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Topic: Smoke Damaged Cards
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humbleacolyte
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posted June 23, 2013 08:40 PM
        
I recently acquired a small magic card collection, (mostly in binders/card protectors) from a household with a LOT of cigarette smoke. Before I add them to my collection or even try to trade some of the better cards, is there a good way to cleanse the smoke smell? I've tried baking soda in a plastic bag with some of them, for days, and it didn't seem to make much of a difference. The binders are plastic and cloth materials, I figure I can run them through the dishwasher or washing machine. I soaked the plastic sleeves in hot water with dish soap, that fixed the smell on them, but drying them was next to impossible, so I tossed them. The cards themselves though seems to be the difficult part. Any suggestions?
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thror
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posted June 23, 2013 08:51 PM
you're really just going to have to air them out. toss the binders, not worth ruining an appliance for a $10 binder. if you can, set them up in an open area with an air filter device running to circulate the air. I would say outside, but obviously getting them rained on would be a bad thing too.
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slurpee
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posted June 23, 2013 09:46 PM
might try charcoal
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Zeckk
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posted June 24, 2013 03:51 AM
quote:
Originally posted by slurpee:
might try charcoal
This. Activated charcoal from home depot/lowe's is pretty cheap. Throw it in a bag with the cards (but not physically touching the cards) and you should be good to go in a day or two.
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Goaswerfraiejen
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posted June 24, 2013 07:42 AM
Shouldn't your baking soda *not* be stuck in a plastic bag? So... either have it covering the cards (I don't think this would damage them, but you might want someone else's confirmation), or stick the cards in a enclosed/more or less airtight location with an open pot/bowl/etc. of baking soda (you might need a relatively large quantity).__________________
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ravidell
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posted June 24, 2013 09:31 AM
Sell them to a smoker!
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AGO
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posted June 24, 2013 10:27 AM
I bought a deck from a guy who was an insane smoker. You could still smell it after I put it in new sleeves. It is better to just let the cards air out. An odor absorber might help, but I don't see it doing much if it is not physically rubbed on the cards.
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headumpire
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posted June 24, 2013 04:49 PM
I have had a lot of luck with dryer sheets. Take the cards out of sleeves and put them in a deck box/ white box with dryer sheets around them
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humbleacolyte
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posted June 24, 2013 08:03 PM
I have the same thought about dryer sheets as well. I'm trying that method now.
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