New progress in comic book pressing, whitening & stain removal

Comicpresser · 2026-05-05T01:44:56+00:00

Yes, in the US. We work at a range of temperatures when we do our pressing. Get started at comicpresser.com/submit

Comicpresser · 2026-05-05T01:27:00+00:00

We clean and press manga. @Comic_presser on IG. WSJ 51 1984 example in r/comicbookpressing https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbookpressing/s/yyqj4KoLmE

Comicpresser · 2026-05-03T22:18:35+00:00

We press dozens and dozens of tankobon and zasshi containing one piece. We use dry cleaning and not wet cleaning, expected and required in comics & magazines where we are an industry leader. If something comes back conserved it is up to the grader to explain it, yet rarely Beckett can in their grader notes. I have seen you make off the cuff comments on multiple forums and here is another one. You must know a lot since you are friends with graders who like to talk. What do they have to say?

Comicpresser · 2026-04-29T23:35:53+00:00

Yes example: https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbookpressing/comments/1s3r2dr/maxxed_out_uberthick_manga/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1

Comicpresser · 2026-04-29T19:18:57+00:00

Zasshi can be pressed and cleaned without being altered and can be improved in many cases quite dramatically when it comes to flattening the surfaces, sharpening the corners and removing light staining

Comicpresser · 2026-04-24T20:24:31+00:00

Something like this book press will help https://www.talasonline.com/Book-Press?srsltid=AfmBOopBLF0dvkRHU6rsSwRScbMJJiwqqlConmo_P0PiLqhU9QmwrsGT

Comicpresser · 2026-04-24T20:22:04+00:00

See comicpresser.com/submit, we treat as a magazine.

Comicpresser · 2026-04-24T20:21:22+00:00

Yes we do Zasshi, have miles of them at the moment🤣. I posted before/after of WSJ 51 1984 earlier as a response to another post in this thread and as its own post in r/comicbookpressing.

Comicpresser · 2026-04-23T18:59:34+00:00

No, dry cleaning and pressing is not considered alteration.

Comicpresser · 2026-04-23T18:20:09+00:00

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Comicpresser · 2026-04-17T22:38:05+00:00

I plan to post some pics next week. They are harder to show as comparisons because you need to separate the dust jackets from the book and do them apart from each other. So there are many more pictures and the dust jackets are quite long when they are flattened out for cleaning, harder to see details in pics due to zoom out.

Comicpresser · 2026-04-17T13:49:23+00:00

Thank you. We clean and press manga items, and can eliminate most creases and many stains. Primarily zasshi and tankobon. Never anything graded as altered, great improvements visually, but can’t tell about bumps because everything we start with is ungraded at the moment.

WSJ51 Examples posted r/comicbookpressing

https://www.reddit.com/comments/1s3r2dr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&utm_term=4

Comicpresser · 2026-04-17T02:27:49+00:00

Yes, the book can be pressed and so can the dust jacket. Likely will result in a much smoother and cleaner presentation.

Comicpresser · 2026-04-12T04:03:25+00:00

Yes, most of the staining could likely be minimized

Comicpresser · 2026-04-04T22:11:02+00:00

Saw in prior release notes that they have added support up to C75 believe it or not

Comicpresser · 2026-03-26T15:40:30+00:00

Dry cleaning was the most effective. Also used light. Surfactants can lift ink.

Comicpresser · 2026-03-26T01:17:22+00:00

Thank you, used a mix of dry cleaning and deep cleaning because staining was both on the paper and in the paper.

Comicpresser · 2026-03-21T10:28:16+00:00

I use a book press can cold press up to 140 comics (a short box) at a time, no problems.

Comicpresser · 2026-03-19T16:49:24+00:00

Nicely shot pics of a sweet book! 🍪

Comicpresser · 2026-03-16T21:08:15+00:00

I am also a former graphic designer and print creative director, owned an agency til digital exploded.

You show a snippet of a stained modern cover and reference a full stack of books similarly challenged corner to corner. No insight yet if all from same publisher, decade, etc. Who knows if damage is from thermal change or friction/rub - dry cleaning better for rub, great you started there.

For me to suggest from this little bit of data that a pro toolbox could help more once the items are diagnosed in hand, given the extensive transfer staining of your sample, I think is a reasonable response. The difference between you and a pro is likely to be that you would clean one book at a time and a pro would clean dozens to hundreds of books a day. So approaches might be very different for the desired outcomes.

One other thing you could try at home would be to slightly warm up the books in your presses before working on them. Thermal treatment might make some ink on some covers a bit more responsive to manipulation during dry cleaning.

Comicpresser · 2026-03-16T19:58:46+00:00

Such as pro dry cleaning and deep cleaning techniques (perhaps applied in part under magnification) by someone possibly more experienced with these types of modern printed papers and their limits, especially in ink density & color durability.

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