Show your soaks!

[steve_a]

I've wanted to soak Joe since I got him for that green collar he's wearing. Never had the "fortitude" to follow through. Anyone tried a similar stain?

[CalgaryJay]

Any tips on how to do this for someone who has never tried? Soak it in water only? How long? Do you do anything to the card after you take it out or just lay it flat?

[Econteachert205]

Originally Posted by CalgaryJay

Any tips on how to do this for someone who has never tried? Soak it in water only? How long? Do you do anything to the card after you take it out or just lay it flat?

I'd love to hear more too, and will it work with 05's? I worry about the effect on the gold borders.

[atx840]

I've only soaked two cards, lots of good info if you search the forum. Tap or filtered room temperature water, left it for an hour and gently peeled the paper off. Sandwiched the card between paper towels and some heavy books overnight.

Filmed the removal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1QFe7T8zK8

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by atx840

I've only soaked two cards, lots of good info if you search the forum. Tap or filtered room temperature water, left it for an hour and gently peeled the paper off. Sandwiched the card between paper towels and some heavy books overnight.

Same as Chris, except I use warm water and change it out every 30 min or so. Also place my tweezers on top of the card so it doesn't float around.

[ZachS]

Originally Posted by t206hound

Same as Chris, except I use warm water and change it out every 30 min or so. Also place my tweezers on top of the card so it doesn't float around.

Same. I use a tuperware container with warm-ish water and change it out every 30 min to an hour. I use a large marble to weigh the card down.

Sometimes it works with stains... sometimes it doesn't. I've also ran into some glue residue that just refuses to come off. There are T206s floating around out there with small rectangular green glue stains and I can't get those off no matter how many times I soak.

T206s are pretty resilient when it comes to soaking. Don't be afraid to leave them in the water for a long time. I've actually forgot about them before and went to sleep. The next morning they were fine.

Oh and like someone else mentioned, I put them between paper towels and then stack a few heavy books on top while they dry. Every now and then I move the card to a dry spot on the paper towels.

[drazz5]

After you've soaked them, is there a technique to removing the paper? Or does it normally just fall off on it's own?

[frankbmd]

I like the yellow-brown glue.