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Using Mikro-Smooth w/o Scratching

I've seen several people complain in this forum that they get tiny scratches on their CDs from using Mapleshade's Mikro-Smooth. I had the same problem and thought it was from grit on the polishing pads, so I ordered some new pads. Unfortuately, the scratches continued. I was about to give up on the product when I decided to try a new approach--skips the pads altogether and spread it around the CD with my index finger (after washing my hands).

The result was 1) no scratches 2) improved sound. So I decided Mikro-Smooth is a keeper. I follow it up with Optrix spray and the Ionoclast, but I might experiment with Vivid and Auric Illuminator instead of Optrix. Has anyone tried one of these latter combos?

Tony
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I gave up Mikro-Smooth after using it on about seven or eight CDs due to the scratching problem. Since it was new, the pads were also new. Two of the CDs were scratched, one pretty bad although I'd technically still call them 'light surface scratches'. The CDs were scratch-free prior to using the Mikro-Smooth. I may need to try Tony's method, but these days I listen almost exclusively to LPs.

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