How to fix CD-style game cases

While jewel cases are an improvement over cardboard boxes, they're not very tough. They'll crack if you so much as look at them funny and they scuff real easy. Here's a real simple fix for this problem, I'm sure many of you are already aware of it (though there's one trick you may not be aware of, read on!), but just in case you're not here it is.

1) Go buy some replacement CD cases (preferably ones that come sealed and packed together, singles will scratch each other up in transit) doesn't matter what kind so long as they're the regular size ones and not the thin ones.



2) Open the case up. Now you need to carefully bend one of the hinges on the original case to pop the hinge out of it's socket.


3) Success! Now slide the manual out and put it aside (you can turf the old cover now).


4) Now to remove the tray from the back of the case! Starting at one of the corners, carefully bend the back cover away from the tray (two hands are useful here, one bending the back away and the other pulling the tray out).


5) Now do the same to the other side. The tray will easily lift out now.


6) You now have the case completely disassembled! Lift out the paper insert and throw out the old case! Now, do to the new case what you just did to the old case to dissemble it.


7) Put the paper insert into the back of your new case and slide the tray in place.


8) REMEMBER! The large hole in the back half of your case is both where the front half hinges and where the spine of the tray is suppose to sit. Make sure you don't have your paper insert upside-down or your tray in backwards!


9) Squeeze the corner of the tray to clip it into place


10) Do the same with the other corner. The tray is now in place! Now all you need to do is attach the front of the case (it's simply step 2 done in reverse) and you're done!

But what about those thick 4 disk cases (i.e the Final Fantasy games)?


Here's the trick: the front and back clear plastic parts are actually two back covers from a regular single CD case!


1) Dissemble two CD cases (you won't need the front covers) so you have two of these back covers.


2) Unhinge the front cover by bending the plastic until the hinge is out of it's socket.


3) There we go!


4) As before, pop-out the tray by bending the back away from the tray on each corner.


5) As before, pop the paper insert into the new case back and slide the tray in place


6) As before, squeeze each corner to clip the tray in place. Now you just need to attach it back to the case (same as before, it's just the reverse of step 2). Now repeat for the other side!

Ta-da! Your CD cases look new!
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I need a step-by-step tutorial with pictures please...?

 

nice tutorial / howto, can you do one for DVD cases?

 

I was hoping I could be lazy and get away with text-only, but I've taken some photos for you

DVD cases are even easier. Just open the case, slide the "slick" (industry term for the paper thing in DVD cases ) out then slide it into the new case. To make things easier, bend the case further than you would if you where just opening it to get the game out, this will make the plastic that holds the slick in place open up.

 

I think you have missed the sarcasm I am getting from those posts.

 

ahahahahaha... this is just awesome! :biggrin-new:
but I use this, is faster and really easy! LOL

 

I scratched my dvd case using that tool NetYaroze... can you explain how to do it proper with pictures if posible ?

 

Is this a serious tutorial?

 

Then you must be doing it wrong.

 

It was sarcasm you dipshit.

 

I suspected that, but you never know when it comes to the internet ;P

Like I said, fixing a single case is pretty obvious, but I didn't know about the "4 CD cases are made up of 2x back halves from single CD cases" until I accidentally discovered it. Wasn't sure how many people knew that.

 

If you knew you wouldn't of replied with the other image. Since you're an idiot and it's having an impact on my brain I will now block all your posts.

 

DO NOT WORRY, AT LEAST WE HAVE LITTLE FUN WITH SOME IMAGES! :highly_amused:

 

It's fine, I know. I was just being sarcastic like everyone else. Although it seemed really straight forward

 

This thread is now an image macro thread apparently :suspicion:

 

Flame war form a cd case tutorial. "Sings" If you give the little monkey a nickel he'll dance for you.

Yes I'm on this replying so that I may stir up shit.

 

While it may not be on an advanced repair technique (at all), this tutorial is actually well-written with good pictures or fair quality and usefulness to illustrate the steps. It's better than many tutorials on more advanced topics found on the internet.

Next time do it on a more complex topic, to avoid feeding the trolls, and it could be very good!

Cheers!

(Am I off-topic being on-topic or what?)

 

In all honesty, the main point of this thread was (and in keeping with the image macro theme):