To store shiny foil trading cards, turn them around front-backwise and store them in a tight container. Place a spacer like a dry piece of plastic to prevent direct wetness. After that, the cards are usually curled slightly inwards and can be let dry.
To fix curled foil cards, use the “book and bind” method, which involves straightening loose foils that get too bent during storage. The best way to unbend these cards is by placing them in an air-tight container for a day or two. If the edges are toward you (concave), use silica/desiccate packets to prevent or remove moisture. If the edges are away from you (convex), use silica/desiccate packets to prevent or remove moisture.
To uncurl most foil Magic cards, raise the moisture of the card using a homemade “hydration chamber”. A comic book press can be used to flatten out foils, but be cautious when using it on Magic foils. Double sleeving helps.
To fix curled foils, subtract the humidity by placing them on a platform-shaped base and putting the cards on top while applying or storing them in an air-tight container with a humidor packet for a day or two. Curled foils are caused by humidity, so keeping them at approximately 72 humidity for a couple of days can help undo the curling.
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Thanks for spending the time to make a article and post the results. It might be also interesting to test the optimal humidity to have a card maintain it’s factory state. You can buy small battery operated humidity sensors and with a clear window humidor you can probably find the optimal solution for consistent results.
I may have over-wet the sponge, but this ended up working in a matter of hours. The first five put in there straightened out in 90 minutes. I then did two layers of mountains overnight and they came out wonderfully, though two at the bottom near the sponge ended up counter-curled. These dried out to flat in normal air over about four hours. Only side-effect, they all smell of Spanish cedar now (bonus?). Bulk lands (KHM & non-full NEO & MID) so I’m storing them in sealed zip-locks for the moment. Awesome advice guys!
I use a lock and seal Tupperware container and some Humidipacks I use for my acoustic guitar case, i think its actually the same brand that makes them for cigars and It works! It does take time, usually 3 days to a week though for them to uncurl. After that I double sleeve them and I’m good. I used to solely avoid foils cause of this but now that I know how to uncurl them I try getting them if the card price is similar to a non foil version.
awesome article guys. I live in Sweden and also happen to have relatives that emigrated to Canada a long time ago. It’s basically the same weather for people and for magic cards. And I need to do this but Ive got too many foil rares! I would do it on my Old Moneybones and Demilich, however. My main concern with the curl is that my foil cards get damage in the corners as I sleeve them up and apparently while they are sleeved up. So Ive got Moneybones, Demilich and co waiting to get scratched corners because I havent uncurled them and theyre sealed “tight”. heck my foil extended planeswalker got a huge wear mark, literally paper got ripped off, on the corner. Sealable “dragon”? sleeves. 🙁
New to mtg and i love the game but the curling thing is a joke especially since it has been going on for years. Woc needs to fix this and I’m coming from Pokémon where I’ve never had a Pokémon holo Curl up. They need to use a new foil/pattern. The cards will look better as well than just a rainbow color