Pressing Questions621

Originally Posted by earthshaker01
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Originally Posted by Stelbert_Stylton
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Originally Posted by earthshaker01
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Originally Posted by Stelbert_Stylton
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Originally Posted by earthshaker01
Don't be nervous about getting book press. It is easy to do and odds of them damaging your book are slim to none.

LOL, you're talking to the wrong guy. I'm just curious if this is standard practice among pressers. Seems like he's not taking responsibility if he ruins your comic? Don't pressers have insurance for that kind of thing?

Talking to the wrong guy. Lol get a panther press and some Absorene dry cleaning clay and practice. Set your panther press at between 175 and 190 degrees, and press for about 20 minutes. 25 tops. Then immediately into a cold press for at least an hour.
When you put comic in press I put a magazine board down first on bottom pad, then a piece of parchment paper down or teflon sheet. Then add a hint of moisture to the comic by passing it briefly in front of a clothes steamer. Remember just a hint of steamer which weakens the paper and allows it to become plyable. Then put comic into press and add another piece of parchment paper on top of comic then another magazine board. Close press.
When closing you want to have it close with as much pressure as you can to get handle down kind of snap down secure. There is an adjustment for how tight press closes so you can adjust it to comic thicknesses.
So now you have your book in press sandwiched between two magazine boards on the outer, and two parachment papers between that with comic in middle. Hmmmm.... why parchment paper. Well that makes sure there is no sticking of comic covers to press which could take place when removing from press.
Ok so timer goes off. Release from press. The move comic as quickly and safely as possible to another press set up exactly the same but with NO HEAT. Why you ask. Well when you take comic out of heat pressing it will want to slowly curl up just a little along opening edge of book.. so the cold press allows book to cool down for an hour or so and when you open it. It will be super flat.
Oh I mentioned Absorene dry cleaning clay. Think of play doh with dry cleaning solution in ot. Make a palm size ball and lightly roll across soiled areas. This will only remove dirt and not water or oil stains. I have used this to lift dark areas or light dirty areas from old comics.
You must be careful with this stuff in that if you go too fast near an edge you might grab and open edge and pull it up bending it. I have used this as a mild eraser technique, but only rub from the middle toward the outside of comic, never starting from and edge and rubbing or rolling toward middle as you might pull, wrinkle or rip and edge.
So if you are trying to get a stubborn non color breaking crease out and it kind of comes out but it's still subtlety there, repeat process.
But what do I know.

Again you misunderstand. I am anti-pressing, have been for 16 years, ever since CGC surreptitiously forced the hobby to accept it. I will never press a book and I believe CGC could detect it if they wanted to, but that would cost them too much money (both in CPR submissions and actually detecting it). Pressing is restoration and I would never buy a book that I knew was pressed.

"It will be super flat."

That's a good thing?

Lol this is almost comical. Do you think CGC defined pressing as a standard or if it is defined as restoration vs conservation.

Originally Posted by earthshaker01
My Aunt is one of the world's most respected book and paper restorers. Currently some of her restored books are on display at the Louve in France. She clearly states conservation vs restoration is clearly defined and always has been.

Originally Posted by earthshaker01
I am glad some people don't press their books. That will allow me to continue to have some of the highest graded books out there.

Originally Posted by earthshaker01
You don't think a golden age book comes out of a 70 year old collection and just gets a 9.8 by pure chance do you?

Originally Posted by JWKyle
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Originally Posted by earthshaker01
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Originally Posted by jaeldubyoo
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Originally Posted by JWKyle
Just go this route

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And some old drek books and alot alot of trial and error until you find your sweet spot

That heat press is way too hot for pressing comics. If you notice the operating range is from 120°C (about 248° F)up. At the minimum temperature the heat will melt the ink and fuse the pages together on modern books. That would be too hot for any comic. BTW, the teflon sheet will make the cover too shiny. It's sad when guys buy a heat press and ruin books when they don't know what they're doing.

Does it look like I melted the comics I just posted at 9.8. As far as glossiness use parchment paper if you are concerned

Nope he was right I didn't see the high temp range of that press I linked. If it doesn't go down to 175 to 180 degrees Fahrenheit I wouldn't buy it. From what I've seen if you go too hot on a book it could get wavy

Originally Posted by MR_SigS
Is there a bunch of thread deleting happening here?
Glad some of you are quoting, or I wouldn't have been able to follow.