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Backer cards... seriously.

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Ok. Did you know that the backer cards disney sell pins on are not acid free??? Do you know what that means? It means keeping your pin on it's backer card can, and will, over time, damage the metal of your pin.

YUP.... DAMAGE your pin.

You want your pin to remain undamaged and perfect? Get them off those cards!!!!

For those of you out there who are familiar with photo work, and with scrapbooking, you know what I mean by "acid."

The best place for your pins???? Not in a book, not on the card... But in scrapbook or baseball card type storage.

Thoughts??????
 
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Thank You Kristine. Although I have purchased many pins from Fantasies come true and we are talking DA pins new on cards in foam and plastic bags, never removed from cards and never a problem. Front & Back of pins are new.
 
pargani said:
Keeping them in plastic sleeves over the long term is also a bad idea, according to a jeweller in this Pintalk thread:

http://www.pintalk.com/showthread.php?5958-Pin-Care-Oxidation&highlight=board+moisture
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Interesting. I do use windex to clean the backs mostly, especially pins that have been traded repeatedly and are clearly "dirty" and I don't think it's hurting anything. But yeah, taking everything off the backers...I would like to think Disney could just change materials.
 
I'm a scrapbooker so I know the importance of things needing to be "acid" free. I wonder if putting a sheet of acid free paper in between the pin and the card would help?
 
There's some misinformation in that other thread as well. Most of the pins being shipped now are not enamel. Most are now painted with acrylic. The look is basically the same but the paint IS different. I'm not sure what that curveball does to longevity or archivability.
 
I think, though, that the real concern with storing them in plastic is the moisture caused by changes in atmosphere (season changes), which causes oxidation of the metal portions
 
Is there any proof to all this? I have stored mine for years, on their original cards...remember the generic cards were plastic w/black fuzz, not that long ago (not talking about the decorated paper cards). Mine after all this time, look fine. The ones with the clear coating yellow any way. I have had some stored on their original cards and some not, still yellowed. Non smoker here.
 
Suzziesue said:
I'm a scrapbooker so I know the importance of things needing to be "acid" free. I wonder if putting a sheet of acid free paper in between the pin and the card would help?
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I'm a cropper/scrapbooker too and the technic you just described is called masking. Masking is when you take a piece of acid free paper and put it under the iteam you want to place on the page. This also protect items such as older photos and embelishments from having their acid spreading out on the page which then can touch another item.

I've kept all of my pins in their original packing (backer card and plasitc bag) as I have been told this keeps the value of the pin high. Does this mean we can go back to the days of not having a pin mint in package?
 
Handling the pins with your bare hands is probably the worst thing you can do! All the oils and residue will deteriorate your pins! Pins should only be handled with gloves, to prevent any degradation of your pins!

I'm not worried about my pins. The worst thing I could possibly do to them would be to bury them in the dirt and leave them there for years. I'm not worried about some tiny bit of acid from paper affecting metal pins. That's just me, of course. Everyone else is free to panic.
 
I've always been a "rogue" scrapbooker anyway. I put all sorts of acid-y items in my books, with all the ephemera I pick up on my vacations that I want with my pictures. So needless to say, I'm not worrying too much about backer cards.
 
The very act of observing pins can alter the them. The next person who looks at my pins will be met with an equal force in the opposite direction of my fist.

Would love to see backer card corroded pins please.
 
wow. OK.

Heres the thing, I got this info from a reliable source, They deal with lots of pins and have seen the corroded backs on pins which were kept on backer cards. I can inquire about images if you guys really want. I can also ask if its the newer cards or the older ones or both.

YES some types of plastic may not be safe as well, however I think the sleeves designed for scrapbooking and photo's and baseball cards is safe because it is designed for those things which need acid free storage.

As far as i know cork board is fine. :)

Garret your so funny! I love the interjection of humor and it is appreciated. I didn't expect to cause a panic. Just wanted to let folks know.
 
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