Pads are the best, they like sponges but dont get hard or scratch cards. Also, if low budget, some old white socks washed well and fabric softener on them to loosen them up then rewash on clear water to get the soaps out works if you use old toploaders or Cars Savers to section yours off. I have toploaders on each set I have numbered with a sticky tab like the sign here types that say 1 - 50, 51 - 100, 101 -150, 151 - 200, 201 - 300 and so on so to not have to pull chunks of cards out to find your numerically placed cards. Adding a flash card or stock card etc to a toploader on the dividing spots so that you bend them to sit under the cards will allow you to loft say 301-350 up without lifting the whole row or worse, punching them lightly and you almost get them out and the center card shoots like a rocket out and then the rest follow right? Ur lying if ya ain't don't that before. That's how I Do, clean looking, easy to index and locate.
God Bless...
I am a Disabled Vey/Civilian 20/80 kinda thing. 45 yrs old & 4th Gen Collector. Currently collecting NASCAR, MLB SEC Uniformed Players & BAMA Pros Only. I have 65K cards from spending way too much on them thru 45 yrs. #GoBlueDeuce #GoUnoDeuce #GoDeuceDeuce & Roll Tide Roll...πππ»ππΊπΈ