Cleaning the Blu-ray Discs.... a question

[RevolveR72]

I've noticed that all of the Sony manuals state that you should never use commericially available discs cleaners sprays when cleaning your blu-rays, but don't state why. I've been wondering why this is. Both DVD and BD are composed of the same polycarbonite material and do not see of these sprays are not recommended to use.

Does any body have an idea why this is, do the standard sprat cleaners pose a risk to the Blu-ray discs?

Thanks for any info regarding this.

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[Josh Z]

The chemicals in those sprays are corrosive. They're not good for DVDs or CDs either, despite being marketed for them.

In most cases, a light rinsing with water and a wiping with a lint-free cloth (go to your local drug store and pick up an eyeglasses cleaning cloth for $1) should be more than enough to clean any optical discs you own.

[RevolveR72]

Thanks Josh for the quick reply.
I was unaware about the corrosive nature of those chemicals (Isopropyl and Propanol).

[dac_fan]

Is a glass cleaner like Windex ok to use?

[Josh Z]

Originally Posted by dac_fan

Is a glass cleaner like Windex ok to use?

Why risk it? Tap water is cheaper.

[WickyWoo]

Windex will strip the anti-scratch coating right off your disc (the ammonia)

The same goes for anti-glare coatings on your TV. NEVER use anything other than water (preferably distilled) on your discs, and don't use any cleaner on your TV but water unless it's provided by the TV manufacturer

[sunstar715]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Windex will strip the anti-scratch coating right off your disc (the ammonia)

The same goes for anti-glare coatings on your TV. NEVER use anything other than water (preferably distilled) on your discs, and don't use any cleaner on your TV but water unless it's provided by the TV manufacturer

wow never knew that, thanks or the tip about the tv, i used one of those monster cleaner kits, it worked fine, but i guess i am not going to use it anymore, lol

[Rich86]

Originally Posted by RevolveR72

Thanks Josh for the quick reply.
I was unaware about the corrosive nature of those chemicals (Isopropyl and Propanol).

My experience cleaning optical media:
I've been using Discwasher cleaning devices with the Discwasher fluid on optical media for over 20 years - they work great and have never caused a single problem on a single disc for me.

[bluskiessmingatme]

I've found that a simple kleenex or tissue paper is perfect to do a gentle clean of the Blu disc. No scratches whatsoever. It's not good for DVDs but works great for Blus. After all, you are just wiping fingerprints or whatever from the coated surface, not the disc itself. I don't use any sprays because this is a different animal than a DVD or CD. Also, you don't need to add a chemical coat to a chemical coat. No soaps, either.

[bluskiessmingatme]

Originally Posted by Rich86

My experience cleaning optical media:
I've been using Discwasher cleaning devices with the Discwasher fluid on optical media for over 20 years - they work great and have never caused a single problem on a single disc for me.

Rich, that's okay with HD DVD and DVDs, but honestly nothing is needed for Blu-ray discs, just a clean cloth or tissue paper. Really. The coating on the Blu disc is terrific. Wait until you get your first one, you will see what I mean.

[JAC35]

I've been using disc cleaner solutions on my DVDs HD DVDs and now Blus and have not ever had an issue either.... intresting....