Spine Roll Correction - Advanced Methods for Comic Book Cleaning & Pressing

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Spine Roll Correction - Advanced Methods for Comic Book Cleaning & Pressing - CPR CGC CBCS PGX

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In the video, I describe the issue of spine roll and the process of correcting it. This is meant to be a shorter video without the detailed cleaning I usually perform. My results aren't perfect, but I do make significant improvements on the two test books. (I am somewhat of a perfectionist. So I sold myself a little short during the "reveal" part of the video. After looking at the before and after photos I realized that is was a big improvement). Watch the video and you decide! As always, practice practice practice!
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@mikeyanddaddy 2 жыл бұрын

What I do is cut the corners towards you on the bending insert backing board so you can see the corners of the comic top and bottom meet as you press the spine....my perfection❤ ..peace out Michael

@epicomicologycomics 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thanks for sharing.

@harrygraham7446 2 жыл бұрын

Would like to see a video where you align a book that has off center staples, for some reason these give me fits! Thanks for sharing all the great info.

@willsweetin2313 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude. I saw vids where people do it in the press and not with the tack. I feel like your way is much better for the staples. Keep up the good work and keep making vids for us noob pressers. Much love from CanadaLand

@epicomicologycomics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, the original video and guide from Myke shows him using the press to remake the spine. That may be a little easier with a clamshell t-shirt press but no so much with my dry mount. I have seen others comment that they also use the tacking iron. So I am not alone in this method. It is definitely hard to get perfect and the improvement should be weighed against possible damage to the book.

@mr.hnmkomics9173 2 жыл бұрын

is it posible to send a comics to you for a press and clean for me to send it to cgc?

@voodoomaestro4295 2 жыл бұрын

I've fixed them with my press, with the Hangar 9, or a combo of both. Whatever works! Great video!

@epicomicologycomics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@stevenhulk4042 2 жыл бұрын

Talk about coincidence- I just had the same issue with tarzan 17! Sorted mine out using heat press to remove the old spine and again to create the new spine - good result too

@kyledamato3399 2 жыл бұрын

Subbed. Been binge watching your videos! Keep up the great work! Hopefully we will see some grade bumps from resubmissions soon!👍

@epicomicologycomics 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And yes, that is the most requested video. As soon as I get my last batch back from CGC, I will make an update video.

@kyledamato3399 2 жыл бұрын

@@epicomicologycomics awesome cant wait! I do have one question if you dont mind though! Im looking to buy a press but im kind of on a tight budget, what would you recommend?

@epicomicologycomics 2 жыл бұрын

@@kyledamato3399 You are looking at about $150-200 for an entry level press. Check out this one (it's pretty popular): www.amazon.com/dp/B07MRFF1FL/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_SCKYEFYV3F4YETTXNVEY?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

@kyledamato3399 2 жыл бұрын

@@epicomicologycomics awesome thank you so much! Right in my price range! I bought it!

@stevef3453 2 жыл бұрын

Super helpful !

@toasty-toast 2 жыл бұрын

Could you make a dedicated spine tick fixing video please ?

@FREEFROMITALL 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, hoping you see this, not relevant to this video but i wanted to put it on your most recent video. I must have had a TINNNY fragment of debris that i wound up pressing into my cardstock cover so now there is a very very very tiny dent im trying a hot shot method with steam but its not working , do you have any recommendations?

@sebastianstanescu1613 2 жыл бұрын

Do you do commissions? I have a high priced book and I'm looking for someone to correct some flaws on it.

@grahamcracker9050 2 жыл бұрын

That is a cool way to do that!! Just wondering what temp on tack iron is to be safely set?

@epicomicologycomics 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't go over "3" on the iron. When I work on dents, it is usually around 2.5 or so.

@seanhartford1301 5 ай бұрын

How often do you burn yours when tack ironing?

@epicomicologycomics 5 ай бұрын

I've never burned a book. As long as you keep the temp down and don't hold it in one place, it won't be an issue.

@gabrielbien-willner2509 6 ай бұрын

What temp.do you use on the tack iron?

@epicomicologycomics 6 ай бұрын

Great question... usually a 2.5. I don't go above a 3 for anything comic related. And you don't want to keep it in one place for long.

@gabrielbien-willner2509 6 ай бұрын

@epicomicologycomics thanks... what is the make? Do you know what temp that equates to in Fahrenheit or Celsius?

@electrontransferconduit657 2 жыл бұрын

Is there any possibilty of removing light scratches from a book? Googling returned nothing for me. Have a couple books that are mostly black front/back and noticed some scratches from poor bagging upon inspection. Mainly 90's books with the super gloss.

@epicomicologycomics 2 жыл бұрын

Ugh! I know exactly what you are talking about! Those black back covers were brutal, especially for the ASM 298-301 run. Scratches/scuffs are unfortunately permanent. Sometime wiping with the swifter pad can mitigate them though. Sorry I didn't have better news for you!

@electrontransferconduit657 2 жыл бұрын

@@epicomicologycomics Got ya. Ill have to try that out. In your opinion, how bad does that get a ding in the grading dept all else being great? Not major or color breaking to really degrade from the look. Just if you hit them in the light just right you see them.

@wheeljack0 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a link to where you get your SRP paper from please? Trying to find some to give this a go.

@epicomicologycomics 2 жыл бұрын

If you are just starting out, this is the paper I use: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08M44G72B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Others usually mover to bulk, but this stuff works great. Just cut the sheets in half using and exacto knife and straight edge.

@wheeljack0 2 жыл бұрын

@@epicomicologycomics Just found it, thank you so much

@wheeljack0 2 жыл бұрын

@@epicomicologycomics Just had a go at this & it worked really well. Thanks again for the help. Hope you do lots more video's

@OomaGooma 2 жыл бұрын

I’d be nervous as hell trying to iron a comic book.

@bobbybrooks4826 Жыл бұрын

All 'improvements' that degrade in time chests the customer..., if you had a book that you processed This way it's GOING TO BE DONE SHORTLY BEFORE YOU SEND IT FOR GRADING AND ITS NOT GOING TO SPEND ANY TIME OUT OF A TIGHT MYLAR/BOARD WRAP...IT LITERALLY MIGHT BE IN A PRESS UNTIL ITS SENT IN FOR GRADING SUCH THAT IT ONLY WILL BE UNPRESSED FOR THE few minutes TIME ITS GRADED

@ChienandKun 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. Hmm. My understanding of 'spine roll' seems different from this. I've heard this condition you feature in your video referred to as 'Miswrap'. This is important because, apparently a miswrap is a 'printing error', which is apparently overlooked by CGC. Meaning that here you are trying to 'correct' something that wouldn't be graded against by them, and in the process are putting an entirely new crease in your book in order to alter it to look like it was missing its printing error. I do not see how putting new damage into a book would increase its value at all.

@joyofcardboard3230 Жыл бұрын

As he mentioned in the beginning of the video, a miswrap is a totally different condition. The books he shows here literally have the spines rolled out of position, made obvious by the staples being in the wrong orientation and the page leafs being misaligned. In a miswrap the spine is not rolled, thus the staples will be in the correct orientation and the page leafs will be aligned. They are two independent conditions - a book could have either one or both conditions.

@ChienandKun Жыл бұрын

@@joyofcardboard3230 So that justifies putting an entirely new crease in the book and trying to press it so it looks like you didn't?

@ChienandKun Жыл бұрын

And doing this supposedly *adds* value to the book? Ridiculous.

@joyofcardboard3230 Жыл бұрын

@@ChienandKun yes.

@joyofcardboard3230 Жыл бұрын

@@ChienandKun also it's not an entirely new crease. It's the one that was there to begin with, when the book was made. The one that rolled around to the front.