This video shows the results of a double Heat Overlay Press (HOP) method for stain removal and whitening of an Avengers 57 comic book. Be warned, this is an advanced technique.
I've been trying this technique on a practice book over the past few days. It's shocking how much stain I have been able to remove. I'm really blown away by the positive results. Gonna try spot HOP with a tack iron next.
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Thanks for posting the HOP process. I just bought the book and will start practicing after the holidays. Hopefully after a lot of pratice I will get results like you!
Thank you for all the info you are sharing in the comic book community. It is greatly appreciated. I have a small box of books to work on this method with. Thanks again and keep the great videos coming.
@@TopComicsPressing $1 to rich for blood. $.50 or less 😂. It's great seeing books that are really just garbage get some life put back into them. Have a great day 👍
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I've got both of the books but cannot really follow the technique from reading it. Maybe I am more a visual learner but you have certainly unlocked a few boxes as far as the process is applied. Much appreciated!
great book, great channel. I did my FIRST double HOP last week, but only used RO water, without H2O2 (that's the next step for me), bot LOTS of gunk off! this is amazing! the book is a GREAT GREAT resource. thx for th videos as well, I'm more of a visual learner, so I am using these videos with the book to make sure I'm doing all that I should be doing.
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Wonderful to see something new. I do something very similar but use UV light on the book for 4 hours per side being whitened. I also use 6% diluted to 4+% on the H202. This method look promising as a "do it all in one shot method". I do UV peroxide then press with mositure after wiping it down before the press with clean water.
Thanks for posting this. It was good to see a slightly different approach to what I've already seen on other posts. I do like this technique and as a fanboy of the Marvel Silver age, I've got plenty of book that can use a good cleaning other than just a dry cleaning, which I already do. In your Peroxide mix, would distilled water be a better option than just tap water? May I ask what brand of heat press you use? Seems like a 15 x 15 size is most common from what I've seen. Thanks again. Best to all.
I think it was these - www.amazon.com/Enoin-Acrylic-Plexiglass-Transparent-Paintings/dp/B09F6DJVNC/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=2THMQPQA7PMTM&keywords=acrylic+sheets+1%2F8+thick+8x10&qid=1670795910&sprefix=acrylic+sheets+1%2F8+thick+8x%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-4
@@TopComicsPressing Thanks Joe! I actually ordered the same brand before you replied back. I went with the larger 11 x 14 size for both magazines and comics.
Do you think CGC would find traces of the peroxide and grade as Restored? If seen other videos where they rinse with distilled water to remove any chemical traces.
I have had good luck w/o needing to do so. Peroxide naturally decomposes to water and oxygen. The heat from press destroys most of it and after 2nd normal press, I bet it’s all gone
It varies by region… believe it or not but the same paper is not the same paper. In the book we suggest 20lb printer paper - just be sure if you most it the water absorbs instead of beading up on top. If it beads up, that’s a problem. Need it to soak in. Other than that anything should work
What if, during the removal of the sheet after press, you also see color being slightly removed from the book? Too much peroxide? Paper too wet? What is the correct % mixture of distilled water and peroxide in the mister? 50/50?
I do 50/50. I have had problems w color lift w some book even w do water only. So I don’t think it’s a issue w peroxide. I think sometimes the ink is already compromised. If you catch it before peeling, you can rewet the sheet and prevent some lift. But, the color lift is what makes this a risky process
@@TopComicsPressing Would you get a purple label if submitted or is the color lift a normal issue (even for pros) and you'd still get the blue label? Thanks
@@chrisojeda7377 I cannot comment on what will or won’t earn you a purple label… only CGC can do that and they won’t ever give a straight answer. If you look at the grade book for what they use as tells for cover cleaning, it does list washed out color, but, it t does not give dxamples
@@chrisojeda7377 I will say several book treated this was have received blue labels… one was pegged as purple… www.flickr.com/photos/192679160@N04/albums/72177720298803467 this one earned a 4.0 universal grade
That book could be a 2.5-3.0 but if you look at any guide it doesn’t “scream” to be fixed up. No matter what you do to it - it’s a $200 book, whether it’s .5 or 3.0 it’s value is $200. I guess it’s a good example for a video.
The pages are still clearly yellow though! CGC would not give that a white pages score. Yea you might have taken a very small percentage of yellowing off but nowhere near complete. This method might work for a book with slight yellowing bit definitely no grade bump would occur when grading this book.
You would def get a grade bump. You can get very high grades w cream to off white pages. The page quality almost never impacts the grade unless brittle
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Yup. Can happen. So far CGC has only flagged two book I have been responsible for. Both were heavily tanned early SA books. One was my bad. Several have gotten blue labels in the last week. So odds are still low of getting flagged if done right
