My flexiwheel buckles when I turn the handle with a disc in the machine. There's a particular spot on the wheel which regularly folds up and bends out of shape towards the axle in the middle when rotating, probably where the surfacing element has a join. Am interested in the resurfacing with sandpaper idea, but haven't tried it yet.
Greetings from South Africa. Can your Flexiwheel break? If so, where can you get one? It doesn't have to be in South Africa. As long as it's in the UK then I'm fine.
Just changed the sanding paper on the wheel by just cutting out some of a 2000 grain per cm2 sanding paper (2500 per cm2 may be better, cheapest store here only went to 2000 per cm2) ordered from an online sanding paper store, cutting it to fit, and glued it on there , and it worked just fine too. Try at own risk of course May try making fluid myself too if and when i will run out, it's filtered water and some alcohol, i wonder if tap water and alcohol will do, or even just water ?
sounds like a good fix, i now do it a different way that makes the disk look like new, i.e. like it was just made no scratch marks or haze on the disk. i put it on a drill with a jig i made, then sand with 2k grit and water then 5k grit and water then use a special ultra fine expensive car paint finishing polish. looks like a mirror after! no joke!
@@mechreports1 I'll save that idea for when my mirror scratches then. Ps 2K grit that's what the correct English name for it is, i assume ? And 5K grit then 5000 grains per cm2, that exists ? Then i am the more amazed 2k grit worked here , thought the highest available was 2,5.
@@Geert365 i actually have some 7000 grit wet and dry that i used to polish my headlights along with 2k and 5k grit prior to the 7000 grit and then finished with headlight polish. and have also tired this on the CDs and it works quite nice to prep it for polish.
mate i duno if it will fix that like u wud have to be doing it for a good few times, when i fixed my disk it took me like 5 good gos to get it working right again it works but it takes time if i were you i would take that disk to a proper game repair place
hmmm yehh mate i seen them they look spectacular! but its a hefty price mate i only wanted to fix a couple of disks so it was not worth me buying one of those but they would be good to have, also the chemicals for it are not cheap ether
Oh nice :) it really works good, i have a new system to fix my disks now as i buy alot of used ps1 games. The new method works better but its a bit messy and requires a drill some plastic polish.
2021 and watching this in the usa
Wohoo! Greetings form the UK!
My flexiwheel buckles when I turn the handle with a disc in the machine. There's a particular spot on the wheel which regularly folds up and bends out of shape towards the axle in the middle when rotating, probably where the surfacing element has a join. Am interested in the resurfacing with sandpaper idea, but haven't tried it yet.
Greetings from South Africa. Can your Flexiwheel break? If so, where can you get one? It doesn't have to be in South Africa. As long as it's in the UK then I'm fine.
Just changed the sanding paper on the wheel by just cutting out some of a 2000 grain per cm2 sanding paper (2500 per cm2 may be better, cheapest store here only went to 2000 per cm2) ordered from an online sanding paper store, cutting it to fit, and glued it on there , and it worked just fine too. Try at own risk of course May try making fluid myself too if and when i will run out, it's filtered water and some alcohol, i wonder if tap water and alcohol will do, or even just water ?
sounds like a good fix, i now do it a different way that makes the disk look like new, i.e. like it was just made no scratch marks or haze on the disk. i put it on a drill with a jig i made, then sand with 2k grit and water then 5k grit and water then use a special ultra fine expensive car paint finishing polish. looks like a mirror after! no joke!
@@mechreports1 I'll save that idea for when my mirror scratches then.
Ps 2K grit that's what the correct English name for it is, i assume ? And 5K grit then 5000 grains per cm2, that exists ? Then i am the more amazed 2k grit worked here , thought the highest available was 2,5.
@@Geert365 i actually have some 7000 grit wet and dry that i used to polish my headlights along with 2k and 5k grit prior to the 7000 grit and then finished with headlight polish. and have also tired this on the CDs and it works quite nice to prep it for polish.
i just ordered one of these. i hope it fixes a ring around one of my wii games
mate i duno if it will fix that like u wud have to be doing it for a good few times, when i fixed my disk it took me like 5 good gos to get it working right again it works but it takes time if i were you i would take that disk to a proper game repair place
Are there any machines like this that don't leave those marks?
yes and they will run you about £300 or more!
mechreports1 haha true but I seen JFJ easy pro for about £100. Seems to leave no marks?
hmmm yehh mate i seen them they look spectacular! but its a hefty price mate i only wanted to fix a couple of disks so it was not worth me buying one of those but they would be good to have, also the chemicals for it are not cheap ether
Is that a harry potter PlayStation 1 disc
it is! hahah gotta love it!
Lazyboy97 oh well it did it took a while but it worked :P cheers for watching
Yup still got your loyal viewers lol !!
cheers buddy!! :P
I have skipdr i just repair my Wii and PS2 discs
Oh nice :) it really works good, i have a new system to fix my disks now as i buy alot of used ps1 games. The new method works better but its a bit messy and requires a drill some plastic polish.
£17 on amazon.
ohhh mate gutted!! lol glad to see you still watch mate :P take care bro