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Originally Posted by EddieP
Let’s clarify one thing. Distilled water may not chemically ALTER the DNA of a card, but it sure as hell will structurally alter the card through osmosis and osmotic cell lysis. Soaking a card in water and then pressing it between books is a petri dish for yeast, bacteria and mold which can damage a card.
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That's why you dry them out. Nobody is trapping them in a moist environment. You change the paper towels or napkins out when they get wet. Typically every couple hours at first.