removing paper from the back help

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jomer
jomer Posts: 254
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I know they'll always be the residue, but any thoughts or tricks on how to safely remove the paper ?? tia

mikita

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  • magikbilly
    magikbilly Posts: 6,780 ✭
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    Perhaps these folks? Thy were mentioned the other day.

    gonewiththestain.com


    Eric
  • vintageinvestments
    vintageinvestments Posts: 642 ✭✭
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    try gently rubbing a Q Tip with distilled water in circles over the residue until it lightens up and gently rubs off. Only soaked 1 t206. I imagine topps cards would ruin.
  • thenavarro
    thenavarro Posts: 7,497 ✭✭✭
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    Test a common card of the same year first, but vintage Topps standard issue cards are relatively easy to soak. The main points are total submersion of the card, let the card soak for an hour or so and check on it, depending on the glue used, at this point the paper that was stuck on it may or may not be floating around as well as the adhesive, soak as long as necessary, dont force the excess paper off, and then remove card, soak up the excess water with a paper towel, and sandwich the card between a couple of folded paper towels and place under a couple of heavy books to press it out for a night. Check every couple of hours and swap the paper towels out as they become moist. Card should come out clean.

    Some peole loathe soaking, some people love it, I could care less either way but if it's YOUR card, do with it what YOU want.

    The above has worked for me on two occasions to get stuck on paper off a couple of autographed cards, but as always, your mileage may vary.

    Proceed at your own risk

    Mike
    Buying US Presidential autographs
  • swish54
    swish54 Posts: 751 ✭✭✭✭
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    I've used a blow dryer to take labels off old sports illustrated's...maybe that method would work in this case too? The heat from the blow dryer heats up the glue so it doesn't ruin pulling off the sticker and it's very hard to tell anything was even there.

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