Hi Peter,

You're right, the label side of a CD is very fragile, even more so than the
other side. Personally, I don't have the time to use labeling kits or to try
making labels. I have always used a non solvent based felt tip permanent
marker on my disks. It serves my purpose and it's never caused any damage.
They are readily available at most office supply stores and places like
BestBuy and Circuit City. Some are even labeled for use on CD/DVD disks.

Here are two guides in PDF format that are handy to have around for
reference. These are direct links to the file:

Quick Reference Guide for Care and Handling (294KB):
http://tinyurl.com/3d3a4

A Guide For Librarians & Archivists (1.24MB):
http://tinyurl.com/2x43f

Sven Swanson, Sr.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Shkabara" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:24 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] CD Labels


I just discovered how fragile the top surface of a CDR disc is. I put an
Avery type address label on one and tried burning some data. The burn failed
and 40x, so I lowered the burn speed and tried for a new disc. Instead of
printing another label, I tried to pull off the label from the first disk.
SURPRISE! The silvered coating came off with the label.

This experience makes me feel a lot less secure about all the backups I am
placing onto CDRs. I can now visualize the ink from a felt tip marker
seeping through the porous silvering and making the disc unreadable. I have
not had this happen yet, but I am starting to worry.

Any thoughts on input as to what works and what does not? What are your
experiences with labeling a disc? Without a label of some sort, the disk is
difficult to identify!

Thank you.

Peter

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