price is a bargain for the product quality and it works if used properly.

Started out with high hopes. Reading through the instructions got a little murky. “the box labeled wet” - there was no label on the box. Opened the one with cleaning solution to find “wet” in tiny letters. Popped the heads in to run the cleaning process. Ran fine. Here’s the fun part. No way to get the cleaning heads out to install the next set. Dry head came out easily, cleaning heads disintegrated. Head still stuck. No lever, no assist, no room to pry. Cleaning solution now everywhere in machine. Machine not working. It is now in pieces in my garbage. I have now guaranteed that these pieces are so mangled that they will never be a disappointment to any human being ever again. At first I thought I wanted my money back, now I’m just thinking of taking it as a life lesson on what garbage products to avoid in the future. Don’t waste your time or money.

First thing to know is the instructions are amazingly weak at properly describing how to use this (This works for me and I offer this as advice without any guarantee it will work for you without ruining your discs or equipment) I purchased this item because my 400 disc dvd changer died and I had no intention of buying a second one to replace it and some of my discs are 20 plus years old and needed to have scratches removed through a more professional buffing The first thing to know is the red buffing pads are a worst scenario use only, do NOT start with them. I had a couple double sided discs that needed it because the one side that was not facing inwards in the cd wallet took a beating. If yous use it try it once with the "repair" button and look at the problem area after, if it is still visible give it a second run The yellow pads are the main user here with the repair button, for the discs that have become cloudy this will fix that or even some light scratches, my warning on this is use a very very small amount from the repair tube, if you use too much it will gum up the pad and cause excess friction which will stall out the machine, you will be able to see the disk slowing down or even stopping the machine when this happens (and it will until you get good with it) you can fix the pad by using some dish soap and water and gently rubbing it on the palm of your hand then rinse it off and let it dry fully (give it an hour), once it takes the buffing marks from the red pads out (might take 2 turns, only need to apply the paste the first time if you do it in quick succession the blue cleaning pads are good if you mom would look at the disc condition and pull a kleenex out of her purse and lick it. Warning on using there, while they come with a tank for holding the provided solution, only use it if you are going to be cleaning many discs in a short period, to buy this is expensive on its own and with the bottle you get just apply a little bit to the top of the wet pad and use it that way Hopefully this helps especially all the people that gave it negative reviews, there have been a couple that I tried this on that looking at them (and guessing they lost a fight with Wolverine) I knew I should have just thrown them out but I was curious to see just how much damage this could restore and common sense was correct on each one.

As advertised pro : works great on discs that have few scratches con: deep scratched discs require more pressure Happy with purchase

I'm converting my CD/DVDs to my hard drive (then cloud). For most, I just use Novus scratch remover and K&F microfiber clothes. Add in Exact Audio Copy (music) and Recovery Toolbox (data) freeware and I could transfer about 98% of my discs without errors. This product was for the other 1-2%. I strictly use it for it's repair feature which involves grinding the surface of the disc with a very fine abrasive (sandpaper). I also bought. I know someone said throw the red discs out and ignore the instructions in another review but I specifically needed to use the red discs so I did follow the instructions. And it worked! I was able to recover a couple of dozen heavily scratched CDs that are long out of print and not available on streaming sites (or even torrents), so this product was worth it. For most discs, you can get away with the products and software I listed but if you need to try something when all else has failed, this is worth a shot.

This product is excellent TO clean, AND I MEAN CLEAN the surface of the disc. But as for removing scratches, the polishing pas with the cream supplied simple doesn't do it. As for the buffer pads (pink), it simply destroy the surface. You may watch what it does on Youtube .

Not impressed at all. Would try something else instead after seeing results....