Ze-man Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 If I overstir pancake batter, I make bricks too. Ellen told me so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 If I overstir pancake batter, I make bricks too. Ellen told me so. That is true. You need the batter lumpy to make really good pancakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 sacred comics? blasphemy? ... Its a comic book dude, not a bible. I'd have no problem pressing a bible if I could squeeze a 0.5 out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighRadArt Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Someone ask about pressing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaeldubyoo Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I'm just wondering if the attitude of some of those who participated in this thread change any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbarian Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecopperagekids Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) I agree, the Avengers square bound looks like an improvement. Did you notice any loss of gloss or color at all? I noticed the opposite since I started the use of Mylar instead of SRP. If you go back to the 1st one I did you can see a dramatic difference in shine. It was so shiny one boardy called it un-natural. Now that I am using cooler temps its not as dramatic but still comes out with a nice natural shine to it. If you go too hot you can lose color. Methinks the technical term for what you're doing with using Mylar to " add shine" is called "REGLOSSING" i.e. RESTORATION. I'd suggest using parchment paper.If the books you "add shine" to are submitted, you'll end up with Restored labels as what you are doing is chemical transfer. Edit: Didn't mean that in a dickheaded tone, just wanted to clarify that. Edited January 20, 2015 by CopperAgeKids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazyboy Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I agree, the Avengers square bound looks like an improvement. Did you notice any loss of gloss or color at all? I noticed the opposite since I started the use of Mylar instead of SRP. If you go back to the 1st one I did you can see a dramatic difference in shine. It was so shiny one boardy called it un-natural. Now that I am using cooler temps its not as dramatic but still comes out with a nice natural shine to it. If you go too hot you can lose color. Methinks the technical term for what you're doing with using Mylar to " add shine" is called "REGLOSSING" i.e. RESTORATION. I'd suggest using parchment paper.If the books you "add shine" to are submitted, you'll end up with Restored labels as what you are doing is chemical transfer. Edit: Didn't mean that in a dickheaded tone, just wanted to clarify that. I sure hope he already learned that sometime in the last 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecopperagekids Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I agree, the Avengers square bound looks like an improvement. Did you notice any loss of gloss or color at all? I noticed the opposite since I started the use of Mylar instead of SRP. If you go back to the 1st one I did you can see a dramatic difference in shine. It was so shiny one boardy called it un-natural. Now that I am using cooler temps its not as dramatic but still comes out with a nice natural shine to it. If you go too hot you can lose color. Methinks the technical term for what you're doing with using Mylar to " add shine" is called "REGLOSSING" i.e. RESTORATION. I'd suggest using parchment paper.If the books you "add shine" to are submitted, you'll end up with Restored labels as what you are doing is chemical transfer. Edit: Didn't mean that in a dickheaded tone, just wanted to clarify that. I sure hope he already learned that sometime in the last 5 years. Ah, I hadn't noticed this thread was that old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel1lg Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Hello, I'm new to this site. I have been collecting comics for about 35 years purely as a hobbyist (reading and enjoying the artwork) and just recently started to buy and sell for investment and to pay for my kids college funds. I have learned about comic book pressing though the many sites I have begun to visit. (I never knew this existed until about 2 years ago) I have begun trying to learn the pressing process solely for my personal collection. I have about 64 long boxes full of comics that will need some pressing here and there to achieve higher grades and maximize my selling profits. (of course the more valuable books I will send to professionals) I have an amateur pressing set-up; a t-shirt press, a humidity chamber, foam board, gum erasers, etc... and have been pleased with my results overall, but the thing I still cannot solve are spine ticks/spine creases. Can someone please give me some help in getting these out of my books? I have tried using a bone creasing tool to slightly rub the crease out after taking the book out of the humidity chamber and before pressing the book, but no luck. I have tried increasing the pressure, but do not want to press to much and have a "Too Flat Book" Please any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Great, another amateur presser putting his experiments into the marketplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Great, another amateur presser putting his experiments into the marketplace. Check out the first page in this thread as Ze-man is using a clothes iron to press books. He's gotten better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Great, another amateur presser putting his experiments into the marketplace. Did he say he was selling the books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Taco shells. The market is full of taco shells. The ones that look great face-up but have a gigantic color-breaking crease running the length of the spine. You have to start somewhere so I can see people experimenting... But I would go buy several dozen dollar binners and learn using those. Never anything out of my personal collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Comics Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Hello, I'm new to this site. I have been collecting comics for about 35 years purely as a hobbyist (reading and enjoying the artwork) and just recently started to buy and sell for investment and to pay for my kids college funds. I have learned about comic book pressing though the many sites I have begun to visit. (I never knew this existed until about 2 years ago) I have begun trying to learn the pressing process solely for my personal collection. I have about 64 long boxes full of comics that will need some pressing here and there to achieve higher grades and maximize my selling profits. (of course the more valuable books I will send to professionals) I have an amateur pressing set-up; a t-shirt press, a humidity chamber, foam board, gum erasers, etc... and have been pleased with my results overall, but the thing I still cannot solve are spine ticks/spine creases. Can someone please give me some help in getting these out of my books? I have tried using a bone creasing tool to slightly rub the crease out after taking the book out of the humidity chamber and before pressing the book, but no luck. I have tried increasing the pressure, but do not want to press to much and have a "Too Flat Book" Please any assistance would be greatly appreciated. What purpose does the foam board provide? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel1lg Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I have used the foam board in several ways. I placed a piece of foam board under my comic in the press to provide more stability/rigidity than the foam pad offers. Also, if a comic only needs a very light pressing, I have used two sheets of foam board to press/cool my comic over night after coming out of my heat press (with a small stack of books on top to provide light pressure) This way I don't tie up my heat press and can press another comic. Normally, I press the comic with heat for several minutes, then turn the heat off leaving the comic in the press to cool with pressure over night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Great, another amateur presser putting his experiments into the marketplace. Did he say he was selling the books? Yes. Or are you interpreting 'maximizing my selling profits' differently than I am ? I have about 64 long boxes full of comics that will need some pressing here and there to achieve higher grades and maximize my selling profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 TBH a book with pressable defects will sell better compared to a poorly pressed book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 TBH a book with pressable defects will sell better compared to a poorly pressed book. Great point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 This thread is hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
