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Should be getting the results back from CGC. It’s probably going to come back with a purple label after speaking with them. But we will see you soon.

Sorry for the slow reply. I actually don’t do work for others. Currently I have a lot of backlog of my own personal items. What I do is actually teach people how to do it themselves.

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!

Thank you I’m in direct contact with both of them. I will let them know.

Thank you Dr. Paul! I really enjoy giving new life to old books!

Not quite yet, but it will be. I want to re-roll the spine and square it up a little bit better on the top.

Thanks Jason! As for the container, believe it or not it is nothing more than a serving tray from Walmart for $11. I believe it’s a better homes and garden and I take the handles and I put packing tape over them to seal them. And it is a Bestine bath. Your ink colors should have not run at all with that. It’s generally harmless with the ink retention. So I’m not sure what went wrong there. Anything that’s got some alcohol in. It will release it but but Bestine contains none so I’m not sure why your ink ran 🤔. Once you put it in the solution, you need to keep it submerged and wet at all times. It evaporates off very rapidly. Gentle scraping separates the carrier from the adhesive and keeping it wet, keeps the adhesive loose where you can basically gently scrape it and it will roll off in a ball, but I do keep it submerged

@FlyingLComics interesting. I guess I'll have to do more experimenting. Thanks for the very useful information!

I'm happy with how it came out 😊

Thank you, I'm happy with the way it turned out!

Thank you Professor! It's amazing what a little love and attention can do to a vintage book

Thanks for watching! It’s always great to hear other perspectives on the hobby.

Thank you professor! Appreciate it, I'll let you know how it does!

I’m happy how it came out 😊

Thank you Dr Paul, I'm looking forward to seeing it too!

Once the wrap goes into liquid, if it starts giving up ink, it will do so within the first few minutes that’s a sign that there’s no more sizing left in the paper, which is what retains the ink. As a rule of thumb for myself, I will agitate it for a few minutes and watch for color change, for anything that’s not brownish tan, but never more than five minutes each bath and never more than three bathes for a wrap.

Thanks for the kind words!

Well, I don’t do any marrying of covers. I just repair what I can from the original but when sourcing staples I try to buy coverless books from the same era and harvest the Staples. Classics illustrated is a perfect example of inexpensive 50s books.

Thank you very much

You know I got so carried away on other projects. I forgot to make part 2. There was some lost footage unfortunately. I’m trying to get back but the end result was a CGC conserved 3.5. I’ll try to put something together after the collectors summit in Dallas this weekend.

Thanks, glad you liked it!

Thank you Doctor! Go big or go home! 😎

Thank you for your kind words, Professor! The double sided leaf casting is going to be a normal thing for me. I think I like the way it comes out plus the extra strength.

@@FlyingLComics really makes a difference! There’s no reason why we do some of our leaf casting on one side. You get far better support and more H bonding points with the wrap. Then add to that aesthetic blending. I had no concerns in the past to the amount of pulp though, and now I do. Very much needed. Thanks for this.

Yes, happy with the results!

U laminated covers are hard to clean.Laminated covers Should resist water damage.Unlaminated should clean with erasor with patience.

No, I did not know what formation aid was until I actually watched your channel professor! I do use it now however in this video is one of the originals. It was just paper pulp with no additive, just paper and calcium hydroxide mixture.

@@FlyingLComics that works well also. Did for me for years just filtering the pulp but now that I use FA, there's no going back, especially with the high end and difficult fibers!

With the detached cover and missing staple I would still put at a 4.0. The rest of the book was quite nice. I replaced a period correct replacement staple. Definitely happy with the grade

The CH is just a ph buffer. The valve turned out to be unnecessary as a vacuum control. I just use it as a fluid drain now. The shop vac I use is a variable speed type so I control it from there 😎

Thank you Dr Paul! 😎

Thanks Jerry! 🙏

Thank you Don! Trying to do next level stuff 🤞

Allan, here is the link: www.amazon.com/dp/B07F2PHHWV/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_9WZW7MK0MR7SWR6ES1QX?linkCode=ml2&tag=johnllittlepa-20

Glad you liked it!

I did. But there was some technical errors on my part. The interior pages were not cleaned to match the cover so there is a stark contrast between the two so it’s been removed from its slab and put back into my project pile where I will go ahead and do proper tear seals and clean the rest of the book before resubmission.

Thank you! It’s only expensive in the matter of time. I build my own equipment to do the process. Leaf casting is an art that I’m still learning. 🤗

@@FlyingLComics I was thinking paper and chemicals and buying a press etc lol even paper roll for drying if you use enough of it!!

Of course, Jerry! I speak the truth, because you really were inspiration for me to get started in this field! Thank you!

Sizing is used during the paper manufacturing process to help the ink adhere to the paper without smudging or running. It’s also used to give stiffness to the paper. I.e. a napkin versus printer paper. Generally, when it gets damp or wet, the water will very slowly soak in or it will even bead up. As a non-chemist I can’t really speak to how the sizing would leave the paper other than personal experience from wet wraps. I suspect that general oxidation of the paper itself over time. But once that sizing is out and you have that floppy paper, there’s a high probability of ink particles leaving the paper once you get it wet. Silver Age DC books are notorious for this. Paper can be resized, but it’s a bit complicated. I’ve done it on a few books, but by no means have I mastered it yet.