Cards stick together (need better solution.. thought i had a solution)

[midsummermagic1111]

I got my Wild Unknown deck in the mail and they are gorgeous!!! I've been trying to read with them but the edges stick together in clumps real bad. I tried separating each one into a separate pile and even tried putting powder between the cards, lol. [emoji15]

So then I decided to distress the cards using aged mahogany distress ink and that did the trick. Since the cards are a different type of card stock (which I love!) the distress process was a little more labor intensive but I love the way they came out and they now separate easily like untangled hair.

** Update: stuck together in clumps again!

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[midsummermagic1111]

Never Mind! The darn things are still sticking together?!! Any advice?


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[Debra]

Yes. Get some Magician's Fanning Powder. A little bottle costs less than ten bucks and will last you forever. It is 100% zinc stearate, nothing like talc. If anything will fix your sticky cards, it's Fanning Powder.

 

[Ace]

Also: let them air dry for several days. Sometimes cards get damp in the package and that helps.
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[gregory]

Yes. Get some Magician's Fanning Powder. A little bottle costs less than ten bucks and will last you forever. It is 100% zinc stearate, nothing like talc. If anything will fix your sticky cards, it's Fanning Powder.

Yes. And also - talc (and other non-specialist powders) attracts damp from the atmosphere, so can actually make things worse...

 

[midsummermagic1111]

I would never have guessed! Thank you! [emoji847]


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[midsummermagic1111]

On YouTube they also say you can use soap (specifically Cashmere Bouquet). Has anyone tried this? Fanning powder will take until the end of the month to deliver.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ENPAfyFtMBY


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[FLizarraga]

On YouTube they also say you can use soap (specifically Cashmere Bouquet). Has anyone tried this? Fanning powder will take until the end of the month to deliver.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ENPAfyFtMBY


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I wouldn't risk soap. It absorbs dampness by design (even more than talc, I'd say) and could damage your cards.

 

[midsummermagic1111]

Ok. Thank you. I will be more patient and wait for my magical powder to arrive. [emoji175]


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[Rose Lalonde]

I use fanning powder with great results, so I'd only add that a little goes a long way. Whether you sprinkle over fanned out cards or apply it slowly (I usually pour onto newspaper and use a small brush to dust each), for me the most important part is to wipe down the cards with cotton balls afterward. I shuffle the deck a little, and then go card by card, lightly wiping front and back, switching to a new cotton ball every 10 - 15 cards. Afterward there should be no cloudy streaks or grey where the original card color was black; it should look like it did before you started. Although it seems like you removed almost all of it, the deck still fans and shuffles beautifully.