I have never used plastic to remove staples, but also have never sent a comic off to be graded. Would think the plastic would be too thick. Gonna have to give this a try. Thanks!!
Great stuff Jerry. I can't believe I missed this earlier. Let's get you to 400. I gotta do a shout out in a video. #keepitcasual #fullwatch #growtogether
This video was awesome Jerry and your gonna hit 400 in 2 days. Yep 2 days. Ok suggestion from Mr. Evil. Please show us how you clean using the eraser please. Love you so much. You know
Interesting use of the bone fold tool. There are plastic prying tools that are used in the auto industry that I have been thinking about getting for this exact same reason. It's a shame that whomever did that previous repair used cellophane tape, that has to be the worst when it comes to discoloration. I also have a piece of a magic eraser that I use to store staples that is marked on the top. I like that better than using tape for storing older staples.
That tape repair I think was performed before I was born. Haha. The plastic tools for automotive repair, like for console removal etc.., definitely will work. Another suggestion are tool kits for iPhone and iPad repair. They are very inexpensive and sold on Amazon. They work great because they are all plastic and used to pry glass screens off of phones and iPads etc…. You should check the kits out because they are smaller than the automotive tools.
Finally a good use for that magic eraser that I bought when I was a newbie regarding comic book cleaning! I can take my magic eraser out of storage now, thanks for that tip. SfS
@@stevef3453 I used the rest of it to clean my refrigerator door, it worked pretty good for that, but then so does a little greased lightning spray cleaner...
That looked easier than I thought it would. Very cool. Are you going to do one where you put it back on. I am catching up on a few of your videos so you may have recorded that already.
Thanks for the video, Jerry. I am fairly confident that staple replacement would receive a Conserved label, not a Restored label. Although, there are 3 common types of staple changes: cleaned staples, period correct staple replacement, and new staple replacement. It is possible that each are viewed differently by graders. I would live to know for sure but this seems to be a grey area.
Conserved I have no issue with if my tinkering produces that label. Restored label is another thing. I’m sure new staples would trigger restored. You are right it is a little inconsistent. Between us there were times that I sent books in and played with the staples and the books were returned with a blue label, not conserved or restored. 😉. Regardless, thanks for the info
