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Old 06-09-2008, 1:14 PM   #1
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Warped DVD

I've been sent a DVD from family which has arrived warped like a buckled wheel. The postman must have sat on it. It won't play on the DVD player, just makes a scratching sound as it spins.

Has anyone got any ideas how it can be flattened out again? I don't think putting it in a big book will do on its own. It'll probably need something like that and some kind of heat treatment.

Any ideas?
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Old 06-09-2008, 2:59 PM   #2
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Re: Warped DVD

Perhaps try a china bowl with a flat bottom, filled with hot water sat on top of it (used to work with vinyl )

Don't try the microwave.
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Old 06-09-2008, 7:38 PM   #3
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Re: Warped DVD

i used a wet tea towel with a warm iron to gently flatten one of mine that was left in the sun a while back.Mike
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Old 06-09-2008, 9:32 PM   #4
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Re: Warped DVD

Thanks for the tips.

I bent it back by hand as much as I could and then the wife put it under a pile of about 7 tons of books. It plays now so looks all good.
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