Glue removal

[PiratesWS1979]

Anyone have good advice on removing glue from a '48 Leaf? The regular soaking tricks will not budge this stuff!!

[Leon]

Some glues are almost impossible to remove. I have never tried anything but water. IF that doesn't work then the glue is permanent, to me.

[SMPEP]

Originally Posted by Leon

Some glues are almost impossible to remove. I have never tried anything but water. IF that doesn't work then the glue is permanent, to me.

+1

[robw1959]

If it's rubber cement, there's a product called Doc Edington's rubber cement thinner that is formulated to dissolve rubber cement without damaging any paper involved.

[alexanderautographs]

If it's a valuable item, bring it to a restorer and don't f_ck with it. Lesser items, try "Goof Off" or lighter fluid or some other highly volatile substance...and don't puff your see-gar while cleaning unless you want your heavenly reward.

If the paper is already stained or damaged, then you really need a conservator - some of them work wonders.

[T205 GB]

#4 and #5. You are telling a fellow board member to deliberately alter a card. Something we all here very diligently try to prevent. Its one thing to give it a bath in some water for a light soiling but anything past that point is pretty much altering IMO. I hope the OP has plans to keep the card or give a full disclosure if he does clean it.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by T205 GB

#4 and #5. You are telling a fellow board member to deliberately alter a card. Something we all here very diligently try to prevent. Its one thing to give it a bath in some water for a light soiling but anything past that point is pretty much altering IMO. I hope the OP has plans to keep the card or give a full disclosure if he does clean it.

..water is a chemical...

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[PiratesWS1979]

Originally Posted by T205 GB

#4 and #5. You are telling a fellow board member to deliberately alter a card. Something we all here very diligently try to prevent. Its one thing to give it a bath in some water for a light soiling but anything past that point is pretty much altering IMO. I hope the OP has plans to keep the card or give a full disclosure if he does clean it.

If warm water does not lessen the appearance of the glue, it will just have to stay. My only regret is there was a small area of paper loss when first removed. Thanks for the ideas.

[T205 GB]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

..water is a chemical...

..

Yes it is. The cards are technically chemicals also.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by PiratesWS1979

If warm water does not lessen the appearance of the glue, it will just have to stay. My only regret is there was a small area of paper loss when first removed. Thanks for the ideas.

The resulting paper loss issue is ALWAYS my concern when trying to get something off of a card. It is the reason I pass on quite a few cards too. Ya' never know what is going to happen, for certain, when trying to remove anything from a card. A lot of times more comes off than hoped for.