Cleaning cd lens ?

Danmyers
Thanks for the tip but I just read the ingredients on my bottle of 70% isopropyl alcohol and it states 70% isopropyl alcohol and 30% water - nothing else. I do get the sale stuff so I would have to assume that more expensive alcohol may contain stabilizers, perfume oils or color additives. My stuff is clear. I wouldn't think the stabilizers are a problem but could be wrong. I also use it for cleaning my air cleaners.

Maxell and a few others sell a lens cleaning disk for about $20.00 probably available at Best Buy or similar store. The disk has a fine brush attached. You insert the disk as a normal CD, then run it for about 20 seconds.
Cheap, simple, safe and it works.

I agree with Theo.

Sony state quite clearly to their technicians in the two SACD Service Manuals I have (SCD-C333ES, SCD-XA777ES) that the only acceptable method is compressed air.

Regards,

I have a rotel 855 that skips,do you think the compressed air might work or is player to old?

Myself, CD with physical brushes attached, and compressed air.

Not certain of isopropanol or any other solvent for that matter (I'd be concerned with the mount of the lens rather than hurting the lens itself, but a 99% USP grade isopropanol is also available at most drug stores; you just may have to ask for it.