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Originally Posted by Cardboard Junkie
I think the key words here are professional conservation.......NOT somebody with a bowl of water and/or an eraser. As in comic books that are cleaned and slabbed...restoration is noted on the label. As far as our cardboard disintegrating over time, that is inevitable. One can slow the process down and of course improve appearance, but not halt the process completely. dave
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Funny. Do you know what people do with the "bowl of water" or the "eraser"? Do you know the difference in results? I ask seriously, since your response doesn't make a lot of sense to me unless you think that soaking cards is an amateurish thing that ruins cards. I know that one board member claimed that faded cards had the same appearance as a card that had been soaked, which is total rubbish. I asked him about it, but did not get a response.
Also, as far as I know soaking cards doesn't cause any issues with the TPA's. Adding chemicals is something different altogether; however, I agree with those who feel like cards sometimes need professional conservation - completely different from removing paper and glue with water.