Working on removing dents and damage on modern era cards

[@jbiz2099-y4v]

Feels like you are once again in the frontier. I am happy to see this video. I have been testing you product in indents on TCG. I’ll let you know if I find a worthwhile process. Blessings to you and your family.

[@kurtscardcare]

Thanks for the testing, I’m a student for life so give me some feedback and data when you get it 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@tomharrison6607]

@@kurtscardcare kurt is there any way you could do a video on rubber band or elastic band dents that are on the sides of older cards usually the first few cards and last few cards of a set where the rubber band constricted the cards thank you

[@kurtscardcare]

@@tomharrison6607 assuming it’s paper cards, you could use card spray, or if the cards are severely misshaped, you could soak them. Have you tried anything on my vintage/paper card playlist?

[@guesswhoy0]

@jbiz7290 did this process work for you with tcg removing indents?

[@jbiz2099-y4v]

@@guesswhoy0 humidity and the smoothing tool has minimal results. The next test I have to conduct is soaking.

[@user-fw1qx8xb4q]

Hi, @kurtscardcare, can you do a timelapse of a card with dents to show the dents coming up while in the solution?

[@Detroit_Rippin]

Nice work, didn't think you had a chance to get those out. Assuming you can put that solution back into the spray bottle to use?

[@kurtscardcare]

Exactly, save the spray it doesn’t get dirty when it does this process

[@carlos4087]

What about the same exact situation but with a sticker auto or any auto? I'm assuming no soaking whatsoever huh?

[@kurtscardcare]

@@carlos4087 I’ve done a Bowman chrome auto and a Panini prizm sticker and both were OK.

[@giantsfan9117]

amazing cant wait to see more results, have you tried flawless patch auto yets with dents and finger nail marks?

[@kurtscardcare]

You can make improvements with those types of issues. You wouldn’t be able to soak it like this because it would ruin one of those cards, but check out my dings and dents folder or my edge and corner playlist you’ll see some flawless.

[@giantsfan9117]

@@kurtscardcare thank you, i tried distilled water both room temperature and cold since i dont have enough kurts card spray and it doesnt work. will need to get more card spray :)

[@kurtscardcare]

@@giantsfan9117 thanks for the report, did it leave the surface, puffy and weird? That’s the only problem I’ve ever had with straight up distilled water. It won’t tighten back up the way I want.

[@giantsfan9117]

@@kurtscardcare i left it in distilled water for 30 mins the surface was nt fix at all but the card seems like on a melting effect not sure you know what i mean. It was totally soften and i can peel layers off the card. I've ordered the bottle of Kurts card spray so im ready to run some test with it

[@kurtscardcare]

@@giantsfan9117 OK, that makes sense. Same thing when I use just distilled water on vintage cards, it doesn’t bring the surface back the way I like. Hopefully you have a great results, I have a couple cards getting graded right now and I’ll post results ASAP. The Card Spray has done well so far.

[@Dola9090]

Ordered the solution to hopefully help with a surface dent on a panini draft chronicles card hoping for the best

[@kurtscardcare]

@@Dola9090 shoot me a picture on Instagram. I can help you take a look. I can teach you how to do stuff on the back like this the surface might be different. If

[@stefanobologna6309]

hey kurt, i would be very interested in buying a complete kit; is there a way to lower the very expensive shipping fees for italy? thank you :)

[@kurtscardcare]

I wish, shipping cost suck. Maybe someday I’ll have a supplier in Italy I don’t mark up shipping it it cost me typically $30 to ship to Europe

[@TurboIntercooler92]

What’s the black paper you sandwich your cards in between? Just a black drawing kind of paper?

[@kurtscardcare]

@@TurboIntercooler92 no, it’s a special foam that I use for drying the cards I’ll drop you a link to all the accessories I use www.kurtscardcare.com/products-we-love

[@TurboIntercooler92]

@@kurtscardcare Aw yeah that’s the EVA foam. Magic. Many thanks for your reply. Awesome work right there 🙏🏻

[@Stevetkachuk2]

Love it Kurt! Couple questions. I tried with modern Prizm card for my fist try. Soaked for 20 mins, started to puff up and it delaminated pretty severe. Now I’m just using some of this Koala Lens cleaner that I have for various purposes. I don’t have anymore of your spray so just wanted to clarify that. I then tried with an optic card and soaked for 30 mins it started working out the few indents I put onto the back, but it definitely took all the up to that 30 minute mark. So I removed it, and it was definitely puffy and dried the outsides. Placed in between two piece of cardboard and put gentle weight on it for the weekend (it was at work 😊). Came in on Tuesday and it was still very soft and playable. Assuming it wasn’t all the way dry yet. I still plan on doing more testing as I do see positive results, however there’s still a lot to figure out before I do this to anything worth decent money. 😂

[@kurtscardcare]

Thanks for the report, Steve. They definitely take a long time to dry out. I held it flat for a couple days and now I’ve had it on my desk for a few days. After it was totally dry I retained it between the plastic plates with a 2 pound weight on top and it looks pretty darn good. Keep to the cheap stuff, I’m gonna try to get a few of these cards graded.

[@stevenhsu2336]

​@kurtscardcare just wondering what the follow up to this was? Did psa reject the card? Or did they not know?

[@crimsnbc2912]

@@kurtscardcare hey kurt, would love an update on how your grading process went

[@kurtscardcare]

@ I did not get this card graded. I just used as an example to show you how to remove dents. I’ve sent other modern cards that I’ve soaked to get graded. Optic and Prizm PSA 10 on the optic and SGC 9.5 on the prism. Follow me on Instagram, I do a lot with pictures too.

[@ezekielsportmemorabilia7939]

I have the same issued but the cards are jersey card. Do you think soaking the jresey card wont do anything to the jersey

[@kurtscardcare]

I’m not sure, the best move would practice on a cheap patch card from the exact same set so you know how it reacts. I haven’t got that far yet.

[@wp8639]

I have dents on the back of an auto card so I can't soak it. I tried the humidor method and it did not fix it. What other tips do you have?

[@kurtscardcare]

I’ve soaked autographs. Bowman Chrome and Prizm sticker autos. I didn’t have a problem. You can always test on a cheap one.

[@icg1of1]

That's insane. I'm going to need to give that a shot. Just to confirn, did you use regular water, or distilled? I've seen one other soaking video on a vintage card, and he used distilled

[@RandomEsports1]

looks like the solution for developing film when people were in dark rooms back in the day. now no one develops film so we dont know

[@tomharrison6607]

not sure but i think he used that spray bottle stuff a bunch of it in a plastic container

[@kurtscardcare]

For these experiments I use my card spray. Thanks for asking. 🤙🏼

[@johnsysays]

A lot of people develop film, huge communities on FB, IG, Reddit etc@@RandomEsports1

[@40yearoldgum]

Any recommendations on “Bubbling”? I have a Montana rookie that is nicely centered, but there are bubbles on the surface. Not many, just a couple.

[@kurtscardcare]

I’m not sure, it might be thick Card stock underneath the image where you could have some bumps. I don’t see bubbles occur very often.

[@40yearoldgum]

@@kurtscardcare Thanks. Seems like I see them in the early 80s cards. I may see if I can find one that is’t as iconic and tinker with it removing them with some of your techniques.

[@lewisknibbs5302]

Have you tried court kings, they a thick and canvas like.

[@kurtscardcare]

Canvas cards are very different. I have not tried soaking a canvas card, but I think it would ruin it. If you have a cheap one, you can always do a test and if you do, I would love to know.

[@gemmintmasters]

Great video, I have this exact issue with a card I would love to grade. My indent is only on one edge, would you recommend still soaking the entire card?

[@kurtscardcare]

I’m still testing this out. But the cards I’ve worked on so far turned out really well. Since this is pretty new, I would just suggest working on a base card first and make sure it comes back to life well. It actually took several days for this to dry. After that, I held it between the plates for a couple days to make sure it was in good shape.

[@gemmintmasters]

Ah gotcha perfect, that makes sense thanks!

[@jms42882]

Will this work on mosaic. Have a burrow honeycomb with a dimple in face of the card :/

[@kurtscardcare]

There’s a good chance it will. I didn’t try a mosaic yet. You can use the card spray twice if you test on a base card first. I just don’t want you to make any mistakes. I’ve only done this a few times so far but it’s been pretty good.

[@roundball07breaks29]

Was the solution you used to soak water?

[@kurtscardcare]

I use the card spray that I make for these demonstrations. If you ever want to see any of my products or learn more my website is www.kurtscardcare.com

[@mofny]

Would the soaking method work on regular topps flagship cards with multiple wrinkles along the edges? Thanks

[@kurtscardcare]

I’ve never tried, but I don’t think so. Even though they are paper they dry weird. I try all kinds of stuff and I haven’t had great results with modern paper cards

[@TimOestreich-zr5ns]

I wonder if soaking a card with dimples under the front surface could be corrected like this. Could be another good test.

[@joeypanozzo]

How much of ur solution did u put into that dish? Also is it reusable? Can it be put back into the bottle?

[@kurtscardcare]

@@joeypanozzo hey Joey, probably an ounce. You can reuse the card spray for situations like this because it’s not dirty.

[@rafaelortegaperea7445]

Where do you get the glass plates? Great work 👍

[@kurtscardcare]

You can find them linked here - www.kurtscardcare.com/products-we-love

[@joshhagen9988]

Hi Kurt, would this work on 2020 Prizm football? Have a high end card with a nail indent on the back

[@kurtscardcare]

There’s a good chance. It worked awesome on this. I would suggest doing a test run on a 2020 bass prism so you can get a feel for it. It’s all about the drawing. That’s the part. You have to be careful with. Just learn how to do it and you will be OK.

[@kingoftheblitz]

You can't soak bowman chrome auto cards right?

[@kurtscardcare]

I’ve done a couple and I haven’t had an issue. But I wouldn’t do it if the autograph is faint. I had bold autographs and they stayed that way. You can always autograph a chrome base card to test it out.

[@MKSENOJable]

Would you risk sending said card out for grading? Just bought a Luka rated rookie /79 with creases in the back not sure if I should try this method on it or not 🤣

[@kurtscardcare]

Absolutely, I just got the Zion Williamson that I did on my Wednesday night live show back. 9.5. 🤘🏼 It was beat up worse than this

[@knotes297]

Will it work if the dent is man-made? Like I accidentally messed up on cracking and caused a scratch/dent

[@kurtscardcare]

I made these dents by rolling my tin all over the back. I’ve only tested this on less than 10 cards now. I would suggest to try a base card if you want. I think this could be a good alternative to having these big dents on the back. I’m just still testing so I don’t have a ton of data. I just found this pretty interesting.

[@miguelavila8961]

Do you think Select would have similar results?

[@kurtscardcare]

I do, ever since I posted this last weekend, Instagram. I’ve had other guys practice on some cheap cards like this. Select worked out well. I assume some cards will split because they’re made out of multiple pieces of paper. So I’m still messing around with cheap stuff.

[@miguelavila8961]

@@kurtscardcare also how do I get your big bottle and a couple more pads?

[@kurtscardcare]

@@miguelavila8961 you can order the bottle on my website and on my website I have a tab called products we love. Scroll to the bottom. It’s called card mat material. It’s a link to Amazon.

[@fatalfatts3862]

Wow! 👏👏

[@onlyonesoo]

hi! do you take cards in to work on and send in for grading? i have a couple slabbed jordans id like to get regraded. please let me know 🙏🏻

[@kurtscardcare]

I don’t take on cards to work on personally. I make the demonstrations that I do and I make the products. Everything I know how to do I keep on KZbin so if you need to practice on anything.

[@Mljotis23]

What did you soak it in? I think I missed that part.

[@kurtscardcare]

I’m using my card spray for these tests 👍🏼

[@Teabagonyou]

How can I remove a dent in the back on an auto card which I can’t soak?

[@kurtscardcare]

I’m not sure, I’ve only done this a few times. I’ve soaked a Prizm sticker auto like this, and it didn’t hurt it. But I can’t vouch for all cards/autos I’m still testing on more cards

[@tylerlinares2857]

What would happen if you sent it in to get graded ?

[@tylerlinares2857]

@kurtscardcare

[@kurtscardcare]

I did this with the Ja Morant. Watch that video I got a PSA 10. It was pretty remarkable.

[@94rsgharp]

How would something like this work on an older Topps card? Wouldnit cause the ink to bleed? I have a dented elway rookie. Its about the only imperfection. I dont want to ruin it but man to get the only flaw out would be nice.

[@kurtscardcare]

I mainly soak paper and vintage cards. Doing this on modern cards is something new for me but if you want to see how I do it on paper cards, check out my vintage Card playlist.

[@jaaoh]

To clarify, this process only works on chrome cards. Vintage paper cards will just turn to pulp I’d imagine, right?

[@kurtscardcare]

Actually, this is something that I am now testing on modern cards because this is how I do vintage cards. Take a look at my vintage card playlist. 🤘🏼

[@Closfiiig]

2015 select thick cards with an auto, will it work?

[@kurtscardcare]

@@Closfiiig I don’t know, never tried

[@schaudhr83]

What about removing dents on a 96 fleer ultra? Same process?

[@kurtscardcare]

@@schaudhr83 I encourage you to give it a shot, as long as it has a heavy plastic front like these do it might work out. I haven’t tried personally. Test on a card from the same set that’s worth $.10 first.

[@jasonchau7084]

same way with thick patch flawless cards?

[@kurtscardcare]

@@jasonchau7084 unfortunately not, this works because it’s thin and has a plastic rigid front so it can push off of it and go back to its normal normal position. You might have some options with the flawless, but it’s going to be slower, you’d likely have to use a humidor. I’ll drop a link

[@kurtscardcare]

@@jasonchau7084 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH-zfpZsa9CFY7ssi=nSS2vuOy-BTI2yDk

[@YourGreatestFan1]

Hey Kurt! I've been using your products and I love it! I have a Bobby Witt Jr 1/1 gold with a gold signature. Has a dent. Do you think it would ruin the autograph if I soaked it?

[@kurtscardcare]

@@YourGreatestFan1 I do think it could mess up the autograph. I’ve soaked cards with sharpie autographs with no problems. But paint pens are different . If the dent is on the back like this, it might be doable, but why don’t you send me a picture on Instagram. Let’s get a game plan.

[@tannersnyder7473]

I've been watching these videos for a little bit now. I'd love to see a psa submission of pokemon cards before cleaning and a re-submission after cleaning. I've got some old.ones I want to sent off but they need cleaned and I'm super sketched about cleaning and sending them off. No one seems to have done this type of video before.

[@kurtscardcare]

Pokémon cards grade clean up and grade well. If you’re on Instagram follow me on there, I use KZbin to post teaching videos but I post all the grading feedback and pictures on Instagram

[@tannersnyder7473]

@kurtscardcare Awesome! I will check it out!

[@tomharrison6607]

that was awesome

[@NathTHFC1234]

Dudeee… i’d love to see what would happen if you tried this on a Pokemon card?? Or some variation of this.. there must be a better way to fix dents on those suckers

[@kurtscardcare]

I definitely try all this stuff on Pokémon. It didn’t work out. 🥲

[@NathTHFC1234]

@@kurtscardcare ahhhh no! That’s terrible news! I was getting excited over the idea it might work 🥲 ah well, back to the drawing board 😂

[@bobo44donemilking51]

You the goat ❤️

[@dustinrossg]

PSA hates this one simple trick

[@kurtscardcare]

@@dustinrossg I bet they think it’s cool as hell but they won’t tell you that 😉

[@terrycarver1255]

Damn

[@panananananana]

i wonder if this would work on kpop photocards...

[@johnsysays]

Now do it on Pokemon 😂😂

[@kurtscardcare]

I tried, it did not go well. Not even close to the results like this so nothing to share. But I promise I tried.

[@1skiless]

Don't forget about my super Steaming hot technique, Kurt 😊

[@michaelvoyer3844]

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