Anatomy of a T206 Soaking

[T206Collector]

I did about a dozen soaks today as I bought a large lot with a lot of paper on the backs. This is the best one, but most of them turned out okay. I had two or three that didn't really give, and so I did more damage to the card than I wanted to. I find the length of the soak doesn't really matter -- but three or four minutes is a minimum. You want the underlying adhesive to get pretty mushy. Then I slowly peel it away with some wet q-tips.

The one in the picture was pasted only around the edges, so once those came free the whole paper just came off. Then I place between two pieces of paper and weigh down with heavy books until dry.

Keep in mind that if you don't get all the underlying paste off that it can re-set on the paper you dry the card on! Then you're stuck all over again... Literally!