potential light damage to psa graded cards

bobbybakeriv

Hi all, I recently remodeled and would like to display some of my favorite graded cards in their own room. Aside from direct sunlight, what other "types" of light should I avoid? I have the room outfitted with energy efficient spiral bulbs right now. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated as I know many of you guys have terrific display rooms. THANKS in advance. Bobby

lawnmowerman

I would avoid Bud Light. That stuff is the worst.

SDSportsFan

I haven't had any problems with Bud Lights, but I would definitely avoid Miller Lights!





Steve

OSClabs

<< <i>I would avoid Bud Light. That stuff is the worst. >>

Griffins

florescents are pretty bad news as well.

Overrated

Dont worry about blondes! there lights are never on.

SoonerCowboy

I recommend Samuel Adams Lights but their expensive.

bobbybakeriv

Ha ha ha. I should have known better.... I prefer Coors Light.

Seriously, does anyone have some insight here? I hadn't heard that about florescent lights.

Brian48

Coors light. Like Budlite, tastes great, less filling, and will make you a sexual dinosaur if you drink enough of it. It is the preferred drink of all card graders who have trouble determining the OC on cards.

Brian48

Actually, all kidding aside, florescent lights can do damage, but it's typically no where near as damaging as sunlight. From my understanding, it's not the light itself, but rather the UV level.

Ladder7

This reminds me how much I despise that new hip-hop Heineken Light commercial, "I want it like that. You got it like that" repeat ad nauseum.



Sunlight, direct or indirect, will fade and dry out nearly everything. It can also 'tan' your white borders.

The craft store in town sells custom cut UV glass (It's not too expensive), which I use to shield oversize photos... A chore, but slabbed cards can be placed behind UV glass in a shadowbox type frame for display. An option some use is to create hi-res scans then laser print their valuable cards and display the copies (most folk can't tell real from copies).

UV glass;

yankeeno7

<< <i>I recommend Samuel Adams Lights but their expensive. >>



That beer is my beer of choice! Always in my refridgerator! (When I dont run out of course)

But Fluorescent light and sunlight will both fade your cards FAST. I dont know about those "natural sunlight" bulbs. Guess the best thing to do is get a crappy common from the 80s and test it out.

BTW...great icon! The famous bigfoot footage!

SoonerCowboy

No joke. $8 a six pack you need to have alot of mone or, like me, just not drink very much.

prscott933

florescent lights probably aren't too bad but in the long run they could do damage. light in general is bad news for most man made things... UV light is at higher energies than visible light and does more damage in things that can absorb it. also, sticking things in direct sunlight is just bad news at about 1000 Watts per square meter.

florescent lights work by the white coating florescing when being exposed to the UV that is generated by the excited gas in the bulb. as a side note... i would suspect cheap florescent lights don't have very good quality control of the inner coating and good amounts of the UV could be escaping.