Cards that CAN and CANNOT be soaked?!

[sb1]

Um.......they are not even the same card.

[BlueBlood]

Originally Posted by sb1

Um.......they are not even the same card.

Haha you are very mistaken, look again..Even look at the black mark on back of card in the very center, now look at the other card..

[sb1]

Ok. I saw the first ones that popped up on the ebay page without scrolling down. So, you are talking about the 6.5 which is the same identical card, and still has the mark on the back, however the wax stain is gone, soaking won't take it out, that would have been chemical work.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by sb1

Ok. I saw the first ones that popped up on the ebay page without scrolling down. So, you are talking about the 6.5 which is the same identical card, and still has the mark on the back, however the wax stain is gone, soaking won't take it out, that would have been chemical work.

so chemical work is soaking or not..

[Runscott]

deleted due to lack of interest. I realize that the photo-restoration and soaking posts are only of interest to a limited number of members. I have a mailing list of such members and in the future will only send this type of information to that group.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Runscott

No. When we say "soaking" we are talking about water only.

if water takes off ink that came from a pen and the water removes the ink..its ok correct..

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

if water takes off ink that came from a pen and the water removes the ink..its ok correct..

Good question. My personal opinion is that soaking with water is fine, regardless of what it removes (if it's a card type we have identified as 'soakable';e.g-T206). For soakable cards it's not going to remove anything original to the card. T205's are the exception in my opinion - if you aren't careful, bits of print lettering will come off the back.

But if you soaked a T206 that had ink writing on it, and the ink became faded or blurred, it could be obvious that it had been soaked. I've never run into an example like that, and not sure how PSA or SGC would react to it, but to me it would then just be a matter of aesthetics. Also, if it's water-soluble ink, you could run into more problems when you try to dry it and the ink is wet.