Printing on DVD's/clear spray to avoid smudging

Does anyone have any experience with this concept? I remember a thread about some sort of spray that you put on the DVD after you've printed the picture/logo/whatever on it. Unfortunately I can't find that thread. What spray is it? Does it work well? Anyone have any nightmare stories about it?

Those look like a nice option, but they're about 3x more expensive.
You can get a 100 spindle of top-brand (Taiyo Yuden) DVD-Rs for about 30 bucks. The spray is Krylon, available in hobby and craft stores.
Spray it evenly in sweeping strokes, like you're using a paint gun. Let it dry about an hour, then repeat.
The trick is, put your pre-burned DVD in a jewel case bottom. The case will protect the data side from the spray.

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