Show your soaks!

[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?

[edjs]

I cracked it out to soak it, it was only a 1 anyway. My first time soaking a card. Well worth it.

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by 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?

Sometimes the paper floats off. Other times there is just a corner or two that lifts. In those cases I have gently pulled the paper with tweezers. If there's any resistance, I stop and then let sit longer.

[Jobu]

The paper might float off, but what about the glue and stains? Do those float off too or do you have to gently use something like a q-tip?

I am fascinated by this. I think I will look for a couple of cheap beaters and practice a little once I am confident I have the steps down.

[ullmandds]

from my experience...paper remnants will usually just float off...or gentle movement of the card will cause paper to come off too.

I have gently blotted with a qtip...operative term being very gently. The soaking itself(with distilled...warm water) will cause a lot of gunk to come off...personally I would not try to mechanically remove stains.

[joeadcock]

Originally Posted by t206hound

Sometimes the paper floats off. Other times there is just a corner or two that lifts. In those cases I have gently pulled the paper with tweezers. If there's any resistance, I stop and then let sit longer.

Agreed. Use tweezers also carefully. Can let it sit for hours in water.

If you try and do too much removal, sometimes surface begins to come off. Thats where you stop.

[Centauri]

Someone asked about T205 - I have a WaJo that presents about a 6 on the front, but has some glue residue on the back- readable, but obviously glued. Quite similar to the Lumley shown earlier. Will soaking affect the borders on a T205?

[Runscott]

National Copper Plate Supplement. Hard to tell from the scans, but the soaking really cleaned a lot of dirt off the surface as well.