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  1. As a Whilce Portico / Punisher / Daredevil copper age fan I was long overdue to add a Punisher vol 2 #10 to my PC. There was a copy available on eBay down here for a long time which was in good shape, apart from a small but annoying mark which looked like a +4 written in the middle of the front cover. D&D scribble maybe On close inspection of the photos it looked like it might be pencil rather than indelible ink. So after getting it for a good best offer price I set about cleaning it today. See the results in the photos below.... What if it tears the paper, ruins the gloss and causes a larger permanent smudge.... Yes, it worked! By lightly rubbing the writing with a clean quality eraser I was able to remove it completely. After that I carefully brushed away the rubber crumbs. What impact does removing such a mark have on it's grade? What easy cleaning techniques do you know?
  2. I bought a Signature series comic that was signed by Stan Lee but I want it redone. The comic is graded a 9.8 but there is a piece of debris (looks like a piece of tack adhesive) that is on the back of the comic. It wouldn't normally be an issue but the piece of debris is so large and against a white background it immediately draws your eye to it.
  3. Hey all, I'm new and from Champaign IL. Recently went through my old comic book collection and it kind of got me back into the hobby. Does anyone know of reputable pressers/cleaners in the central Illinois area? TIA
  4. Hi, I've just gotten back into comic book collecting. I enjoy cleaning and pressing them and I'd like to see how much I can do to them without getting a restoration/conservation label. I plan to eventually do some actual, purposeful restoration and conservation projects on some cheap trashed comic books, but right now I'm interested in experimenting with alternatives to dry cleaning. I know that chemical bleaching is the wrong way to do things, and if I disassemble a comic to clean it but I don't reassemble it precisely, that will get a restoration/conservation label. Ignoring the problem of staples and re-assembly, has anyone succesfully tried any of these techniques and not had the books labelled as conservation/restoration? Ultrasonic cleaning with DIY gear: Either moisten pages and put them between two stainless steel plates, or dip entire books in a chamber for different lengths of times (or both - put it between plates and dunk it). I think this would work well to remove dirt, but if I do it for too long it could remove ink. I'm definitely going to try this. Alkaline Water: Museums use it instead of chemicals to alter the ph of water and lighten or eliminate foxing by brushing it on the foxing and/or carefully bathing entire documents. Would be rinsed off afterwards. Vacuum Tables: These devices are used to force plain water through paper to clean it. There are even rigs that allow conservators to flush/vacuum one page of a book at a time, but they are expensive. I'd have to take the comics apart to use the equipment that I can afford. Alkaline water + vacuum table?
  5. Hey, I found a very interesting item on eBay - Silver Surfer Vol. 2 #50 with error foil cover. Can I send it for cleaning and pressing? Will it hurt the comic?
  6. Are graphic novels for example Watchmen, Killing Joke, Akira, Killing Joke etc possible to be pressed and cleaned? Has anyone submitted some for these services and seen improvements?
  7. I have never submitted a book for cleaning (never even submitted a book for a grade myself), so I'd love to hear from those who have as to whether or not it would be worth cracking this issue open and having it cleaned. When I say "worth" I'm purely speaking in terms of "how many points could I gain?", forget cost v potential value increase and all of that. Only interested in how this book may benefit. from what I can tell, the assigned grade is almost completely a function of some soiled areas on the book. Everything else looks excellent, though I have no idea what actually soiled this thing (neither did the seller.) If you need more/better pics just ask, thanks in advance. Edit: Here are the full grader's notes Grader's Notes: Full Bottom Back Cover Small Moderate Foxing
  8. I have a Secret Wars #8 yellow label. Certified at a 8.5 My question is: Can I get CGC to crack open the slab, clean, press and resubmit and still keep the yellow label? (hopefully to get a bump in grade) thanks for reading