Erasing a light pencil mark, altering in a negative manner?

[dougscats]

Thanks, Pete.
I believe that's what I've been using [see scan].
The Staedtler/Mars-Plastic is a relic from my draftsman days, 47 years ago, and still works fine. I think the Entre is the same type, and it seems to work as well.
But I seem to remember that in my shop there were putty-like, maybe art erasers, that some claimed to be superior.

Anyway, this thread has impelled me to flip through my collection, and I see that I have at least a half dozen to clean up, which I now look forward to doing.

[LWMM]

Originally Posted by dougscats

Thanks, Pete.
I believe that's what I've been using [see scan].
The Staedtler/Mars-Plastic is a relic from my draftsman days, 47 years ago, and still works fine. I think the Entre is the same type, and it seems to work as well.
But I seem to remember that in my shop there were putty-like, maybe art erasers, that some claimed to be superior.

Anyway, this thread has impelled me to flip through my collection, and I see that I have at least a half dozen to clean up, which I now look forward to doing.

You mean kneaded erasers. They're very gentle on the paper, and don't abrade it like other erasers can. I've used them to erase marks from collectible books before, and I'd definitely use them were I to do the same with cards.

[JMANOS]

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[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by LWMM

You mean kneaded erasers. They're very gentle on the paper, and don't abrade it like other erasers can. I've used them to erase marks from collectible books before, and I'd definitely use them were I to do the same with cards.

Those kneaded rubber erasers were designed to 'dab' at paper, and they do work really good. I've never used one on a card, but if I wanted to erase something I'd definitely try that first.