I've had this foil Jace, Memory Adept for a couple of years now. Pulled it in a pack and kept in a binder since then except for recently when I slotted it in a deck.
The deck didn't get played or transported much and I dismantled it earlier tonight. Now I noticed some spots on the card which I've never really noticed before and an wondering if this is just normal clouding or oxidation on the foil's surface?
The card should be mint and I don't recall ever scratching it so I'm at a bit of a loss as to why this would happen. I tried lightly rubbing a damp cotton swab over over it but no joy. I guess it's quite possible the card came in this condition and I just haven't noticed it until now.
Hey thanks Sparki. I didn't consider just the slight rubbing of sleeves to be a cause however now that I think about it I can definitely see that happening.
Double sleeving foils really is the way to go then. Going to hit up my LGS later for some KMC Perfect Fits.
On a related note, a buddy of mine pulled a foil Mountain from a RTR pack the other day and mentioned it was cloudy out of the package. Interesting, these things are quite sensitive.
It took me about a year of building and playing with a foiled cube to notice this problem. Since I started double-sleeving, my cards (foil or not) look like they've never been touched. It's amazing. I use tight-fit sleeves upside-down on the card, then put that in another sleeve, right-side-up.
Haha wow, point taken and knocked out of the park lol!
Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there. These airborne buggers exist, build up over time, and can certainly cause abrasion on our nice shiny foils. Yeah, I'm a believer in double sleeving all my decks now.
Oh and wanted to share this shot of my friend's "new" foil mountain (was FRF actually not KTK):
They were sadly. But it was a tough lesson learned and I've since either moved a lot of them out or replaced them. I take exceptionally good care of my cards now to avoid this. I plan on having a cube for a loooong time and there's no time like the present to make sure the cards stay minty fresh
The deck didn't get played or transported much and I dismantled it earlier tonight. Now I noticed some spots on the card which I've never really noticed before and an wondering if this is just normal clouding or oxidation on the foil's surface?
The card should be mint and I don't recall ever scratching it so I'm at a bit of a loss as to why this would happen. I tried lightly rubbing a damp cotton swab over over it but no joy. I guess it's quite possible the card came in this condition and I just haven't noticed it until now.
Any insight is appreciated, cheers.
The only way I've found to keep foils extremely minty is to double sleeve.
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Double sleeving foils really is the way to go then. Going to hit up my LGS later for some KMC Perfect Fits.
On a related note, a buddy of mine pulled a foil Mountain from a RTR pack the other day and mentioned it was cloudy out of the package. Interesting, these things are quite sensitive.
Here's a picture I've been using for 3 years now, but it totally gets the point across.
This is a force of will that was double sleeved for around 6 months getting played weekly.
Would you really want all that junk on your cards?
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Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there. These airborne buggers exist, build up over time, and can certainly cause abrasion on our nice shiny foils. Yeah, I'm a believer in double sleeving all my decks now.
Oh and wanted to share this shot of my friend's "new" foil mountain (was FRF actually not KTK):
Good stuff on protecting the cards henceforth. I'm certainly taking a cue from that as well.
Cheers to minty cards!