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Wax stains on the back of cards

gtgrad99gtgrad99 Posts: 237 ✭✭
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I have seen that nylons/dress socks can get wax stains off of the glossy front of cards, but what would work for a stain on the back of the card? I have a Rocky Bleier RC that got an 8ST from PSA and an 80/6 from SGC that I'd like to have a better grade on.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

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  • jeff8877jeff8877 Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭
    Good luck with that...I have tried all kinds of stuff with no luck on the back of cards. I hope someone posts with a solution.

    Jeff
  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭
    IMO wax will not come off backs unless you damage the card.I had a wax stain on my 59 Robin Roberts on the back and still recieved a PSA 7.
    Tony(AN ANGEL WATCHES OVER ME)
  • goyegoye Posts: 454 ✭✭
    many years ago, there used to be some kind of "juice" available in the hardware stores......slightly aroma-matic at the beginning because you have to do the whole card, and more then once, but the "smell' dissipates eventually, but thats just what i have heard......

    1985-86 O Pee Chee PSA 910 Hockey
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Put your hand inside a dress sock or nylon with your pointer finger extended like your team is number 1 (make sure it is tight to your pointer finger), then rub like the dickens until that shiny wax on the back is dulled considerably or gone. It takes a while, but I have turned 2 vintage cards that were both 9 ST into straight 8.5s. Good luck.
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,130 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Depending on how deep the wax has soaked in, you can have some success in removing it. I've managed to wipe away enough of the wax on a few cards to avoid the downgrade. I had a 1966 card that I managed to eliminate enough of the wax so that you could barely see a light sheen under optimal lighting conditions. It received a straight 9. If the cardboard stock itself is stained, then there's not much hope of improving it without being considered an alteration.
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • mrmint23mrmint23 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭
    Bestine solvent & thinner...works on front and back(not as good on back as front).
    http://papercement.com/bestine.html
  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    I use 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads.
  • gtgrad99gtgrad99 Posts: 237 ✭✭
    Looks like I should have another guinea pig to test on early next week...

    Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type Country
    1 1 17141839 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 ST 1967 TOPPS 500 JUAN MARICHAL Card US
    2 1 17141840 NEAR MINT 7 1971 TOPPS 26 BERT BLYLEVEN Card US
    3 1 17141841 MINT 9 1984 FLEER 599 DARRYL STRAWBERRY Card US
    4 1 17141842 MINT 9 1984 FLEER 239 NOLAN RYAN Card US
    5 1 17141843 MINT 9 1987 FLEER 80 AKEEM OLAJUWON Card US
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