Laminated! Noooooo!

[Snapolit1]

No chance lamination can be undone somehow?

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

No chance lamination can be undone somehow?

No, laminating is done with heat. The plastic melts and impregnates the paper.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Michael B

No, laminating is done with heat. The plastic melts and impregnates the paper.

Sounds like they need to develop a 'Plan B One-Step for Lamination' pill.

[bmattioli]

People use the OCD term within the collecting universe often but it's a terrible disease..

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by bmattioli

People use the OCD term within the collecting universe often but it's a terrible disease..

Yes, many of us (myself included) use it facetiously or loosely, but is a terribly debilitating condition if you've seen it first hand or experienced it.

[FrankWakefield]

Yes, I have a laminated Zeenut with coupon. I was so happy about seeing it pop in a saved search that I instantly bought it. (At least twice I've missed out on something at 7am as I'm seeing a saved searches email and some rascal out there (probably here) buys it while I'm reading about it.

Anyway, the Zeenut arrives, and it's laminated. I look at the listing, and it clearly says laminated... so I've kept it. my only Zeenut with a coupon... I'ts like a war scar, an object lesson. In hindsight, if I'd seen LAMINATED I would not have bought it. So yes, all of the bones of OCD and frustration are rattling, and I realize I have only myself to blame. And for those of you that think it doesn't matter, wanna buy a Zeenut with coupon still attached?

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

No chance lamination can be undone somehow?

Theoretically if you pray hard enough.

[brianp-beme]

I have never been laminated, but have heard many horror stories from cards who have been. Plastic impregnating paper definitely seems like an unpleasant experience that should be avoided, and the resulting 'offspring' is likely to be shunned for the rest of his/her existence.

Brian

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

I have never been laminated, but have heard many horror stories from cards who have been. Plastic impregnating paper definitely seems like an unpleasant experience that should be avoided, and the resulting 'offspring' is likely to be shunned for the rest of his/her existence.

Brian

Actually, impregnated paper produces reams of offspring!!!!!

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Michael B

Actually, impregnated paper produces reams of offspring!!!!!

Nice!

Brian

[steve B]

Laminating can occasionally be undone, but it's more than a little risky.

If the temp was too low, and/or if it was done to a stock that doesn't absorb the plastic well, heating it back up and removing the plastic can be undone.

The laminator at school was finicky, and some teachers were just bad at laminating, trying to straighten a crookedly fed piece. I got pretty good at saving their stuff. But "pretty good" means I could save maybe half the wrecked stuff, when the other kids could only get maybe 10%
Probably too risky for anything worth any real money.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

I have a couple of FDR autographed letters (one as Governor, one as President) which the original recipient laminated to wood backings in the 1940's and hung on their wall. Just wish they would have framed them instead. A great deal of FDR's correspondence was secretarially signed, but these ones weren't. I found them at a country auction as a kid, thrown together with a bunch of worthless frames. Paid $12 each and went into it knowing they were unsalvageable. Still a great find for any youngster.