disclosed is an apparatus for polishing media discs by removing or reducing scratches or substances from the surface of damaged discs , including computer data cds , dvds , gaming discs and other media discs . the apparatus enables removal or reduction of scratches and materials that prevent the information or data contained on the disc from being read by a conventional disc reading device . the polishing pressure and time are uniformly controlled at predetermined and precision levels sufficient to remove or reduce scratches from the surface of the disc . also disclosed is a method of removing or reducing scratches from the surface of media discs by using the apparatus of the present invention . the method can be repeated as many times as necessary or desired in order to obtain a finely polished disc from which data is obtainable by conventional disc reading devices .