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Wax Stains on the Back

charrigancharrigan Posts: 2,293
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I've heard that you can remove wax stains on the back of a card by rubbing it with a slight abrasive. Is that true of a card like this? If so, what's the best way to do it?

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  • DanBessetteDanBessette Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭
    I would be worried about rubbing too much and revealing the punchline.
  • shayne54shayne54 Posts: 65 ✭
    I remember reading once that pantyhose would remove some wax stains rather gently.
    Shayne A Sherman
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    I heard that a little lighter fluid will work, but with the hidden word thingy it could bring that out.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,714 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I remember reading once that pantyhose would remove some wax stains rather gently. >>



    On front of card, yes, that works very well, but on back it just makes stain darker due to the porosity of the cardboard.


    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.
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,112 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There was a guy, Dick Towel?, who supposedly specialized in using a solvent to remove wax from the back of cards. There's much debate about how successful this is and whether it should be considered an alteration.
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • charrigancharrigan Posts: 2,293
    Advice from a dude named Dick Towel? How could I go wrong!
  • timpatgtimpatg Posts: 319
    Soaking it can completely remove a wax stain. Gum stains can be removed the same way but usually won't remove it all. Wouldn't try it on a card like.
  • LuvOldPacksLuvOldPacks Posts: 263 ✭✭
    Advice from a dude named Dick Towel? How could I go wrong!


    Come on folks, now THAT's FUNNY!!!
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    except that around here that would be the rough equivalent to repeating the knock-knock joke which ends with "orange you glad i stopped saying banana?"
  • charrigancharrigan Posts: 2,293
    My most sincere apologies to you and Mr. Towel.
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    actually, now that the name has been raised, this thread sucks without Bobby's input.
  • DanBessetteDanBessette Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭


    << <i>actually, now that the name has been raised, this thread sucks without Bobby's input. >>



    EVERYTHING is better with input from Mr W.
  • thenavarrothenavarro Posts: 7,497 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Advice from a dude named Dick Towel? How could I go wrong! >>



    His site is gonewiththestain.com and his name is Dick Towle. If you want the stain out, he's your man (at least of the ones that advertise)

    Buying US Presidential autographs
  • mtcardsmtcards Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭
    Clinton could have used him with the dress
    IT IS ALWAYS CHEAPER TO NOT SELL ON EBAY
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,435 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He said Dick.
    Mike
  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I thought he was the solution for Dick Trickle.
    Collecting 1960 Topps Baseball in PSA 8
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    Ralph

  • psychumppsychump Posts: 1,378 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I thought he was the solution for Dick Trickle. >>



    Now THAT'S funny!
    Tallulah Bankhead — 'There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare.'
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