Most discs are not dirty they are scratched and somehow you think the scratches can be cleaned. They must be professionally polished out or more often replaced. Home remedies seldom work
clean the disk that's in your ps2
you clean it with water and a hint of alchohol
With care not to scratch the disc, if the disc is already scratched the cleaning will not help
you try to buff the scratch out .then you go and gets some stuff to clean the disc real good .when clean the disc go in a circle which the cloth .never backwards or forward
Most home remedies do not work, take it out to be polished and cleaned or replace the broken disc
there's a disc cleaner called optifix that works well you can geet it at best buy for like 20 dollars
the could load when they can't read says no data
You need to go to your local game seller and then they may have a disc cleaner.
It's possible for the running water to wash it, but so would a kitchen faucet
Check the disc for scratches and/or clean it. Then check if any other games work, if not, gently swab the disc-reading lens of the PS2 with a cotton bud. If these don't solve the problem something may be wrong with the game or PS2 and you should contact the support team at Sony or ask to get the game exchanged.
PS2 games are on DVDs and software protects some of the information
The disc can be professionally cleaned and polished