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Hobby Hero
Приєднався 26 жов 2020
Hobby enthusiast covering all topics around comics, cleaning and pressing
CGC Trying to Beat the Competition or Be the Competition
Huge changes coming to CGC cards. Find out what they are and how they could shake up the graded card market.
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CGC Making Changes Again!
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I'm covering all the new changes to CGCs services and fees. Looking to start cleaning and pressing your own books? Here are two guides to help you get started! Comic Book CPR: amzn.to/3aydbqa Comic Book Stain Removal and Whitening: amzn.to/3Po9T7H Links to the tools I use: 15x15 Press: amzn.to/3OwZ6aS Makeup Pads: amzn.to/3tWOASq Absorene Eraser: amzn.to/3HUTNjC Absorene Putty: amzn.to/3PuxMe7 ...
Unboxing Two Books From CGC for the PC
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Small return from CGC on some books that I worked on. Will I get the dreaded Purple Label?? Looking to start cleaning and pressing your own books? Here are two guides to help you get started! Comic Book CPR: amzn.to/3aydbqa Comic Book Stain Removal and Whitening: amzn.to/3Po9T7H Links to the tools I use: 15x15 Press: amzn.to/3OwZ6aS Makeup Pads: amzn.to/3tWOASq Absorene Eraser: amzn.to/3HUTNjC ...
CGC is Going Crazy with Purple
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Taking a look a CGCs recent adjustments to grading and determining restoration on cleaned comic books. Looking to start cleaning and pressing your own books? Here are two guides to help you get started! Comic Book CPR: amzn.to/3aydbqa Comic Book Stain Removal and Whitening: amzn.to/3Po9T7H Links to the tools I use: 15x15 Press: amzn.to/3OwZ6aS Makeup Pads: amzn.to/3tWOASq Absorene Eraser: amzn....
The Five Rarest Comics I Own!
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@sinfullygoodcomics8167 asked me to show off five of my favorite comics from my personal collection. Hopefully there are some in here you haven't seen before!
Comic Books I'm Buying in 2023
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These are the books I'm targeting for my PC in the new year!
Restoring Filthy Comic with Wet and Dry Cleaning
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Looking to start cleaning and pressing your own books? Here are two guides to help you get started! Comic Book CPR: amzn.to/3aydbqa Comic Book Stain Removal and Whitening: amzn.to/3Po9T7H Links to the tools I use: 15x15 Press: amzn.to/3OwZ6aS Makeup Pads: amzn.to/3tWOASq Absorene Eraser: amzn.to/3HUTNjC Absorene Putty: amzn.to/3PuxMe7 Artist Eraser: amzn.to/3ndANTH Magic Eraser: amzn.to/3ORrHbG...
Huge Grail in this Comic Mystery Box
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Check out another awesome mystery box with a huge grand prize up for grabs!
Great Deals on Great Comic Grails
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Did a trade for a personal grail of mine and the box is in! What's in the box??
10 Comics You Could Buy Instead of Eminem Comic Variant
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Here are my top 10 comics I would buy before getting the Eminem Amazing Spider-Man Exclusive
Cleaning Wolverine's First Appearance in Comics!
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Looking to start cleaning and pressing your own books? Here are two guides to help you get started! Comic Book CPR: amzn.to/3aydbqa Comic Book Stain Removal and Whitening: amzn.to/3Po9T7H Links to the tools I use: 15x15 Press: amzn.to/3OwZ6aS Makeup Pads: amzn.to/3tWOASq Absorene Eraser: amzn.to/3HUTNjC Absorene Putty: amzn.to/3PuxMe7 Artist Eraser: amzn.to/3ndANTH Magic Eraser: amzn.to/3ORrHbG...
All Reject CGC Unboxing!
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Unboxing an entire submission of rejects from CGC! Looking to start cleaning and pressing your own books? Here are two guides to help you get started! Comic Book CPR: amzn.to/3aydbqa Comic Book Stain Removal and Whitening: amzn.to/3Po9T7H Links to the tools I use: 15x15 Press: amzn.to/3OwZ6aS Makeup Pads: amzn.to/3tWOASq Absorene Eraser: amzn.to/3HUTNjC Absorene Putty: amzn.to/3PuxMe7 Artist Er...
Stop Pressing Comics Like This!!!
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Looking to start cleaning and pressing your own books? Here are two guides to help you get started! Comic Book CPR: amzn.to/3aydbqa Comic Book Stain Removal and Whitening: amzn.to/3Po9T7H Links to the tools I use: 15x15 Press: amzn.to/3OwZ6aS Makeup Pads: amzn.to/3tWOASq Absorene Eraser: amzn.to/3HUTNjC Absorene Putty: amzn.to/3PuxMe7 Artist Eraser: amzn.to/3ndANTH Magic Eraser: amzn.to/3ORrHbG...
Why you shouldn't use CCS pressing and why you should!
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Going over the pros and cons of using CGC's pressing service CCS Looking to start cleaning and pressing your own books? Here are two guides to help you get started! Comic Book CPR: amzn.to/3aydbqa Comic Book Stain Removal and Whitening: amzn.to/3Po9T7H Links to the tools I use: 15x15 Press: amzn.to/3OwZ6aS Makeup Pads: amzn.to/3tWOASq Absorene Eraser: amzn.to/3HUTNjC Absorene Putty: amzn.to/3Pu...
My WORST CGC Unboxing Ever!
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So CGC finally got these books back to me and it was disappointing in almost every possible way
CGC Comic Unboxing with Surprising Results
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CGC Comic Unboxing with Surprising Results
Opening a Bry Box of Mystery with over $40k in Prizes!
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Opening a Bry Box of Mystery with over $40k in Prizes!
Comic Artist Steals Comic Store Owners Wife??
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Comic Artist Steals Comic Store Owners Wife??
Spider-Man Metal Box was Loaded! #shorts
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Spider-Man Metal Box was Loaded! #shorts
CBCS Admits to Losing HUNDREDS of Books
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CBCS Admits to Losing HUNDREDS of Books
Black Flag Throws Gas on C2E2 Flames
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Black Flag Throws Gas on C2E2 Flames
Excellent vid
Dude you make great content but why is the intro always in 4;3 stretched to 16:9 or am I seeing things?😄
Thank you for the info. I bought a Seal Jumbo Press and I notice after pressing, the covers were loose so maybe there’s too much pressure. I will try pressing with less pressure. Hopefully that will correct the issue. If you have any more pointers on how to prevent the staples from sinking in I would appreciate. I didn’t know if I was placing the magazine backer board incorrectly at the Staples. Because I place it again the center fold staples. Thanks again.
Hey there, What's the best way to prevent flaring? I'm pressing some Mcfarlane Spider-Man and I can't seem to prevent of get rid of flaring . Messed around with temps and pressure and steamed and non-steamed but can get rid of the wavy interior pages .
This guy voted for Kamala
Why does the paper look wet when your applying it? Right before your pressing your applying something that looks wet in nature you smooth it out then you press and the stains are coming off onto the paper. Really curious as to what your applying so i can do this myself
this heroed my hobby. ❤ thanks charles
Lol, thanks!
nice work the book looks fantastic
Thanks, book did really well with the treatment
Love you're videos! They are a big help as I'm getting into the pressing. One question. Will a grading company like cgc consider this restoration or conservation when you use a light box?
If they determine it to be too white they will label it as conserved with "cover cleaned"
Why did you stop making vids bro?
Life, just been so busy. I have about 20 recorded just never have the time to edit and upload.
If you send in a high dollar issue and they slap a PLOD on it, I assume they charge you accordingly for what that purple label means for resell?
I would assume they would be hesitant to upcharge after giving it a PLOD but I have not had that happen yet. They certainly won't refund you if it dropped it under.
I purchased a copy like 40 years ago NM for like $150. it still looks fresh and clean as when i purchased it and have changed bag and boards a few times to keep it that way.That has always been a big key comic for years.
It's a great book and that is a great price to get it for!
Do you use the hydrogen peroxide straight on comic book or do you dilute the peroxide
I don't dilute it but I do know some who mix it 50/50 with H2O
You can do HOP back to back? Any period of time to wait between HOPs? Anything in terms of cover shrinkage? Thanks for the informative video!
I have never had any covers shrink from HOP. As for time in between treatments I will usually alternate from front cover to back cover.
Is that Elijah Wood in the back cover Lego advertisement photo? Was he even born by then?
Lol, definitely born but not sure if it's supposed to be him or not
Very nice work...
Thanks!
Nice job on the book. Just a technical point, but this was classic tanning around the edges, not a dust shadow. A dust shadow is when dust is inpregnated into the paper. Those will dry clean off. Dust shadows also don't appear on the inner pages at the same time as the outer pages. The brown stuff you're pulling up is just tanning migrating into the paper. On older books, you'll sometimes see a strip of tanning along an edge of the book. Those are sometimes called sun shadows. The CGC Guide calls them "light shadows."😊
AMAZING!!!
Thanks!
How long do you press the peroxide treatment for and what temperature?
It varies greatly on the book and stains. With trial and error you can sort of figure out which each book will need.
That banned art Gengar is actually the most insane card Ive ever seen. That's like my grail now tbh
Just had one come back from PSA but it got a 9 sadly
nice job takes alot of work to bring it back to the way it should look👍
Yes it does!
Staples pressed so that they are wayyy off
Sunken staples are the worst. Tricky fix too
Wow
Any chance tou recommend a service that does this?
I do it now for clients. Hobbyherocomics.com
Great, I also had a book come back as restored with color touching, is that something that can ever be removed to get back to a blue label?
@@johnacosta1856 usually, sometime can be very invasive tho
what exactly is that paper you are using? and how much heat and how long?
Varies quite a bit depending on the step in the process. I use different stocks of paper for different processes as well as times and temps
What kind of lights are those? 15:28
Link should be in the description for blue LED lights
You don't think it would be worth sending that book off but you have a 9.6 Spider-Man 2099 #1 on your wall?
I don't think this book would be worth sending it because it still wouldn't grade high enough to be worth the grading fees. Also the Spider-Man 2099 on the wall was a 9.8 that I got from a mystery box.
Of course you need pressure to flatten a wrinkled comic! Try putting the same heat and humidity on a book WITHOUT a press. It will not get flat, in fact it will deform more. As a scientist, your generalizations make me cringe.
May be taking it a bit too literal. The pressure needed is literally just required to keep the page in place meaning that more pressure is not going to help and could potentially even damage the book.
Gets me that CGC can find no specific evidence of cleaning but because they “feel” it looks too good, that it must be “restored.” What utter BS. Wonder what specific financial angle is driving them to do this (because at the end of the day, it’s ALWAYS about the money).
Well I would imagine they hope people resubmit to try to get them through; which they have.
You are absolutely correct! Great comparison with vintage cars!
Glad you think so!
Charles, I love your videos, but you've really got to sort out your tech, my man. There's something really messed with your camera (a decade-old webcam?) as well as audio. A little bit of searching on UA-cam and you can get some great gear for fairly cheap that will really level up your presentation. (Edit tips: whatever edit software you're using should have a simple noise removal filter - put it on at 10% and it will make a huge difference for the white noise. Also please export your audio as stereo, equal channels, and not mono only using one channel [i.e. left] which is pretty obnoxious, etc.) That aside, keep up the great work!
Working on it and think my newer stuff is a bit better than what I started with.
What did it re-grade to? I’m new to the post
It kept the same grade but with CGC blue label which I don't think it would have gotten in it's original condition.
Gold label is Pedigree, YELLOW label is Sig series.
I collect Sports Illustrateds. I have a '56 Mickey Mantle which is the holy grail SI and it has a lot of foxing. Do you do SIs and what would you have charged for exactly what you did to this X Men? Thanks.
Yeah, I can do older sports illustrateds as well. Can you shoot me some pics on one of my socials?
You keep showing is an archive paper doused in peroxide to clean your books! HOW are you doing it and why are you not telling us how? SHOW US!!!
I use a spray bottle and it's regular copy paper not archival paper
Hydrogen peroxide soaked paper, does this work on glossy and none glossy old print manuals like user manuals on for sewing machines user manuals that have brown foxing, or would this attack the drawings and writing?
I'm not sure but I would imagine it would work on any porous type paper. Probably nothing as glossy as a magazine.
what surfactant are you using? Could you use the typical dilluted calcium hydroxide with a makeup pad to lift dirt and oily fingerprint stains off the white area?
This one is a premixed one sold by Immaculate Comics called immacuclean.
Wow. Very noticeable improvements with these before and after. Well done!
Thanks!
Dry cleaning, pressing are restoration. Not sure why CGC has this arbitrary line.
I would agree that they have made it way more difficult than it needs to be. In my opinion it should be all or nothing. I don't personally care if something is removed from the book that wasn't there originally (bends, dirt, etc) but if sometimes its restoration to remove it then it should be all times.
Stop letting CGC decide what is restoration... stop sending them your books.
I've honestly stopped sending anything other than moderns for the time being. Just too much risk sending in older books in right now.
I miss your video boss. Where did you go?
That is a very long answer. I'm not gone though just on hiatus for a bit.
Hello Mr. Hero, what do you mist your comics with when they are on the Blue Led? What is the chemical make up. Thank you for all your help.
3% H2O2
What did it grade?
It came back 6.0. The reveal is in a different video. I still think it should have been 7.5 but a friend wanted a copy so was glad he got a great looking 6.0
What's the % of the perox solution? Thanx
It's 3% but some people dilute to 1.5%
Makes sense to me! Great video.
Thanks, just another in a long list of growing concerns with CGC
I was very surprised when I saw some U Tubers use magic eraser on comics. I think a lot of these purples are from this. This should be considered chemical cleaning
Magic eraser is pretty abrasive and will remove gloss on the books very quickly. Not a recommended tool but still don't think I'd put it in the restoration category
What is the peroxide solution , the reg one you buy in pharmacy, or is it a ratio mixture?
Regular you buy over the counter. Some people dilute it to 1.5%
I definitely have to agree with you! Thanks for the video. My thoughts on this is that they are looking at the bigger books, and slapping purple labels because they’re not stupid… they know we clean comic books duh!!! And how often does a hulk 181 pass through like at the Comics store.
Just feels like another way to get people to resubmit. I’ve seen several PLODs go back through and come back universal
I'm late to the party here as you posted this a year ago, but I found this video to be quite instructional as I'm just starting my C&P journey. I've got my cotton rounds and absorene sponge and putty. Next up I've asked Santa Wife for a 15 X 15 heat press and my in-laws for the Immaculate comics metal plates. Hydrogen peroxide is easily gotten as are backing boards, 65lb paper, white eraser and magazine sized backing boards. I've got plenty of comics to experiment on before getting to my better books so, I'm looking forward to the new year and working on some books. I thank Hobby Hero and the other posters of C&P techniques for their videos and instructions. Best to all and happy holidays.
Thanks and happy holidays to you and yours!
that's amazing
Thanks