Soaking question

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Posted By: leon

I have done a few full soakings and they worked wonderfully. On other cards I use a cue tip and distilled water (actually I always use distilled water) and dab it a little. Sometimes I will rest the cue tip, partially wet, on the remnant, in order to soften it up. Be very, very gentle. Practice on very inexpensive cards first. I have messed a few cards up by rubbing too hard but never anything too valuable. Quite a few of The Trucker Boy find cards had remnants on the backs, most notably the T212-3 Weaver, that resides in an SGC30 holder below. This was soaked for about 10-15 minutes, as I remember, though it could have been plus or minus a few minutes. I was watching intently as it moistened in the water. There was about a half of a dime sized paper remnant that was squarely over the writing on the back. It came off pefectly and almost in one piece.....good luck...
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