Mold on card

[G1911]

I've never had the guts to test the method Irv linked, so I'm curious if anyone has tried it too. I have a few mold damaged cards I'd like to preserve, but I'm not sure how damaging the mold really is. This one, for example, I have had for 20 years and has grown no worse than when acquired. The moldy smell has dissipated.

[irv]

Originally Posted by G1911

I've never had the guts to test the method Irv linked, so I'm curious if anyone has tried it too. I have a few mold damaged cards I'd like to preserve, but I'm not sure how damaging the mold really is. This one, for example, I have had for 20 years and has grown no worse than when acquired. The moldy smell has dissipated.

I just reopened the link and seen the suggestion about bleach.
When I did the quick google search, I thought there were many ways of removing mold besides using bleach and that was the point of my link.
Personally, although I've never tried it, I would be hesitant to use bleach myself but maybe I'm overthinking it? (Diluted? Possibly?)

[G1911]

Originally Posted by irv

I just reopened the link and seen the suggestion about bleach.
When I did the quick google search, I thought there were many ways of removing mold besides using bleach and that was the point of my link.
Personally, although I've never tried it, I would be hesitant to use bleach myself but maybe I'm overthinking it? (Diluted? Possibly?)

I’ve only used bleach in tests of doctoring methods for my education and edification into what the scammers can do. Results were very mixed. Definitely scared to use bleaching methods for preservation. Some sort of possibly diluted bleaching agent or hydrogen peroxide should do it though. I guess I need to grow mold on some worthless test cards first

[irv]

Originally Posted by G1911

I’ve only used bleach in tests of doctoring methods for my education and edification into what the scammers can do. Results were very mixed. Definitely scared to use bleaching methods for preservation. Some sort of possibly diluted bleaching agent or hydrogen peroxide should do it though. I guess I need to grow mold on some worthless test cards first

Yes, that would be a wise decision.
Don't know where I read it, if I even did, but I recall something to the effect about freezing the mold laden piece(s) and when froze, the mold will flake/fall off?

Decided to look it up.
The best thing to do is to either freeze the volumes first if they are not too large and then rub them down again with alcohol or to simply remove the mold with alcohol. I recommend freezing them first to make removing it easier.
https://www.ala.org/alcts/preservati...%20it%20easier.

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