X-men 8 - any advice?

[ft88]

Any way to take off the small brown marks? Without affecting the book itself of course. These do not transfer to the inside FC. What exactly is meant by "cleaning" anyway, and are there different ways to clean a cover?

 

Normally I don't care about this kind of thing but as a 9.0 plus type book I'd be curious to know.

 

Grade as is please.

 

[FlyingDonut]

Try the Wonder Bread method???

 

btw, the stuff came today - thanks!

[Aces]

A 9.0/9.2 that the staining pulls down to a 7.0/7.5.

[KingOfRulers]

8.0

[Pirate]

expensive cup of coffee

[divad]

Actually, my guess is blood or . . . the ubiquitous chocolate ice cream

 

if I had a nickel for every book I've seen with chocolate ice cream stains, I'd be a rich man . . . (svedle deedle deedle dum)

[CatskillMike]

Try the Wonder Bread method???

 

btw, the stuff came today - thanks!

What's the wonder bread method?

[Sir Ped of Ro]

A 9.0/9.2 that the staining pulls down to a 7.0/7.5.

 

hate to agree on those grades since it's such a gorgeous comic...

 

hope you'll get it safely clean, let us know

 

regards

[uclapeterg]

Wonder Bread won't take off those stains.

[Comicdey]

Actually, my guess is blood or . . . the ubiquitous chocolate ice cream

 

if I had a nickel for every book I've seen with chocolate ice cream stains, I'd be a rich man . . . (svedle deedle deedle dum)

 

 

 

I've got a few of those myself, and I don't even like chocolate ice cream.

[Mr. Zipper]

Wonder Bread won't take off those stains.

 

No it won't. Wonder bread is greatly over-rated IMO, and if it does work, it only works on surface soiling... NOT stains.

 

Whether it's a stain from a bloody fingertip or a chocolate ice cream cone, it has sunk into the cover and the only chance of removing it would be a solvent bath, that is, restoration.