What's With The Label?

[Ron_Nasty]

Are cleaned and pressed books still getting the Purple label?

 

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[ArAich]

The book was probably disassembled for the cleaning and pressing....hence the "pink" label....

[Calamerica]

The CLEANING part of the restoration is probably the result of the Purple label. I don't think that pressing alone would get any comic book the Purple label. If I am not correct, please inform me otherwise.

 

CAL

[FFB]

If the staples are removed prior to pressing, the book gets a purple label. Steve B. has said this at least three times on these boards.

 

To recap once more:

 

Pressing without disassembly: no purple label

Dry cleaning (erasure): no purple label

Wet cleaning (solvent or aqueous solution): purple label

Pressing with disassembly: purple label.

Staples replaced without pressing: green label.

 

The CLEANING part of the restoration is probably the result of the Purple label. I don't think that pressing alone would get any comic book the Purple label. If I am not correct, please inform me otherwise.

 

CAL

[sfilosa]

If the staples are removed prior to pressing, the book gets a purple label. Steve B. has said this at least three times on these boards.

 

Have you seen a Purple Labe with only "Pressing" on it? I have not, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened.

 

When I asked Steve on these boards why you shouldn't remove the staples, his response was "you just shouldn't".

[FFB]

No, I haven't seen a PLOD with just pressing, but that's because my understanding is that most books that get disassembled for pressing also get wet cleaned as a precursor to the professional press job. Povertyrow could probably add some input here....

 

If the staples are removed prior to pressing, the book gets a purple label. Steve B. has said this at least three times on these boards.

 

Have you seen a Purple Labe with only "Pressing" on it? I have not, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened.

 

When I asked Steve on these boards why you shouldn't remove the staples, his response was "you just shouldn't".

[PovertyRow]

No, I haven't seen a PLOD with just pressing, but that's because my understanding is that most books that get disassembled for pressing also get wet cleaned as a precursor to the professional press job. povertyrow could probably add some input here....

 

I don't believe most books that get disassembled for pressing get wet cleaned. I would say it is the other way around. Most books that get disassembled for wet cleaning get pressed. After wet cleaning, a pressing is pretty basic. Disassembly for just pressing would usually involve a VERY slight humidification.

[FFB]

There goes another beautiful theory, brutalized by a vicious gang of facts.

 

So has anyone ever seen a book in a PLOD that was just pressed? I know I haven't.

 

No, I haven't seen a PLOD with just pressing, but that's because my understanding is that most books that get disassembled for pressing also get wet cleaned as a precursor to the professional press job. povertyrow could probably add some input here....

 

I don't believe most books that get disassembled for pressing get wet cleaned. I would say it is the other way around. Most books that get disassembled for wet cleaning get pressed. After wet cleaning, a pressing is pretty basic. Disassembly for just pressing would usually involve a VERY slight humidification.