25 Years CD Rot

[J Strobridge]

Mark Edmonds writes:

> From: Mark Edmonds
> Date: 1999-04-06 10:14
>
> My 25 Years Virgin CD is showing serious signs of decay. It looks like
> air is getting into the layer between the data part of the disc and the
> label and it looks like it has streaks of some sort of growth growing
> into the centre of the disc. Thankfully, the playing time of this disc is
> so short that it has to grow over more than 50% of the disc to affect the
> sound but its not very conforting anyway. Has anyone else come across
> this problem or have I just got a dud? If it is a case of the disc layers
> separating, is there a known cure to slow the process down? I was
> wondering if something crazy like putting a thin layer of glue round the
> rim might help matters? Thanks for any advice here.

sounds nasty!   Mutant CD-eating mould.   I hope it's not spreadable.
It's a reminder that perhaps I should open my CD cases occasionally
just to check what's going on inside tho.    Would TCP or Dettol or
something like that damage a CD if you gave it a quick bath and let it
dry thoroughly?   I don't think either of them attack plastic - but I
could be very wrong!     Any chemists on the list?

jill

ObMilleniumOddity> According to 'Harper's Bazaar' magazine, over ten
thousand virgins have taken out insurance policies against an unplanned
immaculate conception in 2000.   (Info from 'New Scientist', March)

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