Need Some Expert Advice - Results of Soaking

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

Hopefully, distilled water doesn't leave a trace. I wonder if it's better to show a trace of soaking or whether to keep the paper residue on the back.

There could be a trace left.
That's a personal choice but, for my experiences, trying to get the glue off was better than leaving it. And each card could be different with yours.

Here is one I did again. Close to half the back, which had writing, had glue and paper remnants on it. It got a numerical grade, obviously.


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[Buythatcard]

Originally Posted by Leon

There could be a trace left.
That's a personal choice but, for my experiences, trying to get the glue off was better than leaving it. And each card could be different with yours.

Here is one I did again. Close to half the back, which had writing, had glue and paper remnants on it. It got a numerical grade, obviously.


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That's impressive. We should hire you to do the cleaning for us.

[bigfanNY]

I used Gone with the stain once and was happy with result. It was a Gypsy Queen. I talked with Mr. Towle at legnth about his secret sauce.
As many have said the type of glue used will determine your success. You say you have done this before so you understand the basics. I had a scrapbook filled with R312's that were beautiful and they came out with no major issues. But it was very time consuming.
But if it all goes bad do not despair. Call Gone with the stain and trust your cards will come back with backs! Given the value of a couple of the cards you might want to leave this to the pro's. Either way Best of luck.
Jonathan

[Pat R]

There are a countless soaked cards with numerical grades here's an example of a card getting a better grade after it was soaked.

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[Fred]

Originally Posted by Pat R

There are a countless soaked cards with numerical grades here's an example of a card getting a better grade after it was soaked.

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Holy soak Batman! That is a great example. Wow!