Removing personalization

Hey guys,

Do you think it would be possible to remove this personalization without any damage? Looks to be silver paint/sharpie and it’s on a magazine cover.

Tags: Remove, cover, damage, magazine, personalization, sharpie

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Permalink Reply by Mark Saunders on April 16, 2025 at 4:51am

As a collector, I would not buy anything with anything removed. 

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 16, 2025 at 5:03am

+ 100!

This was once a dedicated and inscribed postcard with a date of 1/21/53 - close to a specific episode.

Now it is not. Originality, context and date simply cut off, along with value to me:

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 16, 2025 at 5:08am

Another reason not to try another solution:

Permalink Reply by Drew on April 16, 2025 at 6:16am

I'm nearly 50 and my background is in Graphic Design and Photography. I trained using markers so...

Don't do it.

You can not remove the ink with out leaving signs of what has been done. A brand new glossy print signed yesterday will show less damage, to the average person, collectors on here will still spot it. Older items, the ink will have really bonded with the surface.

Vintage photographs, magazine pages and covers will not stand up to the process.

You're possibly thinking of using one of the marker 'removal' pens, these are designed for ink based markers.

Paint pens or metallic pens have 'thicker' pigment, more force to remove means more damage.

I have one of the pens used to 'remove' ink in my hand right now. Speedry Magic Marker B100 Blender, used to move colours around and blend them on very smooth and hard surfaced Hot Pressed Marker paper.

They are only used to move ink around. 

I imagine that no one on here will advise you to do this, and for good reason.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 16, 2025 at 6:24am

+1

Permalink Reply by eddy on April 16, 2025 at 6:33am

I came across this in the signature study of James Dean I've been working on. 

No going back once a decision like this is made.  I realize the original question was about removing ink but, imho, cutting also should be a "no no" in a case like this:

BEFORE: 

AFTER:

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 16, 2025 at 7:15am

Foolish to remove that date - the start of the Bakersfield Road Races in the car that he died in four months later. Now it is not and never will be again. Tragic

Permalink Reply by Jason H on April 17, 2025 at 9:30am

You won't be able to remove this. Curious, did Eminem sign this? Doesn't matter who signed it lol but just wondering. You could make a 10x12 copy print of this Rolling stones cover and bond it to matboard and turn this into a frame project. Or you could try to find an unsigned copy of the magazine and cut out an outline of the signature portion with something like a cricut machine and see if the cut copy would blend in over the top of this magazine. If it was me, id just print out a few 10x12 copies and experiment in different ways. Its most important to keep this as is and lay something over the top non permanent. Sometimes I get carried away and end up doing things like this.. don't be me lol

https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/my-newest-creation-...

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 17, 2025 at 10:48am

Exactly. You won't be able to undo this. Very creative solutions Jason. One could find an unsigned copy, scan it, print it in b/w with low contrast on acid free matte paper and cut it as one would a mat and frame. The potential for creativity...

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