Has anyone been able to remove a fake Sharpie auto from an old card?

BillyCoxDodgers3B · #1 01-05-2023, 07:06 PM

It is wishful thinking. Don't waste another second hoping for the impossible--on either ink removal or on the notion that Willie Mays touched any of your cards.

mrmopar · #2 01-05-2023, 08:27 PM

I suppose although nothing like the real thing, these cards have their own following. I have a bunch of Don Zimmer cards that were apparently wife signed. I won't try to alter them or toss them.

I think a wife/ghost signed card in good shape is better looking than any of these off condition tattered cards some people seem to like. I can understand a rare/obscure card to take in whatever condition, but some of these are so beat up or damaged that buying them makes zero sense to me. It's OK to have a card with the team scratched out and a new one written in by some 60s kid, but a nice cursive signature (albeit not the player) is just unacceptable!

Just get a reprint was my thought at first. However, it can't be about the look of the card (because some are so hideous, you might go blind looking at them), but more the actual ownership of what was once the card in its glory.

JollyElm · #3 01-05-2023, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

It is wishful thinking. Don't waste another second hoping for the impossible--on either ink removal or on the notion that Willie Mays touched any of your cards.

Without hope, a man has nothing.

BillyCoxDodgers3B · #4 01-05-2023, 08:51 PM

By the way, Mays was married twice and both wives signed for him. His first wife's version is much, much scarcer, obviously due to their less than ten years of wedded bliss.

Bigdaddy · #5 01-06-2023, 09:13 AM

Try panty hose.

I had a 1978 Pedro Borbon that i had sent into a private signing and the wrong card got sent back - one that had wax on the front. Anyway, I tried removing the wax with some panty hose and ended up taking off some of the sharpie signature.

Not sure if it will work in your case as I assume with Pedro, part of the sharpie was on top of the wax and not directly on the card.

Tom

BillyCoxDodgers3B · #6 01-06-2023, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Try panty hose.

I had a 1978 Pedro Borbon that i had sent into a private signing and the wrong card got sent back - one that had wax on the front. Anyway, I tried removing the wax with some panty hose and ended up taking off some of the sharpie signature.

Not sure if it will work in your case as I assume with Pedro, part of the sharpie was on top of the wax and not directly on the card.

Tom

The wax was the only reason that worked.

dgo71 · #7 01-06-2023, 12:37 PM

As others have said there's no hope for those vintage cards. If you want to see for yourself, test it out by grabbing a common 80s Topps card, scribble on it in Sharpie and then try to remove the ink.

With older cards that have no glossy surface, the ink actually bonds with the fibers of the card (think of it like getting a stain on clothes that won't come out) and makes it impossible to remove without damaging the card's surface. With glossy cards of today, the ink never actually bonds with the material of the card. The gloss acts as a barrier between the ink and the card itself, so the ink rests on the top so to speak, which makes it very easy to remove with a dab of rubbing alcohol, an eraser or sometimes even just your finger.

steve B · #8 01-09-2023, 02:47 PM

I've heard that going over it with a dry erase marker then wiping it off with a paper towel works on some surfaces.

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