Ty Cobb Turkey Red - Help With Tape Removal

[Prof]

Thanks for the tips. I was going to try the careful fingernail first, starting on the card and pulling out to the matte, since it's a more removal friendly tape. Then, I'll try the other ideas if that goes nowhere.

There was a marking on the frame that said it was done in 1989. So, it may be a little stuck on there. I didn't want to mess with it without outside opinions.

I agree that it does look good matted. Unfortunately, it was matted alongside of a fake autograph. (I expected that to be fake, but thought the card looked good.) I was really hoping that the framer just matted over the card's borders. I pulled the frame apart to see the back, then cut the matte in half to just keep the Turkey Red portion.

I may remove the tape, then re-tape it with a better backing and put it in a new frame.

But, I was thinking about just sending it off to be graded and potentially selling somewhere.

I got such a good deal on it that I'm in no rush, and this is my first Cobb card. Might savor it a bit first before parting with it haha.


Oh, and if I was going to submit to PSA or SGC... Since this one is cut, would you recommend using a Card Saver 4 size semi-rigid holder? They don't make the soft penny sleeves that big, right? Just put it right in the Card Saver 4? If it won't fit the 4, what should I use?

I've only done standard cards before.

[FrankWakefield]

I agree with much of what's said above. Let us know how your results go. That may well be archival tape, and as such it should release well.


If you aren't good with your results after trying those, and you want to go an additional step... go to rubber cement thinner. Amazon: Bestine rubber cement thinner search for that, it'll come in a metal can, keep the lid tight and it'll last a while. Put a SMALL amount on a Q-tip and touch it to ink on a much less valuable T3, then blot it away. You want to see if the ink is going to run... I think it won't, but don't use THAT T3 you have on your learning curve. The rubber cement thinner is basically benzine. That's a non-polar solvent that should let the tape adhesive soften and release.