Mold on card

[G1911]

Originally Posted by irv

Another possibility for sure but this reminds me I need to/should purchase some of those silicate packets.
Does anyone use them here or is there info one shouldn't?

I have some cards in shoeboxes so I'm thinking these might not be a bad idea?

I’ve used them around cards for years. I’ll put a few around card boxes, but not inside directly where it could attract more moisture to where I don’t want it. Inside the safe, but not in the card boxes themselves seems to work for me. My moody cards were all bought that way

[irv]

Originally Posted by G1911

I’ve used them around cards for years. I’ll put a few around card boxes, but not inside directly where it could attract more moisture to where I don’t want it. Inside the safe, but not in the card boxes themselves seems to work for me. My moody cards were all bought that way

Interesting. I just assumed inside the boxes would be ideal as opposed to placing them outside, but you likely have a good point there.

[Directly]

Scared to use bleach thought it may hurt the colors, did try hydrogen peroxide which did removed old wax off a card but although in my case no perfect results on the mold spot. I softly rubbed the spot with a dry soft cotton ball which helped a little , the hydrogen peroxide didn't seem to hurt the card--I do know a company in Memphis Tenn. FREEZE DRYED along with some chemical some 1969 Topps football rack packs from a flood with pretty good results

[steve B]

They're very slightly hard to find, but sites about archiving materials and art have some sound suggestions.

The most popular method seems to be freezing something with active mold for 72 hours to kill the mold, then removing by dabbing with an artists gum eraser, the one that's like clay.

Alcohol at 70% also seems popular, but should be tested on something less interesting or hidden, to be sure it won't affect the inks.