Why does the paper look wet when your applying it? Right before your pressing your applying something that looks wet in nature you smooth it out then you press and the stains are coming off onto the paper. Really curious as to what your applying so i can do this myself
Love you're videos! They are a big help as I'm getting into the pressing. One question. Will a grading company like cgc consider this restoration or conservation when you use a light box?
I would assume they would be hesitant to upcharge after giving it a PLOD but I have not had that happen yet. They certainly won't refund you if it dropped it under.
I purchased a copy like 40 years ago NM for like $150. it still looks fresh and clean as when i purchased it and have changed bag and boards a few times to keep it that way.That has always been a big key comic for years.
Nice job on the book. Just a technical point, but this was classic tanning around the edges, not a dust shadow. A dust shadow is when dust is inpregnated into the paper. Those will dry clean off. Dust shadows also don't appear on the inner pages at the same time as the outer pages. The brown stuff you're pulling up is just tanning migrating into the paper. On older books, you'll sometimes see a strip of tanning along an edge of the book. Those are sometimes called sun shadows. The CGC Guide calls them "light shadows."😊
I don't think this book would be worth sending it because it still wouldn't grade high enough to be worth the grading fees. Also the Spider-Man 2099 on the wall was a 9.8 that I got from a mystery box.
Of course you need pressure to flatten a wrinkled comic! Try putting the same heat and humidity on a book WITHOUT a press. It will not get flat, in fact it will deform more. As a scientist, your generalizations make me cringe.
May be taking it a bit too literal. The pressure needed is literally just required to keep the page in place meaning that more pressure is not going to help and could potentially even damage the book.
Gets me that CGC can find no specific evidence of cleaning but because they “feel” it looks too good, that it must be “restored.” What utter BS. Wonder what specific financial angle is driving them to do this (because at the end of the day, it’s ALWAYS about the money).
Charles, I love your videos, but you've really got to sort out your tech, my man. There's something really messed with your camera (a decade-old webcam?) as well as audio. A little bit of searching on RU-vid and you can get some great gear for fairly cheap that will really level up your presentation. (Edit tips: whatever edit software you're using should have a simple noise removal filter - put it on at 10% and it will make a huge difference for the white noise. Also please export your audio as stereo, equal channels, and not mono only using one channel [i.e. left] which is pretty obnoxious, etc.) That aside, keep up the great work!
I collect Sports Illustrateds. I have a '56 Mickey Mantle which is the holy grail SI and it has a lot of foxing. Do you do SIs and what would you have charged for exactly what you did to this X Men? Thanks.
Hydrogen peroxide soaked paper, does this work on glossy and none glossy old print manuals like user manuals on for sewing machines user manuals that have brown foxing, or would this attack the drawings and writing?
what surfactant are you using? Could you use the typical dilluted calcium hydroxide with a makeup pad to lift dirt and oily fingerprint stains off the white area?
I would agree that they have made it way more difficult than it needs to be. In my opinion it should be all or nothing. I don't personally care if something is removed from the book that wasn't there originally (bends, dirt, etc) but if sometimes its restoration to remove it then it should be all times.
It came back 6.0. The reveal is in a different video. I still think it should have been 7.5 but a friend wanted a copy so was glad he got a great looking 6.0
I was very surprised when I saw some U Tubers use magic eraser on comics. I think a lot of these purples are from this. This should be considered chemical cleaning
Magic eraser is pretty abrasive and will remove gloss on the books very quickly. Not a recommended tool but still don't think I'd put it in the restoration category
I definitely have to agree with you! Thanks for the video. My thoughts on this is that they are looking at the bigger books, and slapping purple labels because they’re not stupid… they know we clean comic books duh!!! And how often does a hulk 181 pass through like at the Comics store.
I'm late to the party here as you posted this a year ago, but I found this video to be quite instructional as I'm just starting my C&P journey. I've got my cotton rounds and absorene sponge and putty. Next up I've asked Santa Wife for a 15 X 15 heat press and my in-laws for the Immaculate comics metal plates. Hydrogen peroxide is easily gotten as are backing boards, 65lb paper, white eraser and magazine sized backing boards. I've got plenty of comics to experiment on before getting to my better books so, I'm looking forward to the new year and working on some books. I thank Hobby Hero and the other posters of C&P techniques for their videos and instructions. Best to all and happy holidays.
I think I have the same mister - having trouble with droplets being too big - pooling on cover. Have you tried just using steamer instead to avoid droplets?
Excuse me sir. What happens if you don't use the UV light and just wipe the pages with peroxide? Will it damage the paper or fade the ink? If so, what if I dilute the peroxide even more? Thanks!
So how do you feel about this? I had a cgc 9.0 asm 129 blue label. Cracked and had cleaned and press. Nothing drastic. Resubmitted and came back a 9.0 purple label for APPARENT top edge trimmed. But it’s not. Never was. So what do I do next. Crack and resubmit to cgc again. Wait a few months and resubmit. Or go elsewhere.
Think I've seen your posts going around. It is honestly getting to be a real nuisance. Its getting to the point were I feel like the fact that they have no accountability to prove anything is problematic. They charge fees based on perceived market value yet they can just halve a books value because they feel something is wrong.
@@hobbyhero6973 I’m sure you have 😂. I just don’t understand. If it’s trimmed then it’s trimmed. But it was just graded during Covid times at a much higher value as well. I’m going to go over it again. But I just felt like I’ve been seeing more purple labels come out recently
