RobHW Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 I have a very nice looking Conan The Barbarian 33, probably at least a 9.2 with a press. On both front and back there is one hard to notice printer crease. Each one is about three inches long and neither one breaks color. I understand the printer creases are not considered defects and should not affect the 9.2 grade. But the comic would benefit from a press to get rid of two light depressions that do not break color. Will this press ok without making the printer creases break color? Do I need to include any special instructions maybe? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post joeypost Posted March 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2022 If the person doing the pressing is experienced enough, no notes would be needed. If you have to point out the defects to the person pressing the book, he probably shouldn't be working on books. theCapraAegagrus, ThothAmon, silverseeker and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Would you go to a dry cleaner and give them a note to get the wrinkles out of your shirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony S Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I suppose I'll be the contrarian voice here. And I do point out spots on clothes sent to the dry cleaners Not wrinkles though. A person good at their craft of pressing books probably does not need defects to be pointed out. But it doesn't hurt if the owner of the book does such. Some people like to feel more involved in the clean/press process - and pointing out the defects they see increases their confidence that those defects will be addressed. So IMHO pressing services should cheerfully say "thank you" for a post it note or brief description of the defects they see on a book. Occasionally it can lead to a discussion that helps educate as well. People will ask for things to be fixed that are not actually broken - like say fixing a spine roll that is actually a miss wrap, cleaning off dirt that is actually a stain, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftedAndShifted Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 On 3/1/2022 at 3:34 PM, joeypost said: If the person doing the pressing is experienced enough, no notes would be needed. If you have to point out the defects to the person pressing the book, he probably shouldn't be working on books. Is that to say, then, that there are steps that need to be taken to prevent printers creases from breaking color during a press? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Someone inexperienced could easily turn a 9.6 book into an 8.0 book. Especially on newer moderns. Experience is the key. greggy and djzombi 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serling1978 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 6:58 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: Would you go to a dry cleaner and give them a note to get the wrinkles out of your shirt? Is this why they told me to never come back? theCapraAegagrus, djzombi and Tony S 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
