To Soak or Not to Soak

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by JollyRoger

I've been thinking about cracking this slab and soaking. I've soaked t206s with positive results, but never a t213-2. I'm thinking that soaking t213s can cause that "washed out" look. I'd hate to degrade the front of the card (which is pretty nice) trying to clean up the back. Maybe the card was slabbed this way as this issue does not soak well...? Anyone have any experience soaking these? Thanks -marshall

Don't the 2's have a gloss over them? If so, I wouldn't soak without first getting a positive response from a type 2 collector.

By the way - I still have never seen the "washed out look" that so many non-soakers on this forum have referred to. Does anyone have a 'before and after' scan of a soaked card that became "washed out"?

Thought I would add - I completely understand anyone's qualms that soaking might cause a card to become washed out (I was afraid of the same result before I did it the first time). I still get nervous about soaking an example of a previously-unsoaked set for the first time. I soaked three horrendous-looking OBAKs the other day and they all came out looking great.