Smudged cards... :(

[watchingthegame]

I've been getting a lot of smudged cards back lately and I've also heard a lot about rubbing down cards. How exactly is this done? I just erase the entire card? Won't this create marks on the card, like skid marks? Is there a certain kind of eraser? Thanks in advance for any help, this site has been ridiculously helpful in my TTM successes.

[cincyalltheway]

What I do, is take some baby powder and rub it all around the card, it works perfectly. I have even gotten chrome cards signed by it. Eraser works too though.

[tikitomoka]

baby powder is great to use, and the erasers do create "skid marks"

[watchingthegame]

So what exactly do you do with baby powder? Like detailed instructions, because I've never heard of that approach.

[cincyalltheway]

All you do is take a little bit of baby powder and put it on the card. Take your finger and rub it all around the card-make sure you get the whole card because you don't know where they are going to sign it. hope that helps.

[watchingthegame]

Awesome. Thanks for the help guys. Like always, very helpful and knowledgeable.

[C&C Collecting]

I use mechanical erasers and there are never any skid marks or problems. I used to use baby powder but got sick of the mess.

[propete23]

I had a 08 topps set of the cardinals and was at training camp last summer. I didnt rub down the cards and the autos came out horrible. I remembered the baby powder trick, and since I had my 8 mos old twins with me, there was plenty of powder. Worked great for the rest of the autos.

Thank god fitzgerald, Leinert, and Warner hadnt come by before I remembered to rub the powder.

Have fun

[Racer64X]

i use one of those bigger erasers that are as big as my thumb. less skids good coverage, works great. I've gotten chrome cards signed too

[propete23]

I have tried both but think I like the baby powder more.

Hope all your cards come back signed by the greats of the game!!

Pete