How can you properly "age" a card?

JHS5120 · July 30, 2013 2:31PM

I know, it sounds bad, but I have some fantasy cards in mind that I think would look great "aged". I'm trying to pull off a Helmar look. Does anyone have any ideas?

addicted2ebay · July 30, 2013 2:39PM

Place them in your bicycle spokes and peddle over to your Grandma's house then let them sit there for a few weeks. Bingo you got pre-war gold

ReggieCleveland · July 30, 2013 2:57PM

Mapleleaf · July 30, 2013 4:20PM

Also, soak in tea for that darkened look.

bigdcards · July 30, 2013 4:40PM

My brother and I used to play war with our cards and they definitely looked aged shortly after we ripped em. See if you can find a 5 year old and an 8 year old to do that to get the corners and surface just right.

gameusedhoop · July 30, 2013 10:03PM

How about some oven heat? May be a chore to find the temp and time, but may brown it just enough to get your desired look. The tea works too, but may ruin the stock you use.

Dboneesq · July 30, 2013 11:29PM

I think that girl has a Jeter on her stick ... and the one boy a Matt Harvey.

Edited to add: Jason, you KNEW you were going to get some smart azz answers, right? LOL

itzagoner · July 30, 2013 11:35PM

poison darts.

KatsCards · July 31, 2013 12:17AM

I hope none of them are Chromes...applying heat to them might turn them into shrinky-dinks

elronmckenzie · July 31, 2013 12:36AM

I remember making a buried treasure map as a kid and my mom using an iron and water to give it that old pirate movie look. Other than that, I'm all for the cards in the spokes of your bicycle. That's where a lot of my early 80's commons went!

RipublicaninMass · July 31, 2013 8:18AM

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The moral of the story is be wary of T206 Wagners that smell like Earl Grey and toast. >>

The card smells like Grandma

fur72 · July 31, 2013 11:12AM

Oh I found out how to do this watching MASH

Hawkeye: "You take 11 string beans, 1 onion, half a radish, and 4 bananas."

Trapper: "Ya mix it all up and you..uh..and you let it..soak for 6 weeks."

Hawkeye: "Days."

Trapper: "Days."

Margaret: "You better write this down."

Hawkeye: "Then you look around, you find the tallest tree and you hang the stuff in an enema bag. And you let it lay there for 18 weeks."

Trapper: "Days."

Hawkeye: "Days."

handyman · July 31, 2013 12:08PM

Crumple it into a little ball. Then swallow it. Wait 4-6 hours. Then bamn, dig it out of the toilet and you should be good to go.

WinPitcher · July 31, 2013 12:43PM

Yeah wait 50 years.

calaban7 · July 31, 2013 1:22PM

Try your best , if you find the proper way to " Age " a card , to avoid applying the same process to gum . Also I highly advise that you DO NOT share this process as there are the morally challenged among us here , that would give their middle pelota , to have this ability to go with their barely used wrappers .

Just saying---- Sonny

JHS5120 · July 31, 2013 2:12PM

Thanks everyone for the advice! I expected some sass from a few of you (thanks Doug).

I'll try a few different things and share the results with you when I'm done!

Jason

LarkinCollector · July 31, 2013 8:37PM

How can you properly &quot;age&quot; a card?

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How can you properly "age" a card?