Comic Book Pressing and Cleaning: A How-To Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780578479729)

Learn how to press and clean comic books professionally or for yourself There is much speculation in the community as to how and what this process is, and this how-to guide will show you the long-kept secrets of the pros. Gadbois lays out the entire process in a step-by-step easy to read format, materials list, and includes tips, tricks, and a troubleshooting chapter with plenty of full color photographs throughout the book.

Also included is a special chapter on washing, a method that is gaining traction as an un-"restorative" technique that can remove stains, tanning, foxing, and other defects long thought to be impossible without restoration These techniques can also be used on collectible Baseball cards, Magic, Pok mon Cards, and old documents.