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Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss
I do not feel it is ok to use bleaching or other chemicals and I think it should be considered an alteration. I think it’s fine to use water or natural means to get dirt and removable stains off, but these chemicals are akin to repainting or recoloring- they create a new and unnatural layer of coloring or fundamentally alter the underlying color, so as to fundamentally alter the card.
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That's certainly been my understanding in the decades I've been collecting, but as I said, I keep hearing that's not a consensus view and that many people share PWCC's self-serving view that using peroxide or whatever they're using to clean cards is OK.