Hacks and Secrets for Cleaning and Pressing Comics!

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@200percenthealth Год назад

I clean and press my books and its always interesting to see other peoples methods, you always learn something new watching other people. Thanks

@ColeCollects Год назад

Excellent video! I press and clean my own books too, but you've definitely perfected the science my friend.

@gerrickreidenbach8147 Год назад

excellent demonstration!

@andresperez5430 Год назад

Thank you for the video, lots of great information!

@timothylee3105 Год назад

❤ Great video. Thanks for all the tips.

@oovotzify Год назад

I would really like to see what you could do with a book that is probably a 3.0 or worse and see how much you could improve it. Great channel thanks for all you do.

@luismendoza4514 Год назад

This was great. Thanks for doing this video ❤

@luismendoza4514 Год назад

I loved the close-up camera view of pointing out all the defects it would be awesome to see this same tactic and applying it to grading a book and how you subtract each defect to come up with a final grading score

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

We will do that for sure!

@mrdigit3353 Год назад

hey dave, a suggestion might be if you could somehow find a dark backing board for underneath,(for this video purposes), it would help the spine ticks be more noticeable as opposed to the book laying on a white bkgrd,..?

@williamdahlstedt9515 6 месяцев назад

I have watched several informative videos on cleaning and pressing and all left me cringing and thinking "is that really how it should be done?". After watching THIS video I only had one reaction; that looks and feels correct.

@ciderman9000000 4 месяца назад

What heat on the tack do you use for spike tick?

@mangabadly Год назад

I love when people show their expertise in a craft. You are CLEARLY an expert! Thank you very much for sharing!

@Johnny-dz6vl Год назад

Amazing that comic book collecting, cleaning, and pressing has become a real science. Thanks for your video, very interesting and thorough 😊

@BlackNTell Год назад

I been waiting on this!!!! Thanks Ever use hydrogen peroxide?

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

Yes. It is not something I’ve done a lot, but I have tried just about everything. I’m not crazy about it. I have hurt a few books like that. I tend to be careful and stay away from some of the newer treatments like that.

@21Million Год назад

Before you put the gloves on, just cut off the index finger on the glove. Then, it's safer.

@nicholashadlick6072 Год назад

I love the fact that at the start of the cleaning process in this tutorial, the comic literally says "It'll make an expert out of you"! Lol, it's so ironic but also so fitting for this vid! Thanks so much for the awesome content and it's truly super helpful for us all in the comic community. I always learn something new from each vid on this channel. I'm new to cleaning and pressing, so I really appreciate these techniques big time! Thank you!!

@CarlislemusicLLC Год назад

Another great video! Thanks for posting!

@jkoolaid21 Год назад

Great episode showing the details on cleaning and pressing. I've been wanting to get into cleaning my books shows like yours give me confidence that I can do it.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

You can do it!

@TheBloodBlues Год назад

Great Video! What temperature are you running the tack iron at? Thanks!

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

I have it set on 103-106 depending on the era

@TheBloodBlues Год назад

@@futurepastvintagecollectables Thanks!

@lanlubber8514 Год назад

Thanks for the video. I've recently started pressing my modern books for practice. I notice that you don't use SRP between the outside of the cover and the magazine board. Any reason why?

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

One reason- pebbling. I got some books back with pebbling in the graders notes and realized that the SRP may be the culprit. The SRP does not allow for the humidity to naturally be drawn from the book in some cases and creates a pebble texture. I switched to using thick gauge laser paper instead and haven't had any more issues. I still have about 200 LBS of SRP,. I use it for tack iron work exclusively.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

You may not be using humidity on newer books, and should be ok if you don't (I can't vouch that it won't pebble, but I have had a lot of success with SRP prior to the issues).

@lanlubber8514 Год назад

@@futurepastvintagecollectables Correct, I'm not using any humidity. Modern books already feel kind of damp already. Thanks for response.

@jiggskingdom Год назад

This was an amazing video; you gave so many great tips that I will be using myself, thanks.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

Thank you!

@otakutourguide Год назад

This was very informative. Thanks for going through your process. I feel like I can start cleaning with the erasers now.

@dannbon13 Месяц назад

I found this video a year after you posted it. It's so in depth, the detail is incredible, the expertise stands out and the information is well explained. I'm getting ready to purchase my first press. I hope to be as good as you one day. I appreciate the honor you give the books that you clean and press. If I could ask, what brand of tack iron you use?

@futurepastvintagecollectables 24 дня назад

Thank you for that. I prefer hanger 9, but they are very hard to find. We have a model in our Amazon link that I recommend. I can’t remember the brand, but the link is in our video descriptions.

@mburns89 Год назад

Very informative. Also found it to be a nice ASMR video as well.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

That’s so funny! I fell asleep watching it!

@jonandblanca Год назад

Great video. Very informative. I'm learning to press and clean my comics as well. A quick question though. What temperature do you have your tac iron?

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

I set mine at 103-105

@KimNguyen-zm7gi Год назад

Very neat and organized. You have knowledge and technology for the hobby. You need to create your own pressing and grading services. Thank you for sharing your work station.

@lennygrossman9821 Год назад

I need some advice on unrolling a what appears to be a 100-year old document from Theodore Roosevelt it's like trying to unroll a torchship how would I soften the paper

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

I would speak to a conservationist or research paper conservation/restoration before I tried anything.

@kirbycarpenter9775 Год назад

Cleaning and pressing is not for me. I would rather pay someone. I just do not have the patience for this. Thanks for the video.

@MetalBum Год назад

And what if it gets damaged in the pressers possession. Or damaged in mail. Who pays who’s responsible. What if presser claim they didn’t damage? What if it got water damaged during pressing humidity

@tulpfiction9522 Год назад

Doubt pressers do your books this thorough, if at all

@fishdave40 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@bignothing909 Год назад

I jus got x men comic for ur guys e bay...soooo clean. ur guys sell high quality comics👌

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@jonbreece6688 Год назад

Thank you

@nighttigercomics7323 Год назад

Thanks for the great tips. I'm definitely going to apply them in my own conservation.

@steppingrazor9685 Год назад

Great video. I love seeing your process.

@darrensmith9564 Год назад

good video

@TK_junction Год назад

Great video. Thanks for doing this. Question, what thickness are the aluminum plates you used? I’m thinking of doing my own pressing just not sure how thick the plates are that I need. Much appreciated.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

One of kaptainmykes videos goes over different plates. The videos are on youtube.

@Aerros1 Год назад

Great vid. Really cool to see what goes into this, Including Dave's time.

@kevinhurt5331 Год назад

I’ve just started pressing thanks so much for this video any tips help.

@cybergrindin 11 месяцев назад

Your process is scary. I use silicone release paper in between each page

@futurepastvintagecollectables 11 месяцев назад

That is an interesting approach. I only do that when there are inserts or digital tabs.

@davidsterling1659 10 месяцев назад

Could you get out a pen date on the cover of a Journey into mystery 83 for me?? Dave

@futurepastvintagecollectables 10 месяцев назад

No, generally I can’t get pen ink out.

@acesontilt77 Год назад

Legitimate question. What did you have to do to your electrical in that room to support 12 presses? I cant put more than 2 on one breaker without it popping.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

I only use one press per circuit at a time. I have presses being powered by four circuits currently, and I run them together. Sometimes my lights start to flicker in my workshop when I have the tack iron and steamer on as well.

@acesontilt77 Год назад

@@futurepastvintagecollectables HAHA Ohh man that sounds just like me. I have 5 presses total. Only 2 per circuit can be on at a time. I have them in 3 diferent areas of the house. I was thinking about having an electrician come in and run a new line for me so I can keep everything in one room.

@DescendingClimax Год назад

Awesome video. Always wanted to do my own cleaning and pressing. Very nice detailed work you do. That Thor book came out awesome! Thanks for the video!

@gabesaquatics8495 Год назад

Great video! So useful! All the bests from Germany!

@leerogers5318 Год назад

Great video. I too press and clean comics and I have found out through years of doing so that no two people who 'Press & Clean' do it the exact same way. However, I do notice that comic people are quick to criticize others if they do not do the process their way. My saying is, "If it is stupid but it works, then it is not stupid". I have developed many of my own hacks and they all work. I would like to point out that anything you do to a comic for improving its condition is by definition 'Restoration'. Here is the definition of the word Restoration according to the dictionary: the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition.

@wylier 10 месяцев назад

True, but one has to understand the difference between professional restoration, and how they affect the issues grade.

@grogfuna7920 Год назад

Thank you for the detailed explanation and demo. The devil is in the details. Also, excellent camera work!

@rickyrivera9237 Год назад

Where do you get tge chamfer boards?

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

Rick from immaculatecomics.com has them.

@CBs_Bill_from_Montana Год назад

I don’t know if you’ll ever read this but I’ll ask anyways. At the 2:27 mark you have some boards on the table with graphs on them. Lots of comic guys have these. Can you explain why? I know it’s a cutting board but I’m curious why the graph ones are needed. Do you buy a special UV light?

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

Hey Bill. The graphed board has a texture that is no slip, so it’s a good place to look at a comic. When I work on a comic, I use a magazine board under it to flip it over and assure I don’t scratch it, etc. I don’t use peroxide or UV light. I just go old school and stick with what I know.

@CBs_Bill_from_Montana Год назад

@@futurepastvintagecollectables Thank you thank you!

@brianbarrick9583 Год назад

Great video, aways good to learn new things. I think I will try a cleaning and hope one day to get a press, thanks.

@nunyazbusiness6027 Год назад

i just wanna say that i am a huge fan of this channel. i like this video and really enjoy when ya guys go over the ins and outs of collecting. i love learning about this hobby and would recommend you guys to everyone.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

That makes us happy! Glad you like the videos, we love making them!

@precodepalace 9 месяцев назад

very helpful video, thank you!

@evilminky111 Год назад

Great stuff Dave and Rachel. Always good to see other people’s techniques and adapt and improve on your own skills.

@planetarizonacomics8248 Год назад

Hi Dave and Rachel. Thanks a lot for this vid. I’ve been pressing my own books for a year with some good results, but I never want to stop learning. I’ve been thinking about buying a tack iron since the beginning and have just never pulled the trigger. Can you tell me if the tack iron you use has a temperature adjust, and if so what temperature do you set it at? I bought one online yesterday that has a temperature adjust.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

185 +/-. See how the paper responds at lower and play with it a degree or two at a time. Start lower and build up.

@planetarizonacomics8248 Год назад

Sounds like a plan. Thanks

@noeserrano756 Год назад

I would love to see more of this but for more damage comics! Great job, very informant

@vasypher 28 дней назад

I’d love to know what temperature you have your tack iron set to. I purchased the same one.

@futurepastvintagecollectables 24 дня назад

The lowest setting, and it’s still hotter than I like. I really liked the hanger 9 brand, as the heat setting started at a much lower temp. I have been able to adapt, and it works fine.

@vasypher 24 дня назад

Perfect! Thanks so much for the reply. I’ve been doing the same, lowest setting. I’m keeping an eye out for a used non-digital Hanger 9 on eBay but have yet to see one.

@CleanCheapShots 4 месяца назад

You did a fantastic job of demonstrating this process. Can you still clean a book after it has been pressed? Or does the heat from the press make it harder to clean?

@futurepastvintagecollectables 4 месяца назад

You can. I always keep in mind to not over do it. Accepting that I may not improve a book as much as I would like to. I avoid risking harming a book more by over cleaning. Cleaning before pressing is best practice; it seems to work better, but I have had success afterwards as well.

@CleanCheapShots 4 месяца назад

@@futurepastvintagecollectables Thank you.

@Country_Club_Comics Год назад

Great video- since you really know what you're doing, I was wondering if you ever had success on removing canvassing? I always ask that of master pressers- have a few that need that issue pressed out. Thanks.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

I have, but it’s not easy and doesn’t always work. I use different products and I personally don’t get get pebbling or canvassing. I don’t use SRP paper or Teflon sheets.

@hammur2323 Год назад

Your amazing, thanks for showing us.

@DaveyX1 6 месяцев назад

Great work. Hoping I can learn more, I have many high valuable Bronze Age and some silver that I definitely want to get CGC graded. Thanks for your help.

@comicsandculture Год назад

12 presses. Holy moly. How high is that electric bill each month lol

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

Highest in the neighborhood, or at least that’s what my power bill says.

@comicsandculture Год назад

@@futurepastvintagecollectableslol

@kendallkidd20 Год назад

Very interesting meticulous work indeed

@TheSkinny001 Год назад

Really enjoyed this and learned a lot! Thank you

@govatos Год назад

Awesome! Been wanting to see you do something like this.

@smokonlytree 4 месяца назад

Awesome video!! Thank you for the close ups and many technics on approaching cleaning and pressing.

@alienboytoys Год назад

Amazing tips!! The best video I have found on RU-vid so far!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@JoeyRam. Год назад

Hey, I was watching your Amazon Store and saw that the Silicone release paper is unavailable. Is there any other you recommend?

@weekendwerewolf7157 Год назад

Conan the Barbarian 141, omg I love that issue. I started buying Conan that year because that's the year the movie came out, when I was a kid. I bought between 1 to 2 dozen Conan books but that issue is just my favorite. I buy it whenever I find it in high grade, I can't help it. Great video, I subscribed.

@monzsterman Год назад

I never knew this even existed. Really cool content. I have a decent collection of books but have not laid eyes on them in almost 30 years. They are bagged and have carefully been read once. I was wondering if you could do a video of content relating to the "care" of comics and things that should be done in long time storage that would help in preserving them. Thanks alot and keep the videos coming.

@dprescott1970 Год назад

Video was very informative

@MC-gz9et Год назад

Hi there, great video . I have question, what brand tacking iron do you use and Do you have any recommendations ? Plus what’s the temperature you are running it at ? I’m looking to buy one but I’m not sure which to get .

@Cuntycomics Год назад

Thank you for supplying the Amazon link to all the products you use, sorry I missed the link in my last comment ❤

@robertdick680 Год назад

Great job! Does the flat leather working tool have a more specific name?

@ArtizanMetal Год назад

I know people who use the 60lb sketch paper. You seem to use the 100 lb. What issues might I have with the 60?

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

I don’t really know. I have no issues with what I use so I don’t switch to another weight.

@ArtizanMetal Год назад

@@futurepastvintagecollectables okay buddy. I'll see how the 60 turns out since that's what I already have.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

As long as it doesn’t stick to the book or pull ink off, you’re good.

@sonnycoelho1752 Год назад

This was so interesting! Where did you learn all of these techniques, was it mostly through trial and error? The books look so much better!

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

Kaptain Myke’s books and RU-vid channel is at the core of what I do. I have watched tons of other videos and I’m on several FB groups as well.

@Alucard_76 Год назад

Thanks Dave and Rachel...great add today like always U give me the confidence to grab mom's iron and flat a chunk of books after I saw u do it so Easy. I have no ball to do it before.🤣 But now .. Just kidding .!! .nice job and amazing close up to defects . .love it !!😉👍 Pd who are the art work in your walls in the office looks great 😉🤘

@hape361 6 месяцев назад

I would love to see more of this. Very informative and interesting to watch. Thank you.

@antoniofernandez4330 Год назад

Love this deep dive into your method

@robdienzo3388 Год назад

Great informative video! I know you said you would only press your books (you had mentioned this before to me in a message when I asked if you do pressings for other people) but would you venture to possibly do Rachel's books? Or maybe let Rachel try under your supervision?

@BrooklynAvenue Год назад

Thanks so much, glad that I seem to be doing the same things you do, I only started last year, but it's a great hobby in of itself.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

It’s one of my favorite aspects of the hobby! Love doing it.

@sulumonlives4932 6 месяцев назад

I was fascinated, informed and entertained. Had no idea spine ticks could be mended 🤷🏽‍♂️

@corso_kid Год назад

This video gets a 9.8….. 12 pressers ? Wow… you are the real deal

@merchantslair Год назад

what press brand do you guys use?

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

I have mostly an older model of tussy.

@merchantslair Год назад

I'm not picky. i just need something that's good. what would you recommend for a beginner that will work magnificently? @@futurepastvintagecollectables

@robandkrissy 7 месяцев назад

Great video. I feel much better informed now!

@SteelCartel Год назад

Good meeting you bro at eccc hell destroyer comics here

@bestcore1214 Год назад

I've been mostly practicing on crappy comics for 5 years and have developed an excellent method. I've never incorporated the tack iron or steel ball into my method but after watching this I think it will be the missing key to get the best results possible. Thanks!

@shanecater560 Год назад

Great video …thanks very much

@silveragedc Год назад

Great video David!!

@justina3489 Год назад

Nice to see the process

@antoniofernandez4330 Год назад

This is what. Have been looking for

@stephenbyce Год назад

Just amazing 🎉

@GregMoore7 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the super informative video. You may wanna break out the ruler though cuz you either got some bad miscuts or trimming going on. I suspect right right side of that Conan 141 was trimmed 18:32. The top of the Thor book @ 4:56 also looked suspect, but who knows with that era of printing! Anyways, thanks again!

@futurepastvintagecollectables 6 месяцев назад

Well, the book is a bit low value to be wasting time with a trim. Possibly a miss-wrap. It’s interesting, I continue to develop my approach to cleaning and pressing with experience, and I assume in the coming years it will profoundly change. It’s changed since I’ve made this video.

@elongatedmusket7430 6 месяцев назад

Very helpful, thank you!

@ArtizanMetal Год назад

When I get greasy fingerprints on a fresh, modern book (especially on black front/back covers) are the flat, round cotton pads the best way to remove that?

@wylier 10 месяцев назад

If I were u I'd use a lightly damp cotton ball or wad of paper, add a bit of soap to it, and clean the stains / prints that way.

@portville1979 11 месяцев назад

Fantastic!

@PhattRobb Год назад

Gotta try for giveaway

@bigbymcflythecomicguy Год назад

Love your content! I'm also in the PDX area and have been a life long collector along with previously owning 2 shops for the better part of 20 years. Recently started a channel myself!- 😊 Subbed! (PS my personal account has been Subbed for a long time 😊)

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

Thanks for the comment! I’ll make sure and check your channel out!

@bigbymcflythecomicguy Год назад

@@futurepastvintagecollectables Thanks So much! Hope you guys did well at Frankenstein 😀

@joitwotheworld 8 месяцев назад

Great content, very informative

@Karatechopsin Год назад

I press and clean my personal comics and all of these tips are spot on.

@Johnny-dz6vl Год назад

Talking camera 😮 brilliant 😅

@ghostman7768 6 месяцев назад

Great work done well 😃👍🏻

@lennygrossman9821 Год назад

Potato chip

@ricbeau3761 Год назад

Excellent video. Me I have difficulty removing a none breaking fold. Even with press or tackle iron , there always remain a small fold. I hope to find how to remove it.

@futurepastvintagecollectables Год назад

Tip- get a smaller tack iron (a crafting unit, it has a very small flat surface) for those types of stress marks. Go super slow, and move the chamfers board a bit to get better contact. Experiment with different methods. You will get more proficient.

@ricbeau3761 Год назад

@@futurepastvintagecollectables thank you for your advice, I will try it 👍