advice on 'flattening out' a water damaged MOC

[robpmarsh]

Hi all,

Just picked this up:

Clearly it's water damaged but I've seen others here talk about saving cards in this condition and wanted to know the best way to go about it.


Thanks

Rob

 

[Stargeezer]

Just send it to AFA to have it graded and check the "gentle cleaning" box On the forum.

 

[robpmarsh]

Lol.....think this is beyond that.

Is it possible to iron the card flat? Just need to know what to put between the iron and the card for the procedure really.

 

[Michael Sith]

Great pick up Rob....

Here is an old thread...have a look and read

Starch...a tea towel...an iron...bobs your uncle

Just carefully does it, never had an issue myself, but only on budget mocs, and very carefully.

Good luck

http://www.starwarsforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17102&hilit=Iron+and+starch

 

[x-pack]

Yeh. What Mike said. Whatever you do don't iron straight onto the card or near the bubble :?

 

[mr_palitoy]

Send it to toy Toni , I hear he's a dab hand with an iron.

Jason

 

[robpmarsh]

Thanks for the advice guys....once it arrives I'll give it a try.

Paid £25 for the MOC so hoping I can sort it easily

 

[Grant_C]

Didn't we see this figure about 3 years ago?

How do we find that thread?

 

[Michael Sith]

Didn't we see this figure about 3 years ago?

How do we find that thread?

This one?

http://www.starwarsforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13458&p=182799&hilit=Water+damaged+at+at+commander#p182799

 

[Section 8]

Put it in a book for 5 years. Don't iron it as the last thing we want is legit mocs getting mixed in with Toni's.

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

Didn't we see this figure about 3 years ago?

How do we find that thread?

This one?

http://www.starwarsforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13458&p=182799&hilit=Water+damaged+at+at+commander#p182799

Thought it was famillar! 8)

 

[benny100]

Even that's gone up in value!

 

[Djbighair]

Not gone up in value... I still had it, put it on eBay at my original £20 then added there fees to the cost, plus postage vola £25. If someone had bought it back then it would have been £23 with postage and no eBay fees....

Rob, no idea what to do with it I never tried anything , I got about 8 figures a few years back to fill gaps in my display. Still got 2 or 3 more... Cloud car pilot and imp commander but keeping them.

Good luck. The bwing pilot you just bought shouldn't be as complicated!

Rich

 

[_Lee_]

Section8 was right, books will do the job