RedGiant Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) Not big into pressing, especially with cheap moderns - but having trouble finding 9.8 Cry for Dawns in slabs and would like a full set. Have a few raw sets including limited and different prints which I’d call NM or better. I’m wondering if anyone has had any luck with pressing Cry for Dawns - or any books with thick card stock covers? Seems like it would be tough to get much, if any, bump with those thick covers, they show everything. I could send them in unpressed pre-screen but many are probably 9.4/9.6 - wondering if I might be able to get more 9.8s with a press on these thick cover issues. Edited February 13, 2018 by diestler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stronguy Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Pressing them is not a problem. Results are generally pretty decent. The main difference is that damage tends to show up on card stock covers more than regular ones. What is a totally correctable thumb crease on a regular issue may actually leave a color break on card stack. Overall a pressing improves the book but you need to find someone who knows what they're doing. It takes a lot of humidity to relax the card stock. If you get that much moisture on the thin, interior pages you stand a chance of warping them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGiant Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 10 hours ago, Stronguy said: Pressing them is not a problem. Results are generally pretty decent. The main difference is that damage tends to show up on card stock covers more than regular ones. What is a totally correctable thumb crease on a regular issue may actually leave a color break on card stack. Overall a pressing improves the book but you need to find someone who knows what they're doing. It takes a lot of humidity to relax the card stock. If you get that much moisture on the thin, interior pages you stand a chance of warping them. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedcake Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Sounds like you are saying it actually is a problem and that you've gotta be very very careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) 52 minutes ago, speedcake said: Sounds like you are saying it actually is a problem and that you've gotta be very very careful I think he's saying "leave it to the pros". There's a lot of nutjobs running around with hand steamers and tacking irons these days. Edited February 14, 2018 by F For Fake speedcake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stronguy Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, F For Fake said: I think he's saying "leave it to the pros". There's a lot of nutjobs running around with hand steamers and tacking irons these days. That's exactly what I'm saying. If you haven't pressed card stock books you're going to be in for a shock. The way you humidify a book will affect the results. Just putting the book in your water box like you would a regular comic will not necessarily work. F For Fake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedcake Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I'm not pressing anything. Definitely agree, leave it to a pro if anyone does decide to. I mean, I can go get an iron and a steamer if anyone gets too desperate. I'm cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post joeypost Posted February 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2018 If only there were guys that knew what they were doing. Transplant, Big.Mike, jsilverjanet and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I press my own books, I would never stick a card stock book (Example: Dark Knight Returns 1 ) into a humidity chamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
