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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jan 19, 2020 11:34:26 GMT -8
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...? No, I'll be revealing all the details through interpretive dance.
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Post by Stu on Jan 19, 2020 12:07:01 GMT -8
Are you keeping the process a secret...? No, I'll be revealing all the details through interpretive dance. Yeeeaaah!
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Post by Bats on Jan 19, 2020 12:43:06 GMT -8
Are you keeping the process a secret...? No, I'll be revealing all the details through interpretive dance.
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Post by steveinthecity on Jan 20, 2020 17:24:23 GMT -8
No, I'll be revealing all the details through interpretive dance. We'll have to wait and buy the book, I guess.
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jan 23, 2020 10:42:55 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. Well,that's what I was referring to.It does clean what I call cover rub nicely,like on the white of those old Evil Kneivel bronze adds on back covers
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Post by steveinthecity on Jan 24, 2020 2:44:00 GMT -8
Reminds me of when all those nuts were rubbing Wonder Bread on their books to remove soiling. Well,that's what I was referring to.It does clean what I call cover rub nicely,like on the white of those old Evil Kneivel bronze adds on back covers Years ago I tried using those Mars/Eberhard white erasers, but haven't tried Wonder Bread. The eraser didn't work too well.
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Jan 24, 2020 21:04:56 GMT -8
Well,that's what I was referring to.It does clean what I call cover rub nicely,like on the white of those old Evil Kneivel bronze adds on back covers Years ago I tried using those Mars/Eberhard white erasers, but haven't tried Wonder Bread. The eraser didn't work too well. I found they work better for me once a wide surface area has been exposed from rubbing on drawing paper. On the comic I'd barely rub the eraser in one direction over an 'obvious' spot, and I usually can tell right away whether or not the "soil" will come of (this way). If it doesn't start 'catching' on the cover (the eraser grabbing and beginning to lift the dirt) after several (7-9) light swipes, I stop.
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Post by Bats on Jan 25, 2020 5:55:38 GMT -8
We'll have to wait and buy the book, I guess. Ditch's Guide to Smoothing
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jan 25, 2020 10:29:31 GMT -8
We'll have to wait and buy the book, I guess. Don't hold your breath.
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jan 25, 2020 10:38:30 GMT -8
Reminds me of when all those nuts were rubbing Wonder Bread on their books to remove soiling. Well,that's what I was referring to.It does clean what I call cover rub nicely,like on the white of those old Evil Kneivel bronze adds on back covers It can remove some soiling because of the vegetable oil in the bread. Just ask the ancient Greeks - that's how they cleaned themselves...oiled up and then scraped it off with a stick. But rubbing vegetable oil all over your comic book isn't generally considered to be a good idea.
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jan 25, 2020 11:04:03 GMT -8
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Post by steveinthecity on Jan 25, 2020 14:03:40 GMT -8
Why are Wolvie and Daredevil so angry? It has something to do with that stuffed sock they're standing next to, doesn't it?
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jan 26, 2020 13:22:32 GMT -8
Why are Wolvie and Daredevil so angry? It has something to do with that stuffed sock they're standing next to, doesn't it?
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Post by vintagecomics on Feb 25, 2021 9:02:19 GMT -8
Well, this was an interesting read.
Another 'he said, she said' mystery with lots of angst and emotion to go around.
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Post by vintagecomics on Feb 25, 2021 9:38:54 GMT -8
I believe that pressing should have been considered restoration from day one. It was considered restoration from day one, then CGC/Steve Borock came to town and told everybody it was perfectly acceptable and they bought it. Now there's an entire industry devoted to the pressing of books to increase the "value". Borock said it was undetectable.
If you're running a business and your job is to detect things then why would you set up your business to detect something that is undetectable the MAJORITY OF THE TIME? You wouldn't.
People don't like that it's undetectable and blamed Borock for it, which is ridiculous.
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