Macbook pro dvd drive spits out fresh blank dvd

I have a macbook pro with Lion installed
I am trying to write a DVD, but everytime i put a blank DVD it spits it out after 15 seconds or so, doesn't even recognizes as a blank dvd.
This is the details of my dvd drive
MATSHITA DVD-R   UJ-868:
  Firmware Revision:          KB19
  Interconnect:          ATAPI
  Burn Support:          Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
  Cache:          2048 KB
  Reads DVD:          Yes
  CD-Write:          -R, -RW
  DVD-Write:          -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
  Write Strategies:          CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
  Media:          To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose View > Refresh

A fine lense cloth (for cleaning eye glasses) wrapped around a flat piece of credit card shaped plastic gently inserted and brushed once to the left side seemed to capture plenty of dust from my late 2008 MacBook Pro's Superdrive. Now DVDs work again and stay in the drive.
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best.

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