Who’s run into any of these issues?

Great info! I bought a press forever ago but don't think I'll ever get around to learning how to use it.

Great video. Lots of good info. Thx.

Great video, very good info! I really like the tip about there not being a one size fits all strategy. In my opinion, the planning stage is the most important part of pressing. I like to make a unique plan for every book and list the planned steps on a sticky note... then, just check it off as I go. Of course, sometimes you run into unforeseen issues, but with experience.. that seems to be happening less and less

Awesome! Thank you for that.

Great information! Keep up the good work.

Great points, I messed up early on and used wax paper as my buffer - long story short I turned a 9.6 into a 4.0😊

Great advice -thank you so much for this posting. I have been pressing my books at about 165 and it was too hot! I was having sticking issues so I'm going to try my Avengers #1 at 135 for 20 minutes and then let it cool for 2 hours as per your instructions. I've got my fingers crossed

Good stuff. I've run into all these issues! Seems like you and I started around the same time and have travelled similar paths in our cleaning and pressing! Remember absorbine putty and trying to clean with it lol? I love the sponge though it works great! Keep up the great work!

Thru experimentation and a little ingenuity, I have been able to come to a point where I can press any comic without leaving that board crease/warp line from using a board to prevent staple dimples. It works like a charm and took me less than a few days to figure out. In addition, it has nothing to do with chamfering the board that prevents the staple dimples during the press.

When it comes to cold pressing my opinion on how long to leave the book in the press depends on how much humidity you introduced to the book. Just my 2cents

Great video! I have been guilty of using too much pressure and having the staples sink in.

Thanks for posting this info. I'm not new to comics but I am fairly new to dry cleaning and I've yet to buy a press (Christmas is coming!). I do use cotton pads and the absorene sponge but I've yet to decide what type of eraser to use on white areas. The first book I tried anything on was a beat up daredevil book, not a grail by any means and it has a taped spine. It was filthy and at first, I used the Mr. Clean sponge. While it worked great on the DD books back cover, overall I found it to be far too abrasive as it did rub off color. I won't use it any longer because of that. My Wife has a steamer for her clothes and my thought was to use that to humidify book before pressing. Still, I need to decide what press to get though I lean to the 15 X 15 size digital presses I've seen, just not sure which brand, if it makes a difference. I am intrigued by your use of hydrogen peroxide for dust shadows and in general for whitening back covers. Spray bottles are easy to find at .99 cent stores. I've got plenty of print paper and backing boards but not magazine size. I was also taken by your thought about SRP and teflon sheets. I may not even try them at all. I did want to hear about press weight and temperature and you did enhance my understanding of that part of the process. Sorry for the long rant. You're the first poster I've seen to go into any depth and I, for one, appreciate every word. Now, I've gotta get myself a press as I have a number of test books that range from needing a simple press and others that need a good C&P. As for my extensive collection of Silver age Marvels, I likely would send many of those out to professional people instead of risking my amateur hand on them. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge on this process.

From what I have seen in terms of heat, once you get to about 185 degrees f you will run the risk of pulling off ink from books.

Hi, what are the specs on the metal plate for your heat press and where to pick up? If you have a link, that would be helpful. Thanks

I cooked a modern book by accident. Quite a valuable one too. I’m very angry at myself. So the pages did come apart. But they are ruined. The cover is perfect. What kind of grade would that come out as do you think? Thanks for the video! Much appreciated

Does anyone know how to remove fingerprints off on a foil comic?

Have you ever used parchment paper instead of srp paper? It seems easier to get and cheaper

Have not seen canvassing with Teflon after hundreds of books - Srp is a mess - like the copy paper idea

Also do you humidify every book you press?

Staples pressed so that they are wayyy off

You don't get any "canvasing" from copy paper? I thought copy paper had more pores than SRP paper

Also no two presses are the same even if they are identical

I probably have the most ghetto pressing setup possible. I use two 1/4" stainless steel plates that I heat up in my toaster oven. Steam the cover with a clothing steamer. Teflon sheets between the plates, and then I set two 45 lb dumbbells on top to press. 🤣🤣

Everyone is a pro nowadays...🙄 Use quality SRP folks. Cheap paper ripples, not the goof stuff.

Of course you need pressure to flatten a wrinkled comic! Try putting the same heat and humidity on a book WITHOUT a press. It will not get flat, in fact it will deform more. As a scientist, your generalizations make me cringe.