Smooth Finish?

[Maaz Hasan]

Hey guys.
So I recently had a really weird idea about making a couple gaff cards super slick to do certain moves. Specifically, I was looking at a home made blank, and noticed that sometimes it would stick too much to the card below it while I did a top change, which was a serious problem (I have found temporary ways around it so far). I then thought about a fluid that would "smooth" the card, and had ideas about where a smooth card could be used in many tricks to make them better.

So does anyone know where one could find a "smoothing fluid", or if one exists? I am highly doubting it, but I might head over to Home Depot to find something. If r******* fluid like Testors Dulcote is a lacquer that takes a way the outer layer, I would get the opposite, something that adds another layer on top. Maybe something like Polyacrylic, like the one you put several layers of on a wood project, but for paper?

Do any cardists out there know if fanning powder accomplishes this?

 

[DavidL11229]

The 'slick card' is covered in Encyclopedia of Card Magic. It's an inexpensive Dover reprint, so you should grab a copy. The card is used in ways similar to a short card.

The answer to your question is car wax. Don't forget to buff.

 

[Maaz Hasan]

The 'slick card' is covered in Encyclopedia of Card Magic. It's an inexpensive Dover reprint, so you should grab a copy. The card is used in ways similar to a short card.

The answer to your question is car wax. Don't forget to buff.

Thanks! I've been meaning to pick up the Encyclopedia for a while, but have been pretty busy with other stuff lately.

Just to be clear, you mean car wax as the stuff that goes directly onto the outer frame of the car right? Or do you mean tire wax?

Oh and buffing would be just with like a handkerchief?

 

[DavidL11229]

Car wax for the painted surfaces like hood and doors. It probably comes with a buffing pad in the jar but a handkerchief should do. They probably also sell cheap buffing pads in the same aisle. I used to use a slick card, and it was awesome. Though I think for most uses it has been replaced by the breather, with good reason.

I was looking at a home made blank, and noticed that sometimes it would stick too much to the card below it while I did a top change

One more reason that I think you should split, peel and glue your blanks.

 

[Maaz Hasan]

Thanks!


Oh and the book you mentioned is the one by Jean Hugard, right? Because there are a couple others out there, just want to make sure.

 

[DavidL11229]

Yeah, that's the one. There is a hardback available, but unless it's super cheap you should just get the paperback. There is good stuff in there as above, but you won't be spending huge amounts of time with it like you might with RCT.

 

[Maaz Hasan]

So I just got some car wax. Do you know how much I need to apply? I'm assuming a very small amount, right? and then spread that out, and wait for it to dry.

 

[DavidL11229]

Yup.

 

[DavidL11229]

If you put on too much without going crazy it should just buff off, so don't worry about it too much. Try a few different ones and see what works.

 

[Maaz Hasan]

If you put on too much without going crazy it should just buff off, so don't worry about it too much. Try a few different ones and see what works.

I got a big jar of Turtle Wax for about $5.
I tried it out on 2 cards so far: A regular old card, and a blank faced one. The regular one turned out fine, though I may have put a bit too much on it since it started taking a bit of ink off but it is hardly noticeable. The blank one turned out great! Just putting it in a book overnight to get the crimp out. I put it on both sides, because it allows me to push the one slick card off of the other slick card very easily. Gonna be a big help in my routine, and I already have ideas going for other things I can do with it.

Thank you so much!

 

[DavidL11229]

You're welcome. And thank Jean Hugard and his expired copyright. If you read the book you'll find out which brand he used.
The wax can discolor over time, but it's easy to make new ones.

Oh, and it seems I got the name of the book wrong. It is called Encyclopedia of Card Tricks.

 

[Maaz Hasan]

You're welcome. And thank Jean Hugard and his expired copyright. If you read the book you'll find out which brand he used.
The wax can discolor over time, but it's easy to make new ones.

Oh, and it seems I got the name of the book wrong. It is called Encyclopedia of Card Tricks.

So if the wax does discolour, I could probably just use an eraser and blank it again, so not too much of a problem.

Oh and I noticed no problem!

 

[Simsallabim]

Are you guys trying to make a 'clear' deck? If so I've done a working one before.

 

[Maaz Hasan]

Are you guys trying to make a 'clear' deck? If so I've done a working one before.

No... what would that even be? Do you mean a Phantom deck?

Read the original post, and see if you can figure out what we mean.

 

[Simsallabim]

No... what would that even be? Do you mean a Phantom deck?

Read the original post, and see if you can figure out what we mean.

Oh, sorry once I started seeing car wax I got my own ideas. I was talking about inv deck. Not the opposite there of.

 

[Simsallabim]

Oh, sorry once I started seeing car wax I got my own ideas. I was talking about inv deck. Not the opposite there of.

and what's a phantom deck man?

 

[Simsallabim]

This could be said similar to throwing a deck of cards into a paper bag with bad ideas.

 

[Simsallabim]

Hey guys.
So I recently had a really weird idea about making a couple gaff cards super slick to do certain moves. Specifically, I was looking at a home made blank, and noticed that sometimes it would stick too much to the card below it while I did a top change, which was a serious problem (I have found temporary ways around it so far). I then thought about a fluid that would "smooth" the card, and had ideas about where a smooth card could be used in many tricks to make them better.

So does anyone know where one could find a "smoothing fluid", or if one exists? I am highly doubting it, but I might head over to Home Depot to find something. If r******* fluid like Testors Dulcote is a lacquer that takes a way the outer layer, I would get the opposite, something that adds another layer on top. Maybe something like Polyacrylic, like the one you put several layers of on a wood project, but for paper?

Do any cardists out there know if fanning powder accomplishes this?

Hey bro. Try spraying stuff like silicone spray that'll make em slide. Try art stores for different ways the cards rub a dub dub.

Dude, I actually had a dream about this.