Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Lens Doctor--Has Anybody Tried It?

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Posted by Bill Enos (Member # 440) on 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 ]

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 05-21-2007, 11:47 PM:

Never heard of it, but have you tried it yourself to see what it does for your venue?

Posted by James Westbrook (Member # 3690) on 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.

Posted by Frank Dubrois (Member # 3042) on 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.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 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.

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 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.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 05-25-2007, 12:26 AM:

Agreed, I'd heard about toothpaste too but never tried it. (On CDs, that is.)

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 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.

Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 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...
[Shrug]

Posted by Louis Bornwasser (Member # 3063) on 05-25-2007, 11:08 AM:

I also use toothpaste for any fine polishing (metal panels, car paint, etc.) Louis

Posted by Kenneth Wuepper (Member # 1174) on 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