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Author Topic: Lens Doctor--Has Anybody Tried It? Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 05-21-2007 07:35 PM                     It's advertized on tv occasionally. It is a kit that provides some cleaning stuff and a coating that is applied to glasses, etc. to cover or fill scratches and other minor imperfections. Costs $14.95+ 9.00 S&H. Anybody tried it? Never tried it myself [ 05-22-2007, 03:50 PM: Message edited by: Bill Enos ]  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-21-2007 11:47 PM                     Never heard of it, but have you tried it yourself to see what it does for your venue?  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 05-24-2007 05:35 PM                     One of the local tv stations has a segment called "Does It Work?" The reporter tested Lens Doctor. It doesn't work.  |  IP: Logged Frank Dubrois Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 896 From: Cleveland, OH Registered: Mar 2005 posted 05-24-2007 11:15 PM                    You can buy a big bottle of Racing Glaze, or basically any high quality wax and it will "fill in" imperfections. The "cleaner" is Isopropyl Alcohol. If its CD's your looking to fix, you can get some VERY VERY fine grit sandpaper, sand down the scratch, then wax it up. Good as new. All your doing is polishing plastic so the laser can read through it.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-24-2007 11:36 PM                        quote: Frank Dubrois If its CD's your looking to fix, you can get some VERY VERY fine grit sandpaper, sand down the scratch, then wax it up. It'd have to be very very very, VERY VERY fine grit. A better solution for CDs is SoftScrub, or car wax works well too.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 05-24-2007 11:55 PM                        Or toothpaste. No kidding. I have saved a few CDs with toothpaste which has some abrasive particles in it but is generally very soft. Plus, your CDs smell really fresh and minty afterwards.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-25-2007 12:26 AM                        Agreed, I'd heard about toothpaste too but never tried it. (On CDs, that is.)  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-25-2007 08:28 AM                     Actually Armor-All works pretty good for minor scratches on CD's.... lasts long enough to allow you to make a playable copy.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-25-2007 10:54 AM                     Hmmm... What OTHER substance do we know of that has the same refractive index as plastic, fills scratches and cleans away dirt AND is readily available to everybody here? What could that be? It's on the tip of my tongue...  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 05-25-2007 11:08 AM                        I also use toothpaste for any fine polishing (metal panels, car paint, etc.) Louis  |  IP: Logged Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-25-2007 01:47 PM                     Not for lenses but rather for collector's coins, a soft brush and toothpaste works wonders at restoring the luster. Some Copper circuit board connections are also easily cleaned with a toothpaste and paper towel technique. KEN  |  IP: Logged

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