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Collector Broker1 private msg quote post Address this user
Looking over some of my books last night and saw this on the back of one. Looks like the inner holder is sticking to the book. None of my other slabs have this.

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Collector Deesnutz private msg quote post Address this user
Hopefully those are cbcs newton rings. Never seen them before
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Forum Crier OGJackster private msg quote post Address this user
Kind of looks like moisture inside?
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Collector bige31 private msg quote post Address this user
I have this on one. I believe it like newton rings. Mine is on a comic that is really thick. Almost like a graphic novel.
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Collector Broker1 private msg quote post Address this user
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I have this on one. I believe it like newton rings. Mine is on a comic that is really thick. Almost like a graphic novel.


So stupid question...what's a Newton ring, and is it bad?
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Collector Helric1 private msg quote post Address this user
Probably another stupid question - does it look like that when you take the slab out of the outer bag?
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Collector Broker1 private msg quote post Address this user
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Probably another stupid question - does it look like that when you take the slab out of the outer bag?


Yes.
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Collector RyanHicks private msg quote post Address this user
It is a similar effect of a Newton ring (as seen on most CGC cases) however it is not exactly the same thing. Because of the type of plastics that CGC uses to encase books, the light that gets refracted between the outer plastic and inner plastic of a CGC case causes an oily, rainbow type effect called a Newton ring...super common in most CGC cases.

With the occasional CBCS slab, you will have the inner and outer plastic touch which will produce similar "moisture" looking effects without the rainbow. This is not actual moisture its just the visual effect that happens when the flexible inner plastic well touches the hard outer plastic shell. This is totally normal and is in no way bad for your comic book

Here is an example of CGC Newton rings:


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COLLECTOR shrewbeer private msg quote post Address this user
This is what happens when a CGC inner well touches the case.


What you have is essentially the same effect (two plastics touching). The plastic used by CBCS is much more forgiving, AND there is an easy fix (unfortunately not so with cgc sealing their cases).

Pry apart the side of your case, just enough to slip a sheet of paper in and out of there to get air in between the two plastics.
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Collector Broker1 private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by shrewbeer
This is what happens when a CGC inner well touches the case.


What you have is essentially the same effect (two plastics touching). The plastic used by CBCS is much more forgiving, AND there is an easy fix (unfortunately not so with cgc sealing their cases).

Pry apart the side of your case, just enough to slip a sheet of paper in and out of there to get air in between the two plastics.


That's great, thank you!
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Collector X51 private msg quote post Address this user
Yay! Newton rings!

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COLLECTOR dielinfinite private msg quote post Address this user
@Broker1 If it is the inner well touching the outer shell, you can remove them by gently prying the front and back of the shell around the affected area to break the vacuum and getting rid of the effect.
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Newton Rings, ...CGC's Exxon Valdez
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Collector Broker1 private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by shrewbeer
This is what happens when a CGC inner well touches the case.


What you have is essentially the same effect (two plastics touching). The plastic used by CBCS is much more forgiving, AND there is an easy fix (unfortunately not so with cgc sealing their cases).

Pry apart the side of your case, just enough to slip a sheet of paper in and out of there to get air in between the two plastics.


Shrewbeer, thanks for the tip, I was scared to death as it's a 9.8 bronze age Nova #1. Your tip worked about 90%, but the ones on the bottom still come back. Any other ideas?
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