Removing a label sounds quite risky as the data layer is directly under the
label on a CD. Years ago, I accidentally destroyed an unimportant CD-R by
pulling a Post-It note off the CD-R. The reflective surface ripped and came
up with the Post-It note. I think the edge of the reflective layer is where
it is most vulnerable to separation.
I'd try slow media reads (to minimize vibration imbalance issues), using
multiple drives, before trying to remove a label.
When you do remove labels, what is your technique? Is soaking in clean
water part of it?
Thanks,
Haudy Kazemi
On Sat, Mar 19, 2022, 12:24 Shai Drori <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have had success with removing the paper labels and then ripping the data
> off the disc. It's very tedious and not 100% success rate, but is possible
> if the client is willing to wait and pay for the labor.
>
> Cheers
> Shai Drori
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> On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 5:04 PM James Perrett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 at 14:43, Gary A. Galo <
> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for sending the other discs for testing. From what
> I've
> > > heard from other users, including those on this list, it sounds like
> the
> > > quality of Verbatim's optical media was variable and depended entirely
> on
> > > who was manufacturing the discs for them. Some 15 years ago I tried a
> > > spindle of 100 Verbatim CD-Rs. They were terrible. Most had between
> > 10,000
> > > and 15,000 C1 errors on a full disc, immediately after burning. Nero
> Disc
> > > Info ID'd the manufacturer as Moser Baer, and the packing said "Made in
> > > India." That was the first and last time I bought any of their optical
> > > media.
> > >
> > >
> > Yes, you always had to be careful with Verbatim after the first few years
> > of CD-R availability. In the early days they made their own discs but
> later
> > they sub-contracted the manufacturing of their cheaper discs out to other
> > companies. However, their Datalife Plus discs continued to be made by
> > Verbatim themselves in Japan whereas the plain Datalife discs were mainly
> > made in India.
> >
> > Other companies were similar - Sony and TDK both initially rebranded
> Taiyo
> > Yuden discs as their own and these were decent quality products. Once
> they
> > had established their reputation they switched to rebranding cheap
> > manufacturers with a huge reduction in quality. However, the quality was
> > sufficiently good for most casual users so they got away with it.
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