Advanced Comic Book Dry Cleaning Techniques Revealed!

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Advanced Comic Book Dry Cleaning Techniques Revealed!

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Today we are continuing our comic book clean and press video series in which we will dry clean this nice mid-grade Golden Age Comic Book as part of our Crack, Clean, Press, and Resubmit video series.
Our candidate comic book is a copy of All American Comics #83, from 1947, graded by CGC as a 5.0 with White Pages. Although issue #83 is not a key issue, it is a golden age issue of an important DC title and does include a 12 page Green Lantern story, as well as a 7 page Dr. Mid-Nite. I purchased this comic book for $189 plus shipping and taxes, with the intention of performing a crack, clean, press, and resubmit to CGC.
All American Comics #83 has only 12 universal copies in the CGC Census, and at 5.0 our copy is mid-pack in the census, with 7 copies graded higher, but that if we can stretch the grade to a 6.5, we would be at the edge of the top quartile with only 4 graded higher.
This video series will cover all aspects of Comic Book CCPR: Crack, Clean, Press, and Resubmit. We will cover how to evaluate a comic book CCPR candidate, crack open a slabbed comic book, clean and press the comic, and send if off to get re-graded to maximize value. This process is the same whether you are dealing with a PGX, CBCS, or CGC slab.
#comicbooks #comicbookcollecting
#comicbookcleanandpress #comicbookcpr #comicbookccpr #comicbookconservation #comicbookdrycleaning #dccomics #allamericancomics #greenlantern #goldenagecomics
List of materials and tools I use for cleaning and pressing comic books and links to purchase them on Amazon:
Resource Books
Comic Book CPR: amzn.to/3OVR9fe
Comic Book Stain Removal and Whitening: amzn.to/3d9kPIE
Comic Book Pressing and Cleaning: A How To Guide: amzn.to/3BRu4Hw
Equipment
Tusy Press: amzn.to/3YqNzjt
10X Magnifying lamp with LED ring light: amzn.to/3XTnPMH
UV LED Flashlight for detecting Restoration: amzn.to/3SGrSbh
3M P95 Respirator for use with organic solvents: amzn.to/3DdqE1B
Dry Cleaning Tools
Pentel Clic Eraser that i prefer: amzn.to/3A7d5jo
Refills for Pentel Clic Eraser: amzn.to/3p9kSHe
Staedler Mars Vinyl Eraser: amzn.to/3BUGDC1
Prismacolor Magic Rub White Block Eraser: amzn.to/3zNq5Ju
Kneaded Eraser: amzn.to/3bHeQdL
Absorene Putty: amzn.to/3djmxr4
Mini Eraser: amzn.to/3QhxAzE
Prismacolor Art Gum Eraser: amzn.to/3JGchoQ
Dotting tools for hand-working creases and dents: amzn.to/3Abampe
Sticker Removal Tool: amzn.to/3Pbg2Uj
LEDs for Photo Bleaching: amzn.to/3AaEb9d
Galvanized Wire for making staples: amzn.to/3QNXZol
Magazine Backer Boards: amzn.to/3S6h6KQ
65 lb Card Stock: amzn.to/3MwBtQa
Strathmore Bristol Paper for pressing: amzn.to/3qAQb1q
Aluminum plate for pressing: amzn.to/3EDDZlv
Crepe Square Eraser: amzn.to/3Dlq4ym
Wet Cleaning Tools
Un-Du: amzn.to/3dmQSok
Mister spray bottle, darkened for H2O2: amzn.to/3nqKT70
Photography tray for wet cleaning: amzn.to/3dgpUyQ
Non-woven polyester sheet or Remay for wet cleaning: amzn.to/3ZpnOPB
Ultra-Fine Stainless Steel Forceps: amzn.to/3N806CJ
Stainless Steel micro-spatula: amzn.to/3W0EBIc
Teflon-coated micro-spatula: amzn.to/3JGyJ19
Methyl Cellulose: amzn.to/3QhfL3y
Wheat Paste: amzn.to/3MXL2s2
Calcium Hydroxide: amzn.to/3zHXs0p
Bestine Solvent: amzn.to/3VpyYDi
Triton X-100: amzn.to/3GGg0Ch
Slabbed Comic Books for sale on Shortboxed:
Shortboxed.com/...
My eBay Store (raw comics & more!):
www.ebay.com/u...
You can also support the channel by following the associate link below to shop on Amazon:
amzn.to/3EsYHnn

Пікірлер: 25

@FlyingLComics 6 ай бұрын

What an amazing difference Dr. Paul! Cleaning these colors are always a challenge, because once you lift it, there’s no turning back. You did a wonderful job cleaning this cover and very impressive as always.😊

@DrPaulKosnik 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Captain Larry! Looking forward to your next project on @FlyingLComics!

@highgrade_keys 5 ай бұрын

Awesome job, Dr. Paul!

@DrPaulKosnik 5 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly High-Grade Keys!

@greensfiend1 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video. Your knowledge nuggets are invaluable. Keep up the great work!

@DrPaulKosnik 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Greensfiend!

@peteralachi3888 6 ай бұрын

I have used different erasers for different age comics. I have lifted red, yellow, and blue in the past and the black can lift and fade also. Looks great already Dr Paul. Great job.

@DrPaulKosnik 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Peter! Dry cleaning with erasers is definitely an art and one benefits from lots of practice on different kinds of comics of different eras.

@michaelmayrend313 6 ай бұрын

Nice job of cleaning the pencil. I think the stains in the dialogue balloon around the phrase "What do I do now?" would benefit from a short blue light treatment. Maybe no peroxide, just the light for one or two hours after the book has been humidified. Another great video. Thank you for sharing your techniques and thinking.

@DrPaulKosnik 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael. That sounds like a sensible conservative approach. 👍🏽

@michaelmayrend313 6 ай бұрын

@@DrPaulKosnik Well, I try to be sensible, and usually incremental, in my approach while still having fun. Thanks for considering my idea.

@Johnny-dz6vl 6 ай бұрын

Very nice result, well done 😊

@DrPaulKosnik 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Johnny!

@thisweatherisbullshit 6 ай бұрын

Kenny is a wizard. I have to send my more fun 54 to him for tape removal and a whole work up.

@DrPaulKosnik 6 ай бұрын

He really is Ryan! He has my All Star Comics 3 at the moment...

@pbales8951 6 ай бұрын

Nice to hear you using those engineering terms... crumbly and grabby. 😉

@DrPaulKosnik 6 ай бұрын

Right? It’s also less plastic-y.

@murrayc9615 6 ай бұрын

Have you ever tried using an Absorene dry eraser sponge? It's great for lifting dirt, doesn't remove color, and you can wash it to remove tee crud after using on a number of books

@DrPaulKosnik 6 ай бұрын

Murray yes I have used them…as you say, they are great, I’ve found especially for lifting dust shadows or when the entire comic book has a layer of spoiling. I didn’t know you could wash them, tell me more about that-just soap and water?

@PluckedMyLastNerve 6 ай бұрын

Steady hands = Great Results!

@DrPaulKosnik 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Plucked!

@CarlBeatty 6 ай бұрын

Love your channel, any tips for removing ball point pen.

@DrPaulKosnik 6 ай бұрын

Carl, ball point pen removal is difficult. There are some folks who have had some success if it's on a white area, but i'm not aware of anyone successfully removing it over colored ink without also removing the colored ink. The problem is it's just too similar chemically to the inks used to print the comic book, so anything that removes the ball point pen is going to remove the inks used to print the comic book as well.