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sticky cards to get them smoothe

Postby metalteapot » Jun 23rd, '07, 04:38



does anyone know of a method to make playing cards like bicycle unsticky? the cards were smooth before. I'm using bicycle ghost cards. thanks in advance.
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Postby sleightlycrazy » Jun 23rd, '07, 05:30

Hey, you might want to swing over to the introduction forum to give an official ... introduction... :?

Anyways, I'm pretty sure there were threads made on the topic already. Using fanning powder is a quick fix, but the better thing to do is to just buy a new deck. Which is why it's better to not buy expensive E decks. Personally, I use 2 dollar studs 8)

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Postby KaleBaiton » Jun 23rd, '07, 06:40

I would just get a new deck, thats also why I don't buy expensive decks. I have a deck of tallys that Im too afraid to use because they'll wear out haha.

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Postby FRK » Jun 23rd, '07, 10:55

do people still use Talc ???

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Re: sticky cards to get them smoothe

Postby Tomo » Jun 23rd, '07, 11:12

metalteapot wrote:does anyone know of a method to make playing cards like bicycle unsticky? the cards were smooth before. I'm using bicycle ghost cards. thanks in advance.
ps im new to magic and this forum

The best way is to get a cheap brick of bike decks, simply break out another one and throw the old one away or use it for torn and restored effects.

You could try putting the deck in the fridge for a couple of hours. Depending on how greasy it is, it might crisp up for a while, but basically, the lesson is not to use expensive performance decks to learn on.

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Postby Sir_Digby_Chicken_Ceaser » Jun 23rd, '07, 11:32

Fridge may not be such a good idea, as it can be quite humid in them. Although it may make the cards better for a short period of time it will wreck them in the long run.

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Postby Tomo » Jun 23rd, '07, 11:40

Sir_Digby_Chicken_Ceaser wrote:Fridge may not be such a good idea, as it can be quite humid in them. Although it may make the cards better for a short period of time it will wreck them in the long run.

That's what I thought too, but when I tried it, I had no problems. I think the real problem is that he's learning magic with an expensive deck instead of some cheap bikes or wads.

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Postby Sir_Digby_Chicken_Ceaser » Jun 23rd, '07, 12:57

Yeah, if its just for when you're practicing it may be worth trying to get your hands on a couple of packs of bicycle seconds. They handle exactly the same as a normal deck and usually only have one or two irregularities. Cheap too

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Postby Wills » Jun 23rd, '07, 13:59

The best thing you could do is as said above- buy cheap bikes and you can batter them cards as much as you like then open a new deck when you need to.

If you really want to use the ghost deck then buy another deck and save them for performances.

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Postby metalteapot » Jun 23rd, '07, 15:24

sleightlycrazy wrote:Hey, you might want to swing over to the introduction forum to give an official ... introduction... :?

Anyways, I'm pretty sure there were threads made on the topic already. Using fanning powder is a quick fix, but the better thing to do is to just buy a new deck. Which is why it's better to not buy expensive E decks. Personally, I use 2 dollar studs 8)


thanks, im on vacation and i can't buy fanning powder here, so I'm waiting until i get back to us to get it

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Postby metalteapot » Jun 23rd, '07, 15:26

KaleBaiton wrote:I would just get a new deck, thats also why I don't buy expensive decks. I have a deck of tallys that Im too afraid to use because they'll wear out haha.


there's a magic shop near me that sells a bunch of tally hos for like 4 bucks, unless ur talking about vipers?

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Postby metalteapot » Jun 23rd, '07, 15:27

Wills wrote:The best thing you could do is as said above- buy cheap bikes and you can batter them cards as much as you like then open a new deck when you need to.

If you really want to use the ghost deck then buy another deck and save them for performances.


yep, i have a ghost deck and another one unopened. yeah i got a 12 pack of bicycles twice, i used up the first one, so i have a bunch of different colored like pink black green, lol

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Re: sticky cards to get them smoothe

Postby metalteapot » Jun 23rd, '07, 15:30

Tomo wrote:
metalteapot wrote:does anyone know of a method to make playing cards like bicycle unsticky? the cards were smooth before. I'm using bicycle ghost cards. thanks in advance.
ps im new to magic and this forum

The best way is to get a cheap brick of bike decks, simply break out another one and throw the old one away or use it for torn and restored effects.

You could try putting the deck in the fridge for a couple of hours. Depending on how greasy it is, it might crisp up for a while, but basically, the lesson is not to use expensive performance decks to learn on.


i tried the fridge before, it worked fine, but if i put it in too long it ruins them afterwards, but i got it just right and it's better

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Postby KaleBaiton » Jun 23rd, '07, 15:55

metalteapot wrote:
KaleBaiton wrote:I would just get a new deck, thats also why I don't buy expensive decks. I have a deck of tallys that Im too afraid to use because they'll wear out haha.


there's a magic shop near me that sells a bunch of tally hos for like 4 bucks, unless ur talking about vipers?

Where I live I cant buy tally hos. I have to order them off the internet which kinda sucks :cry:

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Postby metalteapot » Jun 26th, '07, 02:59

anyone have anymore tips? nothing is working

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