Wax stains

cwazzy · July 19, 2007 7:30AM

Is there a way to get rid of wax stains on cards? I have a '54 Bowman card that has a wax stain on the back that I would like to remove (or at least minimize). Thanks for any advice.

Chris

CDsNuts · July 19, 2007 7:43AM

OK, I can help you with this. Take two Q-tips. Dip one in sour cream and spread on the stain, and let dry. Take the other Q-tip and dip it in a carbonated beverage- preferrably Schweppe's Ginger Ale. Then freeze that cue tip for 45 minutes, remove from freezer and soak in whiskey. Then you rub the whiskey/Ginger Ale soaked Q-Tip over the dried sour cream. Now here's where it gets tricky- you're going to take a dandelion flower and cut off the yellow flowery part. Press the flowery part over the gluey area and place a heavy book on top and let sit for 12 days. After 12 days are up, removed the book and dandelion flower and rub stained area with rubbing alcohol. That should do the trick.

Lee

cwazzy · July 19, 2007 7:45AM

Thanks! I've done to the sour cream part. Just waiting for the Q-tip to freeze and I am off to the races! Thanks again!

Chris

samspop · July 19, 2007 7:47AM

Wow Lee...I tried that exact thing on a PSA 7ST 1952 Mantle #311. When I resubmitted it actually came back a PSA 8!!!

CDsNuts · July 19, 2007 7:55AM

Glad I could help out. I'm actually patenting this process and creating a machine that does all the work for you. I call it the Sourcreamdandeliongingeraleerator.

brion8 · July 19, 2007 8:17AM

This is a joke, right?

HeritageAddict · July 19, 2007 8:23AM

Lee, you forgot the part about the need to consume generous amounts of whiskey while you wait for the q-tip to freeze.

alnavman · July 19, 2007 8:24AM

I saw a similar recipe for removing stains but it also contained EVOO, believe it was an old family recipe.

SoonerCowboy · July 19, 2007 8:27AM

You guys are crazy. I know a dryer sheet will take wax stains off the front of a card but I've never tried it on the back of one.

stown · July 19, 2007 8:29AM

<< <i>This is a joke, right? >>

You've never tried it?

Lee sent me the recipe a while back and worked like a charm.

Thanks again, Lee. I owe you big time

F1ferrari · July 19, 2007 8:30AM

Nah, a dryer sheet on the back of a card keeps the static cling down, but doesn't remove wax stains.

How about Hydrochloric acid? That might eat the wax off...

prscott933 · July 19, 2007 8:30AM

i think the wax actually penetrates the surface on the back which will make it very hard to remove. some kind of solvent might work but then you start getting into "doctoring" the card.

CDsNuts · July 19, 2007 8:37AM

Yes, this is a joke. Please don't put sour cream on your baseball cards.

perkdog · July 19, 2007 9:11AM

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · July 19, 2007 9:19AM

I was waiting for that legal disclaimer Lee. I can see it now. " Judge, I followed the advice of a Expert Collector, who at the time had 3,000 posts and........

CDsNuts · July 19, 2007 9:23AM

Here's my legal discalimer:

"Anybody who's dumb enough to listen to me about anything deserves whatever happens. Ask my friends and family- I'm an idiot."

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · July 19, 2007 9:59AM

What did you say? I was'nt listening.

mkg809 · July 19, 2007 10:55AM

The heck with the Jets, I wanna kiss you.

Wax stains

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