Every slabbed card has a story, don't it?

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Do you use his products? Sounds like you have first hand knowledge.

I use distilled water. It does the same thing though. You don't need some special formula to flatten out a bent corner. Honestly, this stuff isn't rocket science. Go take a card, toss it in a bowl of water, then let it dry between some paper towels and stick a book on top of it. I promise you'll change your mind afterward.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Snowman

I use distilled water. It does the same thing though. You don't need some special formula to flatten out a bent corner. Honestly, this stuff isn't rocket science. Go take a card, toss it in a bowl of water, then let it dry between some paper towels and stick a book on top of it. I promise you'll change your mind afterward.

According to numerous collectors on this board, some cards do not soak well. Tossing certain cards in water would severely damage them.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Eric72

According to numerous collectors on this board, some cards do not soak well. Tossing certain cards in water would severely damage them.

While it is true that some cards do not soak well, I can assure you that most of the people expressing opinions on this board do not know what they are talking about. Most of the claims I've read on this board about certain cards not soaking well are false. Over 99% of vintage cards prior to ~1970 will soak perfectly fine and will not damage the cards at all. There are only a few sets for which this is not true, and for most of those you could debate if they even count as "baseball cards" to begin with.

From my observations on this board, I would estimate that about 80% of the time I read someone claiming that a certain card won't soak well, they're wrong and are simply repeating something they think they heard from someone else and have no experience actually doing it themselves.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Snowman

While it is true that some cards do not soak well, I can assure you that most of the people expressing opinions on this board do not know what they are talking about. Most of the claims I've read on this board about certain cards not soaking well are false. Over 99% of vintage cards prior to ~1970 will soak perfectly fine and will not damage the cards at all. There are only a few sets for which this is not true, and for most of those you could debate if they even count as "baseball cards" to begin with.

From my observations on this board, I would estimate that about 80% of the time I read someone claiming that a certain card won't soak well, they're wrong and are simply repeating something they think they heard from someone else and have no experience actually doing it themselves.

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[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snowman

I use distilled water. It does the same thing though. You don't need some special formula to flatten out a bent corner. Honestly, this stuff isn't rocket science. Go take a card, toss it in a bowl of water, then let it dry between some paper towels and stick a book on top of it. I promise you'll change your mind afterward.

I didn't ask about water. I asked about this dude's solutions. If you haven't used them and don't know what they're made of how do you know what they do or that they are the same as water? Your answer is a non sequitur.

[FrankWakefield]

+1 G1911

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+1 Campy