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Old 07-27-2023, 07:52 AM
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Agreed! Very thankful. If my attempts had ruined the card though, I'd still be sad even though I had only invested $2 but since it came out looking so nice, I am quite happy with the results!


Congrats and hopefully you doubled your money
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Congrats and hopefully you doubled your money
It may have even tripled!
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Have you thought about just getting the glue area wet? (i.e. I don't see why the whole card - especially put face down - needs to be soaked)
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I think this is awesome. That being said, I am totally terrified of submerging a card under water. Totally.
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Nice work!

"That card has been bleeched, pressed, recolored and microtrimmed."
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Nice job, came out great imo.

I completed my first soak of T205s a few weeks ago. Was very nervous, but it was super easy, and the result was great. Slow and steady and there is really nothing to fear.
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Nice work!

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You just won my heart.
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I think this is awesome. That being said, I am totally terrified of submerging a card under water. Totally.
I was nervous too, but I knew that I only paid $2 for the card. Also, the thicker card stock of the A&G cards made me confident that the card's integrity would hold up, compared to maybe some thinner issues.
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I think this is awesome. That being said, I am totally terrified of submerging a card under water. Totally.

If that's a fear you want to conquer, these cheap non-sport cards would help you overcome it! You wouldn't have to "graduate" to expensive material if you didn't want to, and it might just turn your fear into a fun project.
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Well done, Jim. And thank you for the "Results".

Thoughts to consider:
Soaking that card, the entire card, would be safe because the card isn't going to instantly disolve, the card is porous, and the glue isn't just on the surface of the back, a bit is likely to have soaked in... so soaking the entire card lets that 'inside' glue migrate out while immersed in water.

Q-Tips... Q-Tips are fine, but if a longer soaking (10 minutes is very short soak) allows the glue to release, then let soaking do more of the work and you can minimize the Q-Tip scrubbing.
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Have you thought about just getting the glue area wet? (i.e. I don't see why the whole card - especially put face down - needs to be soaked)
Everything I've read from different sources say to soak the entire card. I think it would be incredibly difficult to apply warm water to only the glue area and keep the rest of the card dry.
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Everything I've read from different sources say to soak the entire card. I think it would be incredibly difficult to apply warm water to only the glue area and keep the rest of the card dry.
Yes, you have to soak the entire card. Otherwise you'll end up with tide lines. And you don't want tide lines.
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