HU Skipping.. How to fix?

[SSpiro]

It's an Alpine headunit.. a little older (2 or 3 years old). This thing skips CD's just for fun.. I could be sitting in a parking lot and not moving and it'll skip every other minute as if there is a huge gouge in the CD itself. I've tried with brand new CD's as well.

Also it reads most CD-R's (not as MP3, but as standard CD) although it won't read others. Is this related?

Is there a fix for this? Maybe a lense cleaning? I've always read that those lense cleaners you get shouldn't be used in a car CD player.. but I have to do something. :(

Any help would be great.

[TBSpyder]

I'd look into the lense cleaner.....never really heard if they were applicable on car units or not.:?

[SSpiro]

I have one at home I believe.. I'll do it tonight. I'm about to reinstall the factory deck if I can't get this fixed. :grr:

[Bumpin Expo]

I had a friend whos cd player did that, he opened it up and used a compressed air can that you use to clean computers out, holy shit there was so much crap in there and it accually worked

[Mmmm Rice]

or if you open it you can use a cotton swab with a mix of windex and water about a 50\50 mix and rub the lense with the cotton swab

[SSpiro]

I bought one of those lense cleaners. Helped a little, but not much :(

I'll probably open 'er up this weekend.