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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 670429, member: 15199"]Well, I am sure the holographs vary, but using the NCG which is on the back of the slab shown, it appears not to. Here is the experiment. First a label was pushed hard and rubbed over the hologram, then the fluid added. Went further down the slab than intended as I was holding the camera trying to get a good shot. Then I lifted the label off, some adhesive still on the slab, but wiped off with a paper towel with some fluid on it. Then being curious, I took a scalpel blade and lifted the edge of the label ( actually it didn't really lift as much as scraped. Added fluid, but it didn't appear to flow under and it didn't go into the label as the metallic surface prevented it. Clean up and slab is as was, except for a small nick out of the edge of the hologram.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/backseries.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now please understand, this was one experiment on just one type of hologram, but I suspect they use security metallic labels and a much better adhesive than regular gummed labels. If you do it, please keep this in mind, as I can't say it would be the same for all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 670429, member: 15199"]Well, I am sure the holographs vary, but using the NCG which is on the back of the slab shown, it appears not to. Here is the experiment. First a label was pushed hard and rubbed over the hologram, then the fluid added. Went further down the slab than intended as I was holding the camera trying to get a good shot. Then I lifted the label off, some adhesive still on the slab, but wiped off with a paper towel with some fluid on it. Then being curious, I took a scalpel blade and lifted the edge of the label ( actually it didn't really lift as much as scraped. Added fluid, but it didn't appear to flow under and it didn't go into the label as the metallic surface prevented it. Clean up and slab is as was, except for a small nick out of the edge of the hologram. [IMG]http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/backseries.jpg[/IMG] Now please understand, this was one experiment on just one type of hologram, but I suspect they use security metallic labels and a much better adhesive than regular gummed labels. If you do it, please keep this in mind, as I can't say it would be the same for all. Jim[/QUOTE]
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