Table of Contents
1 GETTING STARTED
SKIP TO THE FAST PRESS 5
THE PRESSING PROCESS 7
DETECTING RESTORATION 8
PRESSING MATERIALS NEEDED 12
2 HAND TOOLING
HEAVY SMALL INDENTS 18
LOOSE STAPLES 22
MINOR SPINE ROLLS 23
STICKERS AND TAPE 24
TACKING IRON 27
3 DRY CLEANING
STAPLES 32
FOIL AND/OR HEAVY HIGH GLOSS BOOKS 33
GOLDEN AGE BOOKS 34
SILVER AGE BOOKS 37
BRONZE AGE TO MODERN BOOKS 37
RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION REMOVAL 40
4 WASHING
WATER OR 3% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE? 46
PROTECTING THE BOOK 47
COATING THE ENTIRE COVER 48
SPOT REMOVING FOXING, STAINS, TIDE LINES 50
RINSING 53
5 HUMIDIFICATION
BUILDING A HUMIDITY CHAMBER 56
USING A HUMIDITY CHAMBER 59
CLEANING THE CHAMBER 60
6 BUILDING A BUFFER
PREPARING A BOOK FOR HEAT PRESS 64
SQUARE BOUND/PRESTIGE FORMAT BOOKS 68
INSERTS, DIGITAL CODES, OTHER ODDITIES 74
7 HEAT PRESSING
SETTING UP THE PRESS 76
COLD PRESSING 77
FASTPRESSING 78
MAJOR SPINE ROLLS 79
FINALLY, HEAT PRESSING! 81
PRESS SETTINGS BY ERA AND TYPE 82
8 TROUBLESHOOTING
DID YOU DO THAT? 86
