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Jonas Inner circle Sweden 1065 Posts |
So, this thing occurred to me more than once. A card somehow comes in contact with water, and gets a really weird bend, going in all sorts of directions.
Here is a picture, to get a better idea. http://imgur.com/W7aCYv2 So now, is there any fix for this? I recall ironing a card out way back and that it sort of worked, but it got a bit discolored from the heat.
http://www.youtube.com/jonashaglund < Card flourishes and some other stuff.
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Rocky Elite user 486 Posts |
Buy another deck.
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alicauchy Veteran user Málaga, Spain 310 Posts |
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On May 22, 2015, Rocky wrote: or use it to practice folding, or t&r.
So much to do, so little time . . .
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inigmntoya Inner circle DC area native, now in Atlanta 2350 Posts |
(A) Leave it as-is, keep that end of the deck towards you and use it as a key/locator card.
(B) Buy a new deck. Replace the damaged card. Set the deck now missing a card aside and use it to replace other cards if/when they get bent in the future. (C) Never tried this, but it might work -- re-wet the card. Clamp it between two very flat surfaces and let it dry. If you already have the parts (say, from making split cards) this is an easy thing to try. If you have to buy the parts, consider the cost vs a new deck and option (B) - not to mention the time and effort. Quote:
On May 21, 2015, Jonas wrote: |
Jonas Inner circle Sweden 1065 Posts |
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On May 22, 2015, Rocky wrote: It's a deck I particularly like, so I'm wanting to get most out of it.
http://www.youtube.com/jonashaglund < Card flourishes and some other stuff.
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MeetMagicMike Inner circle Gainesville Fl 3501 Posts |
Here is what I have found works but do it at your own risk:
Get the card wet again, dry it quickly and then put it in the middle of the deck and put the deck in the box. Leave over night. I have never done this after the fact but I have had many times when a card was accidently set down in a puddle of water. I simply returned it to the middle of the deck and put the deck away for a while and when I checked later the card was dry and flat. |
Banedon New user 74 Posts |
Just from the side view I can say that I have worked with cards in potentially worse shape (I can only see that one side and not the surfaces or other edges - so my prognosis is limited).
My past experience is that the card will never be the same again - but can be made less bad. The first suggestion is the least harmful - press the card between two very heavy very flat surfaces. If you have a pile of very glossy heavy textbooks, those are helpful. Clean and thoroughly dry the surfaces of the two books you are going to lay the card flat between. Then lay the card flat between the two books, then pile as much pressure (read: weight) on the books and thus the card as you can manage. Leave it like that for at least a week. Do not be tempted to check on it - just leave it be. Depending on the card, its finish, the liquid causing the damage, how thoroughly soaked it is, how set the crinkles and warping are, etc. you will get some degree of success - but it is unlikely to ever be completely flat again. It appears to be a card of a heavier stock, which is good because it will likely recover better than a thinner card. The finish used and how it was applied and the kind of ink and quantity used also has an effect (e.g. if it was a king, that uses a lot more ink. If the water penetrated to move the ink that will make for more permanent warping). I have tried stretching with vices and some of my colleagues in the card manufacturing business swear by it as a supplement to the flattening described above - but it did not work the one time I tried it (the tough part is having appropriate equipment and setup). If flattening does not work, you can experiment with wetting techniques - but I usually do more harm than good. Sure, you can potentially get the card flatter with careful rewetting combined with the pressure technique described above, but the card will be even more permanently damaged by the water. Ink bleeding, discoloration, destruction of the finish, etc. are all noticeable by sight to the layman. If it winds up being a selected card the person will instantly feel it is "marked"/damaged. Be very careful with re-wetting. You can (and I certainly have) waterlog the card sufficiently to cause it to tear or crack or delaminate (the card is constructed in layers of paper - and the glossier finishes can actually separate as their own layer). If it has not already done so noticeably - swelling is another potential issue. The "outside the box" solutions I suggest are: 1) Buy another deck and have this card as a spare. 2) Remove the card from the deck. For many situations having 51 cards is just fine. 3) Replace the card with the Joker (assuming you were not using it already) or a promo card or something so you still have 52 cards. 3-a) The replaced card could be marked with a sharpie or something to make the deck some kind of fun deck with tricks utilizing the "special" card. 4) Sleeve the deck (ok, most magicians do not want to work with sleeved decks - but I use sleeved decks in the gaming world all the time [shuffling them is a specialized skill]). A friend of mine does some crazy sleight of hand with sleeved cards. Hope this helps a little. If you try any methods please take more pictures of before and after and post - I am very curious to see the results. |
FelixKraus New user 93 Posts |
Using a card clip has helped me before. Many places in Europe have very wet air and it can make the cards do this if you use them outside. Keep in a cold dry place and put them in a clip. After a day or two it should fix it.
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