How to clean DVD/CD-ROM (slot-loading)?

I have a +*MacBook Pro*+ with a slot-loading DVD/CD-ROM. I have a DVD that won't play certain parts. I repaired and cleaned it and now it looks much better and the part that was not playing in the movie is now playing. However, now there are other parts that aren't playing. I used someone else's computer to see what might be wrong. The DVD played fine on theirs, everything played. This person suggested that my *lens might be dirty*. I don't know *how to clean it if it is a slot-load or where to find the cleaning supplies*. If anyone knows how to clean the DVD/CD-ROM, please let me know. *Thank you!*

Haven't had the need to clean my newest, but in previous MBPs have had much success with the brush-type drive cleaners sold by various makers. These have 2 or 3 really soft, small and flexible brushes attached to the working side of a CD, plus a content track that leads you on how to play the thing so the brushes get a good go over the lens.
In my now-deceased Feb'08 MBP, one of them enabled me to resuscitate the drive and let it play CDs and DVDs it was consistently spitting out.

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