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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jul 4, 2019 8:33:07 GMT -8
(This is "shrewbeer".) I think they're walking up to the line, if not crossing it, of restoration with their "stain removal techniques", but you have to give them credit for taking the risk of publishing. Yeah, we were talking about it here.
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jan 15, 2020 10:08:26 GMT -8
In a few days I should have some pics to show you from a process I developed over 10 years ago. I call it OSR (Original State Restoration) or "Smoothing."
It's not pressing per se, but it achieves the same (and in many cases, better) results.
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Post by Bats on Jan 15, 2020 11:26:14 GMT -8
In a few days I should have some pics to show you from a process I developed over 10 years ago. I call it OSR (Original State Restoration) or "Smoothing." It's not pressing per se, but it achieves the same (and in many cases, better) results. Now this I have to see
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Post by 50 Fiddy on Jan 16, 2020 7:14:38 GMT -8
In a few days I should have some pics to show you from a process I developed over 10 years ago. I call it OSR (Original State Restoration) or "Smoothing." It's not pressing per se, but it achieves the same (and in many cases, better) results. Very interesting. Can't wait to see it.
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Post by Stu on Jan 16, 2020 8:22:17 GMT -8
I like the name
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Jan 16, 2020 16:56:18 GMT -8
I like the name Right- Call it like it is and go from there. It's like calling Hulk 180 Wolverine's 1st appearance without freaking out that 181's value is going to sink. It's restoration- just a minor form of it when compared to all the other stuff that is done to make comics look original, and as I like to point out, in some situations it can occur naturally in the wild, depending on the severity.
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Post by Bats on Jan 17, 2020 3:08:49 GMT -8
I'd like to mention I've patented the 6 month encyclopaedia press...
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jan 18, 2020 15:48:04 GMT -8
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jan 18, 2020 19:29:44 GMT -8
I'd like to mention I've patented the 6 month encyclopaedia press... No way man,I did back in 91.Britannica Presto Process©
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jan 18, 2020 19:31:52 GMT -8
Looks great Ditch!Have you tried with positive results on cover stock? Take some hot dog buns to that sauce,Wonder Bread brand or knock off.I know you like whole grain healthy stuff,but I worry about indentions
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Jan 18, 2020 21:53:52 GMT -8
Very nice! I assume you'll be watching in case the paper's memory returns.
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Post by Bats on Jan 19, 2020 5:42:00 GMT -8
In a few days I should have some pics to show you from a process I developed over 10 years ago. I call it OSR (Original State Restoration) or "Smoothing." It's not pressing per se, but it achieves the same (and in many cases, better) results. Here they are: Amazing Spider-Man #102 (Left) Astonishing Tales #9 (Right)These two books were irritating me because I couldn't put them in a box with other comics - they were so stiff and warped that they would have dented and bent the adjacent books. So the goal here was simply to fix that problem. I acquired them as part of a collection I purchased. They seller told me that they fell in water, and that by the time he fished them out the covers had mostly disintegrated. By the amount of staple rust, I think they were in the water for quite some time. There's BBQ sauce all over the front of the AT9 too, so I'm not sure what he was doing with these two poor comics, but they've been through hell. Maybe a backyard pool party accident or something. Anyway, they've been fixed now, so I can put them in with the rest of my collection. And the pages are nice and supple now, so they are easy to read. Are you keeping the process a secret...?
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jan 19, 2020 11:04:19 GMT -8
Looks great Ditch!Have you tried with positive results on cover stock? Take some hot dog buns to that sauce,Wonder Bread brand or knock off.I know you like whole grain healthy stuff,but I worry about indentions Oh sure. These two beater-readers just didn't happen to have covers. Every process has it's pros and cons. This one does really well with certain defect types, less well with others. Experience tells you which process to use given the types of defects you are trying to correct/improve. Some books require multiple processes/approaches done in a certain order. This particular process integrates well with other processes - some don't. It's also a very gentle process, so it's almost immune to process-induced defects. But, in the end, it's just one solution among many that can be used.
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jan 19, 2020 11:10:43 GMT -8
Looks great Ditch!Have you tried with positive results on cover stock? Take some hot dog buns to that sauce, Wonder Bread brand or knock off.I know you like whole grain healthy stuff,but I worry about indentions Reminds me of when all those nuts were rubbing Wonder Bread on their books to remove soiling.
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jan 19, 2020 11:29:47 GMT -8
Very nice! I assume you'll be watching in case the paper's memory returns. Yes. Paper memory is actually a very interesting topic related to stress. Reversion occurs more frequently when stress is 'added' to correct a defect. It's less likely to occur when stress is 'removed' to correct a defect. This is because undamaged paper fibers want to return to their original state, which in the case of paper manufacturing is a flat sheet. For example, regarding the two books above, they were subjected to uneven stresses when they dried which warped the books and made them stiff. You could actually 'hear' the pages crackling when the book was opened or pages turned (a sign of extreme stress). When I relaxed the fibers and removed the stresses, it was very easy to coax the fibers back to their original state.
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