Carla
I just got a used tarot deck and it has been well loved. The edges are grotty. Has anyone ever sanded the edges of a deck of cards to clean them? Would 220 grit sandpaper work? I really want to freshen the deck up a bit.
I've often wondered this. I have a Greenwood with very grubby edges but clean fronts and have often wondered how it could be "freshened" up as you say. I've heard of the sandpaper technique but I really cannot imagine how it would work. Any paper/card sanded down would surely scuff. And does one do the deck whole, as a "brick", hold tight and sand away or is it better to do it one card at a time?
Funny, but my instincts tell me it wouldn't work... I suspect trimmin a micro-millimetre off the edge of the card would work better.
I've use the 'brick' technique, and it does knock some of the grot off. The cards aren't exactly the same size, though, so those that have edges lower than the others stay darker. It does look better already, just from an emery board. I may be able to live with this as it is. I'm intrigued by the idea of white stuff to do the edges in, though. I wonder where I could get some of that. *puzzled expression*
Do you have "magic erasers" where you are? In the cleaning products department...here in the US they are "Mr Clean".
I bet these would work great!