Removing wax from a card
ringer
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I’ve got a number of really nice cards that have some wax residue from the package. Any idea how to safely remove that?
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Use a nylon stocking or a dryer sheet.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Just a quick addition to the above comment....
The method above works very well on wax residue on the front of the card.
It does not work if the wax is on the back of the card and has stained the back....
You can get rid of the wax - but not the stain with that method.
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Collector of 1964 Topps Stand Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game and 1969 Topps Decals
Registered Sets: 1964 Stand Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game, 1969 Topps Decals
Is it the gum that stains the back? How badly does it affect the grade? I really hate that a stain on the BACK, from gum that came from the factory can affect the value. Pisses me off!
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Wax also leaves stains on the backs.