Re: [ARSCLIST] Replating CDs

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

As a lad, I operated a large vacuum metalizer, making shiny silvery iciles 
for a business.  - thats over 50 years of technology ago.  Nonetheless, I 
doubt replating a CD could be done effectively.  Unless in space, perhaps. 
But- you never know.  There may be sme ultra-thin paint that would serve the 
same purpose.

Steve Smolian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Cox" <doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] CD longevity (was Re: [ARSCLIST] Reel-to-reel tapes: 
storage conditions and potential content retrieval)


> On 02/03/08, Mike Richter wrote:
> > Don Cox wrote:
> >
> > > Manufactured CDs (with physical pits) should last as long as 78s.
> >
> > That is far from clear. The pits and lands themselves may survive, but
> > they are read by reflection from the vulnerable metallized layer.
> That layer doesn't seem to be very vulnerable, except in the few
> well-known cases of faulty manufacture.
>
> Some time, somebody will devise a solvent to remove the metal so that a
> faulty disc can be replated.
>
> Regards
> --
> Don Cox
> doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx