loss of gloss or shine

[etanick]

what cause a book to loose its gloss or shine? and how much does this get ding by CGC?

 

I have a couple of silver age books that are in good shape but the cover is real dull.

 

TIA

[divad]

Just apply a thin veneer of Shinola before submitting . . .

[Hero Restoration]

I hear Pam spray works real well.

[Limited66]

Sun exposure can do it, I also hear that some cleansing techniques cause loss of gloss

 

[DiceX]

It can also happen during production if the ink is still wet when the books are stacked.

 

 

[the blob]

I wonder if CGC even factors it in unless the gloss loss is caused by sun or some other sort of damage.

 

Gloss seemed to be a bigger deal 15 or whatever years ago in terms of value to grade. Dealers were always touting how glossy some cover was, etc. And let's face it, would you rather have a book with its original gloss or a dull one? But CGC values a faint spine tick on a back cover as a bigger deduction than something like this, which really makes a big presentation difference, so I suspect some collectors are valuing it less.

 

just like print quality/off-center covers. some folks didn't think a book could really be considered NM if it had a miswrap or bindery tears or printer's creases, but now CGC doesn't care, so fewer people care at least at 9.4, I know some people here will not pay 9.6 or 9.8 money for a miswrapped book unless the whole print-run is like that (or almost the whole print run).