Tape Repair Never?4388
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shanbo5150 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| So I have a Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen # 35 with a completely loose fron cover, BC intact. It's obviously low grade. So is the trade saying that use of carefully applied archival document repair tape will further lower the grade? | ||
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 Ima gonna steal this and look for some occasion to use it!
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IronMan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| No, archival tape repair of the type you speak of will not further lower the grade. It also may not improve the grade. Welcome to the boards  |
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shanbo5150 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by IronMan Thanks. With a fully detached cover I'd prefer to repair it, so appreciate the feedback.   |
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DocBrown private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I think using archival tape is perfect in this situation (and others like it.) I had a Justice League #1 (1960) that was neatly popped at both staples. I didn't want the cover to be at risk for further damage, so I carefully put two small pieces of tape at each staple, just so that cover wouldn't be loose. It doesn't improve the grade, but it does put the cover at a lower risk for further damage. And when you have a cover that's a bit brittle at the spine, as this one clearly is, but is nowhere near worth the cost to professionally restore it, some archival tape along the inside would help it from chipping further. The real question here is...if Jimmy's so mad at Superman, why are they literally standing back to back...? And doesn't Jimmy know that that glass could cut somebody...? |
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nikki666666 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @DocBrown I think the superman in the picture must be a life size souvenir mannequin that Jimmy owns - otherwise it makes no sense! and yes, he would have been better off ensuring that he was breaking the glass in a safe environment.. safety eyewear should have been used as well! | ||
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DocBrown private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by nikki666666 That's got to be it. Brilliant deduction!  Quote: Originally Posted by nikki That's what I'm saying!  |
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