I really want to like Ghoul Panic but the constant res switching and awful loading times are getting in the way.
And now my disc locks up after every round, halp me david!
I was playing in the dark but I'll go check it now that it's morning!
Could just need a good clean!
Although I might enlist your help soon for another disc I have, it looks like it has a small puncture mark in it. But I'll meet you in the Gamecube thread for that
Edit: Yep it's scratched. More like gouges really. I've tried taking a pic but it just looks like I'm holding a little round mirror lol.
hey retroGAF,
i thought i move this over here as earlier i posted on here removing scratches for 1/4-1/3 of a CD. i went and did the whole disc just now and wanted to post a follow up w/ a step by step that might be helpful:
please pardon the large post, it's going to have several photos just to show the brands used and results:
if you want to see what the disc's condition at the start, you can look over
here: post #2202:
Before we begin, there's 3 steps in removing scratches from a disc:
1. Rubbing Compound
2. Polishing Compound
3. Finishing Polish
First step: (to buff out deep scratches, skip this step if you only have slight swirls)
i used this Crest brand toothpaste as a rubbing compound:
Crest Complete multi- benefit gel w/ extra whitening
using a 100% cotton white t-shirt, i took a dab of it (old photo)
and began rubbing all around the CD in a circular motion. rubbing pretty hard. keep in mind my disc had deep and shallow scratches all over and pretty beat up. if your disc only has one or two deep scratches, you don't have to go over the entire area, just work the spots needed.
at a point the paste will become dry and very hard to rub which is good, that's the friction needed to begin buffing out deep scratches.
if it becomes too dry, add a dab of water:
buff thoroughly and wipe down the disc. the end result should look like this
(click to enlarge)
deep scratches should all be leveled out while the disc will look hazy full of micro scratches completely all over the disc. fear not, the next steps will be to buff out these with a polishing compound =)
Second step:
For a polishing compound, i used Mequiars Scratch Remover 2.0 (there's also a gentler one called PLastX by the same brand which i recommend over this but don't have at the moment, so this'll do)
apply a generous amount of polishing compound(more than what's pictured) and use a microfiber cloth to buff.you want to use plenty of muscle to buff really bc you're basically getting out all the micro scratches while polishing the disc. wipe down the disc after.
end result of step 2 (ignore the date on the paper, i'm just using that to keep my table from being dirty)
looks pretty good eh? well, if you're satisfied you can stop here, but there's some really fine scratches that the camera won't pick up so... onto adding a finishing polish =)
Step 3: add a finishing polish as it acts as a filler for small imperfections.
this is the brand i use:
i use Zymol but you can use Eagle1 polish as well, either one is good. I own a bunch of high end instruments w/ delicate finishes and this is what is used to remove scratches w/o damaging the finish.
same as step 2 apply an generous amount of finish polish:
using a microfiber cloth, muscle and don't allow the polish to be rubbed off. please note the Zymol dries on the cloth and hardens which can scratch the disc so add dab of water on the area of the cloth when needed.
next, wait and let the polish dry. buff the dried polish off the entire surface of the disc. make sure to move to a clean area of the cloth when buffing off the dried polish. redo steps 1 and 2 if you see some deep scratches not coming out.
afterwards: success!
anyway, as always, try at your own risk, but it's pretty easy, took me 30 mins =)
i recommend practicing first on a blank or cheap disc.
peagles, if you have any more questions just pm me and i'll try and assist.
