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The Process

Six careful steps.

Restoration is patient work — but tightly choreographed. Each piece moves through the studio in 3–5 business days from approved design to dispatch.

Hands polishing a compact disc on a workshop bench
  1. 01

    Salvage

    We collect discs from estate sales, closing record shops, recycling centres and individual donations across the Netherlands and beyond.

  2. 02

    Sort & assess

    Each disc is inspected. Surface condition and reflectivity decide which design it can carry best.

  3. 03

    Restore

    Cleaning, micro-polishing and scratch repair. We prepare a perfect canvas without compromising the metal layer.

  4. 04

    Print

    Custom artwork is laid directly onto each disc with our flatbed UV printer — sharp, durable, and yours alone.

  5. 05

    Compose & mount

    We arrange the printed discs to your room's dimensions and fix them to a low-profile backing with invisible hardware.

  6. 06

    Ship & assemble

    Every order ships as a complete assembly kit — pre-arranged discs, low-profile backing, invisible hardware, and a printed card with a QR code that opens a step-by-step instructional video. We ship across all of Europe (44 countries).

Timeline

From approval to your doorstep.

Typical turnaround for a standard commission. Larger installations add 1–2 weeks.

  1. Day 1

    Design approved

    Final artwork signed off and queued for production.

  2. Day 1–2

    Restoration

    Cleaning, polishing and surface prep. ~45 min per disc.

  3. Day 2–3

    UV print

    Each disc passes through the flatbed printer and cures under UV.

  4. Day 3–5

    Compose & ship

    Mounted to backing, kitted, and dispatched across Europe.

Materials & Equipment

The tools behind the finish.

Every disc passes through the same calibrated kit — the reason a REDiscora piece looks identical at disc one and disc one hundred.

Roland VersaUV LEF2-200
Flatbed UV printer with white + CMYK + gloss channels for opaque colour over reflective polycarbonate.
LED-cured UV inks
Scratch- and UV-resistant. Cures instantly with no off-gassing or fade in indoor light.
Two-stage polish
Diamond-grade compound followed by a microfibre buff to lift haze without thinning the metal layer.
Optical clarity cleaner
Solvent-free, anti-static — leaves zero residue on the read side.
Aluminium composite backing
3 mm Dibond panels cut to room dimensions. Light, rigid, archival.
VHB invisible mounts
Aerospace-grade adhesive pads. Holds each disc 4 mm proud of the wall, no visible hardware.

Before & After

Salvaged disc, finished piece.

Drag the handle to compare a donated disc with its restored, printed counterpart.

Restored and printed disc
Salvaged disc before restoration
Before
After
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Tell us about the room, the mood, the music. We'll come back with a sketch within five working days.

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