Cleaning rusty staples 1 1

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

I’m just trying to save a book from further harm. 

1) Will cleaning rust off a staple result, without more, in a blue label turning into a conserved or purple label?

2) If a blue label is retained, does cgc offer that service?
 

3) And if so, they will have to “regrade” the book afterwards, right?

[Jennifer F.]

Good morning,

Thanks for your message.  How the staples affect grade depend mainly on the degree of rust and the grade otherwise, which we will not know until we examine the books. As far as treatment, if light enough the rust can just be scraped off and keep a universal grade. If the grade is low enough and the rust does not matter, we do nothing to treat it. But if the rust is really bad and threatening the integrity of the book, we can replace them (and support the paper if torn through), although this will result in a conserved grade.  

Thank you!