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Lip balm for CD scratches?

I was browsing through my wifes First magazine (bathroom reading of course) and came across a page extolling the many uses of lip balm, with one of them being for filling in scratches on CD's and then lightly buffing afterwards. Anyone ever try this? It certainly sounds easy and cheap enough.
metman

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metman OP
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I'm going to try the lip balm in a little while and report back, you try the polyurethane.
metman OP
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I was just curious to see if this off the cuff tip about lip balm actually worked. I did apply some to a previously unlistenable track and while it didn't fill in the entire scratch it is much better now. I noticed the first ingredient in the lip balm was microcrystalline so I applied some Renaissance microcrystalline wax/ polish and it improved it some more but didn't eliminate it altogether, It does look like a pretty deep scratch though.
I suspect this remedy will work fairly well on minor scratches and plan on experimenting further
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