How to detect a reglossed card - w/ examples

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Posted By: Kevin Saucier

Hey Anthony!!!!

The 1955 Bowman's have a nice even gloss to them and would be a great example of a card where adding gloss would be beneficial should the factory coat be worn. In addition to that that particular year is very tough to detect trimming (I won't say why). I don't know if the Bowman's are getting through on a regloss/trim but would be real curious. The topic has not come up on the underground card doctor forum ...LOL.

I have a couple to work with. I will regloss one, see what it looks like and post the results. IMO...it will be hard to tell and the results should be a great looking surface. I'll also stop short and try to get a macro shot or a close up scan. Not sure if that will work.

From what I have seen, reglossing is not a huge problem, unlike trimming. The finger dragging or skipping, for the most part, would be the best indicator for the high-end regloss alterations. A super slick surface would IMO be equal to a trimmed hack job. Again it's all in the feel of the cardboard, which helps if you know the issue. In a slab, the border-edges would be the first place to look.



Kevin Saucier