Repair the Damaged CD

• 1). Pour 4 cups--about a quart--of water into a bowl.
  
  
• 2). Add a drop of dishwashing liquid and mix.
  
  
• 3). Dampen a lint-free cloth and gently wipe the readable side of the CD from the inside out.
  
  
• 4). Hold the readable side of your disc up to a light source, and locate the scratches.
  
  
• 5). Put a bit of toothpaste on a lint-free cloth, and gently rub the paste into the scratches with the cloth.
  
  
• 6). Rinse the disc under warm water from the tap, then dry it with a clean, lint-free cloth.
  
  

Burn the Repaired CD

• 1). Turn on your computer, open your CD-burning software, and insert the repaired CD into your disc drive.
  
  
• 2). Click the "Import" tab on your disc-burning software, and go to "File > New Playlist." Type in a name for your playlist.
  
  
• 3). Click, drag and drop the imported repaired CD file into your playlist.
  
  
• 4). Insert a blank CD-R into your CD drive, and click the "Burn" tab in the disc-burning software.