Cleaning questions

[mackenzie999]

Hi everyone...

 

Picked up a nice TOS 48 that I might slab. There's a small greasy smudge on the cover, and I'm thinking about wonderbreading it off if possible. I have a few questions about this process.

 

First, will CGC be able to detect this and PLOD me for it?

 

Second, I've never done this before. If I just do that one bit of dirt, will I have a clean spot in that area, compared to the rest of the cover?

 

Third, any tips on doing this? Hard pressure vs gentle pressure, etc?

 

I know many people have negative feelings about this process. I'm not looking to create yet another thread on resto ethics. I'm not a dealer, but if I ever do move this book I will disclose the cleaning. Personally I view restoration as an additive process, where you are restoring lost elements of a book, vs cleaning, which is simply the removal of aftermarket dirt. Your views may be different, and I'm fine with that.

 

Thanks!

 

[DiceX]

You'll take off ink trying to get it off. Leave it as is.

 

 

[joeypost]

You'll take off ink trying to get it off. Leave it as is.

 

(thumbs u and would most likely get a lower grade. Send it in as is.

[mackenzie999]

Glad I asked before going doing this, thanks for the good advice guys!

[thehumantorch]

I believe the Wonderbread method should be used on white areas like the back cover.

[joeypost]

I believe the Wonderbread method should be used on white areas like the back cover.

 

(thumbs u

[VintageComics]

I believe the Wonderbread method should be used on white areas like the back cover.

 

(thumbs u

 

There's that Joey guy waving his thumb around again.

 

[joeypost]

I believe the Wonderbread method should be used on white areas like the back cover.

 

(thumbs u

 

There's that Joey guy waving his thumb around again.

 

 

It's better than waving around my finger

[thehumantorch]

I believe the Wonderbread method should be used on white areas like the back cover.

 

(thumbs u

 

There's that Joey guy waving his thumb around again.

 

 

You never know where that thumb has been.

[crazyhips]

don't think the smudge would affect the grade much, and would leave as is. what is the wonderbread technique??

[thehumantorch]

don't think the smudge would affect the grade much, and would leave as is. what is the wonderbread technique??

 

You can use a piece of Wonderbread to clean dirt from a white area of a cover. Try searching Wonderbread.

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=30&Number=2901470&Searchpage=2&Main=147944&Words=wonderbread&topic=0&Search=true#Post2901470

[divad]

don't think the smudge would affect the grade much, and would leave as is. what is the wonderbread technique??

 

You can use a piece of Wonderbread to clean dirt from a white area of a cover. Try searching Wonderbread.

 

Try searching, but don't try Wonderbread

[divad]

You'll take off ink trying to get it off. Leave it as is.

 

(thumbs u and would most likely get a lower grade. Send it in as is.

 

Yep, best left alone . . . why ruin a nice book?