COMIC BOOKS Grading Tutorial - Lesson 35 (Dry Cleaning)

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@dashrendar99 7 жыл бұрын

Way back in the 1980's we used an "eraser shield" in drafting class. That works better than a sheet of typing paper to protect the areas you are trying not to touch with the eraser. And a cheapo 1" paint brush works to brush off your eraser crumbs. When you blow on the page, it's possible you could cause spit drops to reach the surface. I use a cotton cloth instead of a Kleenex to wipe away some of the eraser smudges afterwards. Another product that works very well is called Absorene. It's like play dough or silly putty that you can knead into small amounts and work it around like an eraser - this Absorene works on those yellow ads and other places where the dirt reaches into color areas.

@etanick1 7 жыл бұрын

I do have a tub of Absorene but I seem to have less success with them and more issues with the residues left behind :(

@ColtonWilson3000 9 жыл бұрын

Nice video, great to see so one teach probably the least invasive way to dryclean a book. I'm sure this will help out a lot of people.

@curtiscamron 9 жыл бұрын

Great video, crazy how much nicer it looked after.

@half-manhalf-amazing 9 жыл бұрын

Wow never knew about that!! Thanks Mr.Clean

@YorksCollection 8 жыл бұрын

This is incredible! I knew it would work. I was thinking of doing this a while back. Thanks for showing us how well it works :) Very well done. Now its time to go through my comics and see which ones I can clean and bring back to life!

@etanick1 8 жыл бұрын

+Mike York practice...practice..practice :) start small and be gentle.

@scotx1307 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the informational vid Nick! Very cool, I could see the difference being made almost immediately. I have often wondered if a softer art eraser would work on certain areas of a comic, but was too chicken to try it myself lol! I have seen the results of a regular, pink pencil eraser- not pretty. Comic collecting 101, taking us all to school once again lol!

@etanick1 9 жыл бұрын

***** you are welcome! if you see the other vid with the regular pink pencil eraser that I also loaded today, then that is a familiar to what you have seen before. No doubt, using the right eraser with a feather touch is the key :)

@Kinesicz 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Nick, I actually just found an old copy of Ms Marvel 1 that could use a back cover clean, I'm going to start practicing on some beaters this weekend

@etanick1 9 жыл бұрын

best of luck!

@beyondthemurk 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent technique.

@etanick1 6 жыл бұрын

thanks

@solid4stbend 9 жыл бұрын

Great tip Nick..I'd always wondered if there was any so called " home-made " method to improving the appearance of a book.. Appreciate the heads up ! :)

@etanick1 9 жыл бұрын

thanks Shannon..I made another dry clean video that I am loading right now...watch that one for sure to see more demonstrations and explanations.

@funeralbillii9172 8 жыл бұрын

SUBSCRIBED!! Thank you!

@etanick1 8 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@rwheatley0206 6 жыл бұрын

Great how to video

@herohunter81 9 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@ComixQuest 9 жыл бұрын

Nice Nick!! Yep a technique used to make your books improve the grade I would never attempt that!! LOL. I usually send my books to CCS & Heroes Restoration for Pressing & Dry Cleaning. Its been a big debate on pressing for years, The best kept secret until the last few years I personally don't care if it's been pressed or not. I would say if your buying slab bronze age, copper age etc. almost anything key its a good bet the book was pressed already. Great vid Nick.

@etanick1 9 жыл бұрын

yup...you can add that that many books that was pressed are likely been dry cleaned if needed...it is part of the service CCS or Heroes Restoration or any other pros in this business so what I show here is nothing new for those that used the pressing services over the past many years.

@brentkeller1213 9 жыл бұрын

Wow...Neat ...How about a video on cleaning / pressing too. Most people (myself included) aren't aware of the techniques used, history...etc......

@etanick1 9 жыл бұрын

I did a vid on Pressing but no demonstrations and you seen that vid way back.

@herohunter81 9 жыл бұрын

How much do extra staples affect the grade of a book? Would it help if I removed them? Thanks.

@etanick1 9 жыл бұрын

herohunter81 Was the extra staples added after production to hold the book together? if it is a manufacturing oddity then it won't hurt the grade. the answer to your question might be in this short discussion. boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=5053216

@corymaxwell709 5 жыл бұрын

Actually having extra staples or adding new ones will effect your grade they look at that at a grading company.

@KennethBrownComics 9 жыл бұрын

I don't know if you've already done this but do you have a tutorial on pressing and cleaning a color area like a cover

@etanick1 9 жыл бұрын

there is no way to clean the colored area of the cover without causing a loss in the color....so the only method I recommend clean the colored area of the back or the front cover is use a soft tissue and wipe as in the way I demonstrated in the vid. Some people use Obsorene as in this old vid to clean the front cover and I have tried it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jOClaJOJ0dvYfXU.html I don't like the residues that are left behind and Obsorene has left colored off the cover when I tried it on beaters and readers so I don't use it. I don't have a tutorial on how to press but I did do a vid on what pressing is and what flaws can and cannot be fix with pressing. The link to that vid is below in case you have never watched it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htVhlMSlytrPYJ8.html

@KennethBrownComics 9 жыл бұрын

thanks nick

@etanick1 9 жыл бұрын

Kenneth Brown you are welcome...hopefully that pressing video will answer some questions for you

@vegathevictor 7 жыл бұрын

Use an erasing shield

@herohunter81 9 жыл бұрын

Is this considered restoration? I'd think so. Thanks.

@etanick1 9 жыл бұрын

no....every professional pressing companies offered this service to clean and press your book to improve the grade. Wet cleaning is considered restoration but dry cleaning as in pressing, have been around for decades :) many people just don't care to know it...LOL

@etanick1 9 жыл бұрын

p.s. I would be out of my mind to post video to teach anyone to restore books...might as hell shut down the channel before the witch hunt and the pitch forks come out.

@TheSickNeeds 8 жыл бұрын

+eta nick Its not adding something to the book. Its taking away what wasn't originally there...the dirt....so it is restoring the book to closer to its original condition......Call it "preservation" and people wouldn't have an issue with it.... Its just the word "Restoration" that freaks people out and makes them judge it before thinking about it because they are use to hearing like things about colour touch ups which deviously hide colour breaks in a book or actually adding missing pieces to a book.....those are methods of Hiding flaws.....cleaning when done correctly removes the flaw...the dirt! You don't want to get a dirty book graded and seal the dirt in....thats an awful idea. You bag and board a book to preserve it so if people always called cleaning "Preservation" everyone would jump for joy and think its great.

@Inconvenient_NPC 6 жыл бұрын

This is evidently an old comic and it has clearly sustained a lot of unfortunate wear over the years. This technique is great for comics that have very minimum damage, but for a comic that has sustained this much damage... I think you would need to send it to a genuine comic restoration specialist.