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To clean or not to clean? Friendly debate
Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>I recently picked this card up. It's for my personal collection and I am not going to get it graded. In your opinion should I rub a cue tip and water "only" (to be somewhat pure) on the back to get off the paper remnants? It does look like only remnants, no paper loss, and I think I can be very successful. Please, no "ifs, ands, or buts"....... Should I do it?<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1192379709.JPG"> <br /><br />edited title
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To clean or not to clean? Friendly debate
Posted By: <b>Kevin Saucier</b><p>Yes, soak away!
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To clean or not to clean? Friendly debate
Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>Soak that puppy. No question.
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Posted By: <b>Bruce MacPherson</b><p>I say soak. Then post a scan of the results.
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Posted By: <b>Tony Andrea</b><p>Most definitely!!!!
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Posted By: <b>Joann</b><p>Definitely. The back has a neat design and is probably interesting in it's own right. It should be viewable and enjoyed.<br /><br />J
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Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>Soak. Easy decision. You'll like how it looks.
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Posted By: <b>RC</b><p>Go for it Leon! The card is begging you for a bath, but gently.<br /><img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />RC
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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>YES...I doubt you'll get much debate on this one. Nice card BTW.
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Posted By: <b>Mark L</b><p>But of course. I wonder what percentage of pre-1930 cards were once mounted and later soaked off. Half?
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Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>That crud wasn't supposed to be there in the first place.
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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Clean it, but cautiously.
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Posted By: <b>pas</b><p>Sure, why not?
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Posted By: <b>Bob Pomilla</b><p>Wield that Q-tip, my friend!
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Posted By: <b>Tom Boblitt</b><p>immersion...............<br /><br />ditch the tip........
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Posted By: <b>Steve</b><p>Just do it.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1192391158.JPG">
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Posted By: <b>Al C.risafulli</b><p>Clean the card, but I think the penny looks just fine the way it is.<br /><br />-Al
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Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>Just make sure its not a used Q Tip, so it doesn't stain the card.
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Posted By: <b>Rick McQuillan</b><p>Yes, clean it. I suggest strong bleach, fingernail polish remover, and turpintine.
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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Rick- don't forget the Brillo soap pad!
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Posted By: <b>Frank Evanov</b><p>Everybody in the pool.<br><br>Frank
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Posted By: <b>Paul S</b><p>Oh, you mean the BACK of the card!
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Posted By: <b>dennis</b><p>this is alteration,this must be disclosed if you ever sell this card,i am agast that you would tamper with a vintage work of art and post this to get the ok's from the other card doctors that lurk here. also,i hope that everyone who has read this knows i'm kidding so i don't have to post that geeky smiley face at the end of this rant.
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To clean or not to clean? Friendly debate
Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>Al- you beat me to the penny joke...<br /><br />i have a dumb question...<br /><br />i have never soaked or tampered with a card...how do you soak a card to remove paper?
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To clean or not to clean? Friendly debate
Posted By: <b>Kevin Saucier</b><p>"i have never soaked or tampered with a card...how do you soak a card to remove paper?"<br /><br /><br />I wrote a very detailed post on "How to Soak a Card" on the other forum...not sure I'm permitted to link it here. So far it hasn't failed yet after hundreds or maybe even thousands of cards. <br /><br /><br />Kevin<br />
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Posted By: <b>Tom Boblitt</b><p>your thoughts on what percentage of vintage cards have been soaked out of albums and now reside in slabs......? I know of quite a few I have done over the years. Just wondering.....NO other alterations, just removal from the paper and then graded.<br />
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To clean or not to clean? Friendly debate
Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>If you would like to cut and paste the info into a post here it would be greatly appreciated. I haven't got everything ready for the tab for alterations on this site yet. Also, for a few weeks my right hand guy has been a little tied up with more important matters......But the tab will be here soon.....regards and thanks for chiming in....btw, it was a foregone conclusion I was going to do this and I only did an elementary job here...but I didn't want to rub too hard. This glue was a bit more adhesive than most others I have tried. It didn't want to come off....I might try for a little more "cleaning" later. For now this is better than it was......regards<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1192405946.JPG">
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To clean or not to clean? Friendly debate
Posted By: <b>ItsOnlyGil</b><p>Dunk it, there will be less abrasion.<br /><br />(of course, the card may come apart)
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Here's an idea.
Leon, I know this post is 9 yrs old already but ... try Stamp Lift first, sold by Vidiforms. It's used to take glued stamps out of albums without leaving residue. I've used it many times generally with very good results.
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