Comic Books ~ How to press your comic books at home (2018)

[@SweelyRehabs]

Uodate: If you experience "puckering" lower by 10* increments until it stops happening, there is too much heat. For my press I have it at 120* for 5 min now, turn off and leave in for at least 48hrs.

[@1111Tarah]

So should I put the books that have puckering back in at 120 for 5 and leave for 48 hrs? Or are they ruined? Thank You!!

[@imadnakhleh]

The bearded guy's name is Kyle Rowe.If it's the guy with the record and comic book?

[@murrayflewelling1258]

Fantastic and the only video anyone needs to watch and learn with, on pressing paper items! I was in the custom framing business for a decade and pressed thousands of items and your step by step video is by far the best example I have seen of how to carefully press an item for maximum results. Anyone who watches this need only to follow your examples on a few cheap copies and they will be amazed at the results that can be attained this way.

[@SweelyRehabs]

Murray Flewelling thank you for your kind words!

[@WeImagine]

I had no idea that this is how they got them so nice and smooth. Very cool information!

[@imadnakhleh]

Great advice.Can you stick comic boards between the pages instead of teflon sheets to prevent pages stick?

[@TheLaughingLion]

this is quite detailed, good and informative. thanks for sharing Sweely! thumbs up #20

[@mikew.andbrad8614]

Very good idea...Mike W. is a DC comic collector...keeps them in bags, and places them in bags, and places the bags into boxes...each one is standing up...thank you for sharing this tip.

[@vegathevictor]

How long do you leave comics in the initial press for?

[@HolisticMotion]

Do you notice or anticipate any staple rust due to the humidity chamber?

[@romygutierrez7873]

Would u mind making links to your specific purchases?

[@domino914]

What is 'puckering' that people are referring to. I havent had any problems yet so can someone explain what this is please

[@framoelectric1]

I like the compression couplings being used as the stand offs you gotta be a electrician

[@SweelyRehabs]

Actually he is an electrician...lol

[@corymaxwell709]

I have a quick question... do you put every age comic in the moisture bath? I've heard people putting modern in a moisture bath but use a hand held steamer for older books. If you put all age books in a heat press I think that's important to mention if you are having success.

[@johnlangham257]

Did you use distilled water in your humidity chamber ?

[@laurencasias8758]

This is super cool, We collected Comic books growing up, they probably need some loving. Great tutorial!

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

Nice process. I use a garment steamer for ease of use and pinpoint application. I work with my local shop so they provided me with a short box of ragged books. I worked the temps and steam on those books for about 3 weeks until I was able to turn lumps of junk into some really decent examples. Already Fine or better books can be made to jump 2 grades if you are really skilled. Between that and dry cleaning I am up to my ears in work thanks to the shop and testimonials from shop customers who I've done work for. I also have very decent prices and never up charge for key or high dollar books.

[@mikeblaze76]

Nice video question though when you do the ironing part to get the spine ticks out do you first put that book in your humidifier?

[@purplepeopleeater9140]

mikeblaze76 nope....do that before

[@Zod_JB]

So how many pages in did you end up needing to put Teflon to prevent pages from sticking?

[@purplepeopleeater9140]

Probably 4 from the front and 4 in from the back. To be safe on a nice book i would not hesitate to do more though

[@michaelkh3552]

Fantastic video! Thank you for making it.

[@musicstar239]

Awesome comic book collection!! Love the video! :))

[@Marcus-ru1ht]

What kind of taflon paper is that and where can we purchase those.

[@purplepeopleeater9140]

Marcus PTFE teflon. I got mine on ebay.

[@PinetreeLine]

Incredibly interesting and a great idea for collectors or just getting your collection back into shape! Thanks

[@gno_b_neno7182]

Great video - thanks. I DO have a question about the cut aluminum (or tin...i forgot) you mentioned for the bottom plate. Do you have it cut a bit smaller than the rubber mat or the same size, or larger where that piece creates the new bottom? Trying to figure out if it makes the bottom of the press (back cover size) still pliable and spongy or does it make the bottom rigid and does that put too much pressure on the book. thanks

[@purplepeopleeater9140]

Gno_B_Neno I cut it the same size as the mat.

[@comicblueswithjonygitar36]

Does ink come off the Teflon sheet and get transfered to other comics?

[@SweelyRehabs]

Hello! No the ink does not transfer off :)

[@ChaosCatsClub]

That's actually very cool. They really look like new.

[@jasonrandall4430]

awesome video and thank you for sharing, I was wondering how to do that myself

[@JacesPlayhouse]

Good to know!!

[@FlashKidsClub]

That is so cool we don't own any comic books but that would be really cool to savor them like that!!

[@Interp66]

Really great information thanks for sharing!

[@maskedmarvel7869]

I have that same press. Very cool diy humidity chamber.

[@SaltyMermaidEntertainment]

I didn't even know this was a thing. Very cool video idea!

[@gamingdude7668]

Dropped a big like, very good upload! 👍👍👍👏👏👏👍👏

[@Trebliw8]

could you provide a link to the "fluorescent light fixture"? I'm having a lot of trouble finding it. Thanks for the video, it is very helpful

[@SweelyRehabs]

Thank you for stopping by. Here is the link for you www.homedepot.com/p/Lithonia-Lighting-White-Eggcrate-T12-Troffer-Replacement-Diffuser-L2GT-PLTS-R5/100579509

[@Trebliw8]

@@SweelyRehabs I'm finding that you need to be careful using the humidity chamber on modern books. I sort of ruined a book (luckily was worthless issue) - the pages got stuck together and ink gets transferred from one page to the other. Anyways, i always skip the humidity chamber step for modern books now

[@Trebliw8]

The Sweely Life one more question: did you ever have an issue with books coming out of your press with waviness? It usually happens to me with the older books that use the newsprint paper.

[@muckytoysandgames]

Wow! This was really interesting! Great share!

[@xcollect3612]

I found using hot water in the humidity box to help better and faster for removing creases

[@MyPBandJ]

Very interesting! Full view from us! :)

[@hashtagbaby8494]

Amazing fun to watch and informative video.. thumbs up 👍

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Neat idea !!! I may invest in this myself

[@PenniesNotPerfection]

Cool diy project!!

[@Asian_Connection]

Thanks for the great video and sharing!

[@TheBoltLifeCrafts]

This was so much fun to watch!

[@gentelmanjunkie542]

I bought a press just like yours, went pretty much exactly same steps as you detailed, but all the comics I pressed looked great after just one pressing...except they all have a wavyness to them now. You can really see it from the top and bottom edge. So no more creases but just traded them for another defect. Ever encountered this phenomenon? And yes I did the cold press over night.

[@SweelyRehabs]

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I will ask my husband once he gets home if he has any ideas on what could be the problem. Thank you for stopping by!

[@purplepeopleeater9140]

I have had the same problem with some books but others are fine. I lowered the temp to 145* and started to leave it in the press for 5min with heat on. Turn it off and let it sit in there for a week if necessary. A slight wave in the cover i have not had cgc count off so far. They will take off for "puckering" though.

[@purplepeopleeater9140]

Left a book in 145* for 10 min and turn off heat then sit in press for 2 weeks. It had a lot of puckering that would not come out, that did the trick and now lays flat.

[@1111Tarah]

@@purplepeopleeater9140 I am having the same problem how do you get the waves out of the pages?

[@twogeekgirls]

I'll definitely have to give this DIY project a try. I have a comicbook collection. Thank you for sharing! From monthly 📚📰📘

[@JenniferMoralesFelineFilms]

Good info and amazing comic books!

[@TheLittleView]

Cool video! I don't read comic books but my sister in law does and I'm sure she would love to know how to do this! Monthly love.

[@KittysAlliance]

Great tutorial! It was done so neat. Greetings from us here in Norway!🤗

[@SweelyRehabs]

Thank you!!!!

[@kinder00surprise]

Great video !

[@FunLabKids]

Nice Video! Great job!

[@ThePolishedSwan]

Awwww! I didn't know people do this with comic books. BTW...Simply Silent gave you a lovely shout out, so I stopped by. We should support each other. I just added your channel 😊😊😊

[@monkeyrainbow542]

Interesting comic book..I never had one but way back before I do always get excited to read 😍 interesting share

[@nicolacristi]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@SweelyRehabs]

Thanks for stopping by Cristi

[@SlowCookerMealsBlog]

You have a pretty awesome comic book collection.

[@TheStephensonGrechFamily]

that was great and interesting, thanks for sharing

[@PeekabooFriends]

Very good tutorial, this is a cool diy project for the future 😃 Thank you for sharing! 🙋

[@SweelyRehabs]

Thank you for stopping by!!!

[@HarrisonsHouse]

Very informative🌟

[@DBlueKidsTV]

Comic book look cool and beautiful . super like !

[@pdkpropertyexperts]

Awesome video and very informative! New friend here, great job!

[@TheJourneyest2016]

Good stuff guys loved the comic books they looked great

[@DrinaDayz]

Great information, good to know

[@romygutierrez7873]

House fire recently. Fire fighters got all my comics wet. Have about 100 comics that need pressing from water damage. Have about 200 that are too damaged that im keeping to practice on. My Spawns and ultimate spidermans got the most damage :(

[@BamagirlAmy]

Wow very cool great job

[@suspensionofdisbelief2818]

Excellent video! The only thing that confused me or surprised me is that you mentioned you leave the book in the press over night or for about 12 hours. Is that right? I have like a 1,000 books to press, will it take me 500 days? LOL!

[@SweelyRehabs]

Yes this is correct. Since you have to turn the heat off it is the only way it will work.... good luck getting them all pressed :)

[@allabouteddie]

Awesome video my friend!

[@parmendariez]

Awesome vid!!

[@luckywinner4936]

What's your eBay user? Want to see photos before & after

[@clarencephillips2669]

I'm pretty sure the bearded dude is jjforeal2 , hopefully so. Love the video

[@bibizoza_Ko]

lovely) We love comic books) an interesting video.

[@SweelyRehabs]

Thank you so much for stopping by!

[@HitItFromTheBack47]

It makes me laugh what people charge pressing , I literally press from home , some times I don’t even use heat , just pressure. People were getting 9.8s way before heat pressing became a thing lol

[@Nobody-vj7mj]

thats pretty cool. when i did have comic books, they were destroyed by the time i got to the last page!

[@CHICKIECHIC]

Super cool! TFS 👍👍

[@midgarden]

A video of how to press, but he forgets that he has a book in the press so can't show it?

[@yowgiaoart5630]

Great!😊👍👍🌸 fabulous!!

[@TheLaughingLion]

hoping for new uploads soon! full support!

[@SweelyRehabs]

I started subbing a month ago....that along with running my two businesses (add another if you count FB) and I have been a very busy person....lol....I finally got a new video up and getting ready to watch some new videos from my friends ~ Thanks for stopping by!!!

[@DJIncompetent]

Did a list helper thing to be here. I want to press a comic, I want it.

[@paulsnyder4595]

Its called a fabric steamer instead of those stupid humidity chambers.

[@slimeprincess7802]

Nice

[@LifewithKenandJane]

WE ALWAYS TRY TO WATCH FULL VIDEO.....LIFE WITH KEN AND JANE

[@HoundXXII]

Why are you shouting at him?

[@LifewithKenandJane]

I had some awesome comic books from early sixties....my family moved a lot..???? And they disappeared....BUMMER!!!!!

[@thejetshowlive]

181 for $25 BUCKS!!! Sooo...I'll take it off your hands for $75 bucks! LOL. That was such a score.

[@Moms-30]

Cool

[@jjforeal2]

You’re welcome -dude with the beard ...lol

[@gsolha1265]

Great video Your video is interesting and brilliant Thanks so much for sharing Have a happy time friendly greetings solha

[@Beautyofcolors]

nice video :)

[@lotfigammoudi]

nice books

[@sandrashauls5840]

Tfs

[@niknikktm]

Rather than just talk about the procedure throughout the entire video, why didn't you actually perform the procedure on camera? Thought that would have been the obvious way to demonstrate the pressing process instead of just talking about it.

[@megafamilytime8829]

33👍MEGA LIKE 👍. 🤠😬😮 wow

[@lotfigammoudi]

I like

[@keyboard_nation8389]

I thought Matt Damon made this tutorial 😂👍

[@dennishayes1505]

add a few zero's to that 25$ for the hulk book...

[@slapfacefilms]

Holy crap I’ll just pay somebody 15 bucks

[@NewYears1978]

12 hourrrrrrrrrrrs?

[@PlayPossible]

We love comic books. This was an interesting video. Liked and subscribed. Please be sure to check out our family friendly channel if you get a chance.

[@SweelyRehabs]

We will stop by now :)

[@IlReDelTuBo]

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[@rickyrick9328]

Garbage press. You get what you pay for. Get in the $700 range or higher for a good press.