My son just spilled water all over my book. I used a blow dryer turning the pages one by one. Then I used a flatiron, for straightening hair, to smooth out the pages in bunches, then one by one. Now the book with warm, ironed pages is under my mattress between two thin hardcover books. It looks great and it took about 45 minutes.
This was such a weirdly heart warming video. I loved the care you chose to offer to a wet and frazzled book instead of just writing it off. My favourite bit was the wrapped up bricks. Gold!
If your book has shiny paper pages, it's likely coated with clays which cohere strongly upon drying. Voila -- glued together until rewetted. Uncoated paper is usually only affected by swelling/wrinkling. But if the back of the text block, underneath the spine, absorbed much water, you can help it and the spine too by poking a paper towel in there when the book is (carefully) open.
Thank you for this video. I like to buy used books, and while I am unsure if they are water damaged (no wavy pages), they are definitely bent out of shape lol. I guess I didnt think about pressing a book to the extent of a book presser. Seeing the water damaged book being flattened out made me realize I never put enough weights on my books when I pressed them. Now I have a book with random other things on top of it pressing it down as much as the book presser did to that book (or at least close enough!). Thank you!!
Thanks a lot for your help ! My piano teacher lent me a music training book. A water bottle spilled where it was sitting. It had a cap but I didn't know it wasn't waterproof. The bottle "dripped" onto some papers that were on the book, but by capillary action the water reached the book. All the pages were damp, not enough to put the blotters on, but thanks to you I thought about putting a fan. It is dry, all that remains is to put it under the press to put the pages back into shape. I will be able to return a book in good condition to my teacher who is so kind.
Thank you for showing such a great way to repair a wet book. After seeing this video I repaired my antique book. I had to do it twice but amazingly it came out great. I'll browse your other videos to see if you have one in removing mold or foxing. Thanks
I dont know if this has happened to anybody else, but i was reading a book, and left it in my bed, so i could go do something else, and at the time, it was rainy season so the moisture in the air of my house was pretty high and we didnt have anything to get rid of it. So 10 minutes later, when i come back, my books pages are all wobbly and distorted, as if it was wet, but it was just due to the moisture in the air. The book was brand new so you can imagine how confused and mad i was.
Thank you for this video! Everywhere I searched I only found the steps up until leave over night to dry, but what I really wanted to know was what to do after all of that.
thank you so much, this is great, well presented and lovely with the music!!! my librarian was very uptight and not smiling so all the smiles in this are wonderful : )
You DON'T need to BUY one. Put the book on the floor. Get a piece of 1-inch-thick board (bigger than the book.). Put it on the book. Put something heavy on it like a BED, or CABINET, or whatever. Just balance the heavy object so it would not topple over.
Once you have 2 boards to sandwich the book, some other options are bottles of water, large cans of food, covered bricks as shown, workout weights, other books, appropriately sized DIY sand bags, bags of rice or pieces firewood. DIY "book clamp" can be made using 2 boards to sandwich the book and c-clamps, bar-clamps or small hydraulic jacks. For small jobs, c-clamps are easy. Just place the book, between protective papers and plywood boards or planks. Using 1, 2, or 3+ c-clamps per side, evenly apply pressure to all 4 sides of the sandwich. Leave in the clamps, as you would for a conventional book press. Hope this helps someone.
Thanks. I used a hairdryer with a concentrator attachment to smooth out each page and it went well and and dried each page quickly. The freezer idea could be really good for situations when you really don't have the time.
My mother got my favourite book War And Peace wet by accident and I was so upset but she dried the pages, it’s still readable but the presentation looked a bit messy.
For a textbook with lightly waxed pages, this i what I did: 1.) Squeezed out excess water. 2.) One paper towel between each page. 3.) Placed a large plastic sheet like a ziplock bag underneath and under the bottom and on top of the book. 4.) Laid book on water safe a flat surface like a table top. 5.) Placed several other heavy books on top. 6.) Let book sit overnight and repeated Steps #1-5 for an additional day. 7.) Removed paper towels and replaced with blank pieces of white printer paper. Repeated steps 3-5 until pages were dry. 8.) Removed printer paper and on a medium-low setting ironed out each page with a clothing iron.
im in the process of saving my book worth thousands of dollars thanks to my parents leaving it on the basement floor during a flood thank you. I mean the saving part is thanks to you so thanks.
Believe it or not, just use cloth iron or use microwave oven. Use over with intervals of 30 second. Try with a rough paper. Make sure the binding of book has no metal.
I think my Manga books are beyond saving at this point, since I didn't notice the water damage until a few days after they got soaked. I tried putting heavy books on it for a day and a half, and they're still wrinkled.
@@futureceo8943 Cause I don't wanna ruin my manga books any more than they actually are. Plus, if that method fails, I will have made my books even worse than before.
A few days ago i spilled some water unfortunately the bottom part on two of my library books got damaged luckily i saw this video it helped me both look good barley tell there's damage plus i have a great fan thanks
My 2 year old just knocked over her water bottle all over my BRAND NEW BOOK (I got it yesterday!) I tried blow drying it but the pages got wrinkled, kind of hard/crunchy, and look like it may have shrunk! I’m going to do my best to flatten the pages and press it for a few days or else try my hand at ironing them like some of the comments say, I hope that helps!
Me: wait for a day until some water drips out/somewhat dry outside the proceed to- iron the page you want to open a bit to make it semi-dry so that it's easier to work with/don't rip as easily or stick too much, open it carefully, dry that page completely & straight! repeat until the end. Note: while you iron the page avoid touching the paper because you could get electocuted (you won't die, but damn it hurts), only touch once you have lifted the iron off the book and you think it is dry enough.
you shouldn't have shown a different book while you were exwplaining about the math one. You didn't explain how to unstick the pages that where glued togather because of the water, you just put towels between groups of pages and put a fan on it. The pages will still be stuck and then you show another book that has nothing to do with this one.
Thank you for the video my husband didn’t think you do anything with his book and I think this is going to help and I like that you are going to dry it and then press it we’re gonna try do both at the same time but I guess the air needs to get into the pages to dry them out properly first
Thank you so much. As I assumed this is what I did. Unfortunately I do not have a book press. I am concerned about the dry mold and please could you tell me how to get rid of it. Thank you.
Pat Pathinayake my marksheet has been stuck in between due to moisture...it a folded type class x original marksheet please help me how remove the stucked moisture because of this cannot unfold it otherwise it will torn
I think my mom spilled water on my sketchbooks. I noticed one of the sketchbooks (the one I usually use) with wrinkled papers and the hardcover is wrinkled badly that the design’s coming off already. It was a cheap one so I said nevermind. I can still use it after all… But now that I picked up the mix media sketchbook…. This one have a bigger water damage. What should I do?? This is probably a few months old water damage…
These steps can smooth out warped pages but do not make pages supple again. Does anyone know how to reduce the stiffness from the water damage and restore flexibility to the paper?
Someone spilled water on my backpack and a lot of my books got wet. Including one of my favorite novels. I felt so sad. I put it outside open paged hoping it'd dry properly that way but the wind tore it ): .
I tried this with a small instruction book that had glossy paper pages. It has been under a stack of heavy books for 2 weeks but they are still rippled. Any suggestions?
to do that you have to carefully remoisten the book page by page and press the pages flat one at a time using an iron. There are other videos around on YT of folks restoring damaged and warped books this way.
Oh no. I borrowed a friends book and now she’s mad at me (for another reason) and wants it back. How will I tell her that I spilled a glass on it? The whole top half is fine, and three quarters of the pages are fine, but the bottom half of the last quarter is all wrinkly. What do I do?
Cost/benefit analysis tells me to simply buy another copy of the book - it's not a Gutenberg bible. Out of print? an Amazon or eBay third-party seller will probably have one for cheap.
I spilled diet Pepsi on my $200 college textbook earlier...thanks for the video, but nothing can suppress my rage rn. Over a 50 cent can of soda, ugh. Why me?🤦
HELP! WET BOOK EMERGENCY! Our house flooded. I had a leather-bound, pocket New Testament that was printed in 1824 that was so saturated that by the time I found it, I squeezed it and a small puddle came out. I had previously seen your video, so while it was still wet, I put some paper towels between the pages and put it in the freezer. Now that the emergency is over, I have time to bring it back out of the freezer and rescue it.... But what do I do after I get it back out of the freezer!!?? I have found lots of sources that say to put it in the freezer until you can deal with it later, but none of them say what to do when you get it back out! Help!!
Advice PLEASE. I accidentally split my large, well used paperback Harry Potter book in half. Now it's in two pieces. To repair it, would it be best just to use clear tape or is there a better way? Thanks for any advice ou can give. 😮❤
@lisette2060 thanks but this particular one is sentimental to us. Ha, we still haven't fixed it, my son grabbed it to reread and now it's on the shelf.
Mine is already like the "Yikes" book. There were other priorities when we had a flood here. I did not get to check out my picture art book until it was dry. The pages are warped and some stuck together. Is it possible to save it? I'm sure most pages can be wet and separated but there's a lot of rippling.
I walked home during the rain with a 700 page book and my bag zipper was left open and the first 50 pages got wet and i tried to put a bunch of other books ontop for pressure but i dont think it was heavy enough and its still crinkly :(
Just found my wet book idk how long it's been in my old backpack but If this doesn't work for a book that's been soaked for a while my English is gonna kill me
ViPR King same happened to me and she was mad at a book that looked a tiny bit bad and mines like it’s been on water for years oops I’m just gunna pray lol 😂
Can these preservation techniques be used for paper Magazines? I've got this one magazine that I really like, But idiotically placed it in a back pack with a water bottle. I dried it with a hair blower. But now it's wrinkled on one side and the images have a stain mark. HOW DO I FIX THIS!?
I don’t even have paper towel opeffuly my détective Conan book can dry by itself. My tea spill in my bag and of course it has to be the day when I bring my manga with me
Recently spilled a small amount on my manga maybe 30 pages got wet but just the top left edge the cover plastic seemed to be peeling off the a bit not to worried to I’m doing this method and I’m sure it will be good thanks guys
I have a slip cover for a large comic book, it has wrinkles on it, came from factory that way and was sealed. I tried to iron/lot of weight on it, does not seem to straighten it, its paper with like a like very light laminate (only way I can describe it) printed colour cover, perhaps thats reason why it will not de wrinkle. Anything possible to try? thanks
Hello, Varda. The main concept is to make sure the book is being pressed down with a fair amount of weight. One alternative (that we do use at times) is to place a book between two wide boards with some bricks on top. Thank you. SUL Preservation.
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My son just spilled water all over my book. I used a blow dryer turning the pages one by one. Then I used a flatiron, for straightening hair, to smooth out the pages in bunches, then one by one. Now the book with warm, ironed pages is under my mattress between two thin hardcover books. It looks great and it took about 45 minutes.
Will it work on a paper back
Did you use a cover over the pages? I damaged an expensive book- but only about 4-5 pages (slipped and it flew open to wet some pages)
thank you so much! my sister spilt something (idk what) on my sketchbook and it was so easy to fix with your method!
Thanks a lot! It worked out... Pages are a bit wrinkled but it looks much better than i thought it would turn out to be :)
Thank you so much for this! It worked really well :)
The level of the love these people put for the book is amazing.
This was such a weirdly heart warming video. I loved the care you chose to offer to a wet and frazzled book instead of just writing it off. My favourite bit was the wrapped up bricks. Gold!
So far, these methods do not work on Kobo or Kindle. Next I'll try a Nook and PocketBook
You're not pressing down hard enough :D
Its cause you need a stronger press
You didn’t put it near the fan long enough
Have you tried turning it on and off?
Got three books from a professor, then walked through the rain. I really hope this works.
Did it work???
Same
Good luck
My guy.. the people need to know.
@@iwilitu6591 Sorry about the really late response. It worked well and the books are in pretty good condition.
Thank you so much! My drawing book got wet with my most prized drawings and now i can stop crying over a wrinkled book
I feel u😭.. Luckily its just the ends for me
Girl: put a paper between every 10 or 20 pages..
Me: *puts toilet paper between every 2 pages..*
did that work ?
New relavence
That’s what I did.
So quirky
Thanks Tank haha ikr I’m so quirky for putting extra toilet paper
I came here to learn how to repair my wet books not to start crying 😭😭😭 beautiful video, ty!
If your book has shiny paper pages, it's likely coated with clays which cohere strongly upon drying. Voila -- glued together until rewetted. Uncoated paper is usually only affected by swelling/wrinkling. But if the back of the text block, underneath the spine, absorbed much water, you can help it and the spine too by poking a paper towel in there when the book is (carefully) open.
Nice and Practical. We don't realize at times that all paper is born in water and can recover if managed well.
Thank you for this video. I like to buy used books, and while I am unsure if they are water damaged (no wavy pages), they are definitely bent out of shape lol. I guess I didnt think about pressing a book to the extent of a book presser. Seeing the water damaged book being flattened out made me realize I never put enough weights on my books when I pressed them. Now I have a book with random other things on top of it pressing it down as much as the book presser did to that book (or at least close enough!). Thank you!!
Thanks a lot for your help ! My piano teacher lent me a music training book. A water bottle spilled where it was sitting. It had a cap but I didn't know it wasn't waterproof. The bottle "dripped" onto some papers that were on the book, but by capillary action the water reached the book. All the pages were damp, not enough to put the blotters on, but thanks to you I thought about putting a fan. It is dry, all that remains is to put it under the press to put the pages back into shape. I will be able to return a book in good condition to my teacher who is so kind.
Thank you for showing such a great way to repair a wet book. After seeing this video I repaired my antique book. I had to do it twice but amazingly it came out great. I'll browse your other videos to see if you have one in removing mold or foxing. Thanks
The fact that a book press was made is very sad......those poor books
Coelho's books are waiting...
I dont know if this has happened to anybody else, but i was reading a book, and left it in my bed, so i could go do something else, and at the time, it was rainy season so the moisture in the air of my house was pretty high and we didnt have anything to get rid of it. So 10 minutes later, when i come back, my books pages are all wobbly and distorted, as if it was wet, but it was just due to the moisture in the air. The book was brand new so you can imagine how confused and mad i was.
I have seen fluctuating humidity levels causing that to my books too but later they recovered alone.
this is why my university doesn't let the books leave the library.
I feel so happy for the book as a bibliophile and as a librarian
Thank you for this video! Everywhere I searched I only found the steps up until leave over night to dry, but what I really wanted to know was what to do after all of that.
thank you so much, this is great, well presented and lovely with the music!!! my librarian was very uptight and not smiling so all the smiles in this are wonderful : )
Well then where the hell can I find a bookpress?..... :(
You DON'T need to BUY one.
Put the book on the floor.
Get a piece of 1-inch-thick board (bigger than the book.). Put it on the book.
Put something heavy on it like a BED, or CABINET, or whatever. Just balance the heavy object so it would not topple over.
:) Thanks I try that....
just put the book in the freezer and wait until you have a bookpress one day ...
Once you have 2 boards to sandwich the book, some other options are bottles of water, large cans of food, covered bricks as shown, workout weights, other books, appropriately sized DIY sand bags, bags of rice or pieces firewood. DIY "book clamp" can be made using 2 boards to sandwich the book and c-clamps, bar-clamps or small hydraulic jacks. For small jobs, c-clamps are easy. Just place the book, between protective papers and plywood boards or planks. Using 1, 2, or 3+ c-clamps per side, evenly apply pressure to all 4 sides of the sandwich. Leave in the clamps, as you would for a conventional book press.
Hope this helps someone.
Graphic Chemical & ink sells them.
Thanks. I used a hairdryer with a concentrator attachment to smooth out each page and it went well and and dried each page quickly. The freezer idea could be really good for situations when you really don't have the time.
My mother got my favourite book War And Peace wet by accident and I was so upset but she dried the pages, it’s still readable but the presentation looked a bit messy.
For a textbook with lightly waxed pages, this i what I did:
1.) Squeezed out excess water.
2.) One paper towel between each page.
3.) Placed a large plastic sheet like a ziplock bag underneath and under the bottom and on top of the book.
4.) Laid book on water safe a flat surface like a table top.
5.) Placed several other heavy books on top.
6.) Let book sit overnight and repeated Steps #1-5 for an additional day.
7.) Removed paper towels and replaced with blank pieces of white printer paper. Repeated steps 3-5 until pages were dry.
8.) Removed printer paper and on a medium-low setting ironed out each page with a clothing iron.
im in the process of saving my book worth thousands of dollars thanks to my parents leaving it on the basement floor during a flood thank you. I mean the saving part is thanks to you so thanks.
Urm... So I may have left a library book out in the rain...
My Pythagoras book looks more like the last book. I love it. None of the pages are stuck together. It has a certain charm.
Believe it or not, just use cloth iron or use microwave oven.
Use over with intervals of 30 second.
Try with a rough paper.
Make sure the binding of book has no metal.
Should have watched this first before I accidentally dropped my book by the bath tub.
I have a YIKES book (like at the end). It's an important journal. I may have to cut the pages loose, iron with water, and have it re-bound somehow.
My book is wet. I am so mad. :(
ateb3 well aren’t you lovely
😭😭😭
My favourite book was in my bag, and I fell back first into a river... I’m clumsy. I put my book on the radiator, and now it’s, erm... 💀
I think my Manga books are beyond saving at this point, since I didn't notice the water damage until a few days after they got soaked.
I tried putting heavy books on it for a day and a half, and they're still wrinkled.
What if u purposely wet it again and did what the video told u to do
@@jessieli9893 Very funny! I'm not gonna damage my books more than they already are!!!!
@@nine_tails137 wow.. someone’s trying to help you and you’re being sarcastic? the method she said should actually work.
@@futureceo8943 Cause I don't wanna ruin my manga books any more than they actually are. Plus, if that method fails, I will have made my books even worse than before.
@@jessieli9893 i'm pretty sure this will work but I'm scared to do it :')
Ahhh, bricks wrapped in paper, the bookbinders friends! :-)
Somewhere, Mr. Gumby is crooning to the sound of bricks being bashed together.
A few days ago i spilled some water unfortunately the bottom part on two of my library books got damaged luckily i saw this video it helped me both look good barley tell there's damage plus i have a great fan thanks
This is amazing! Like an A&E but for books
My 2 year old just knocked over her water bottle all over my BRAND NEW BOOK (I got it yesterday!) I tried blow drying it but the pages got wrinkled, kind of hard/crunchy, and look like it may have shrunk! I’m going to do my best to flatten the pages and press it for a few days or else try my hand at ironing them like some of the comments say, I hope that helps!
Me: wait for a day until some water drips out/somewhat dry outside the proceed to- iron the page you want to open a bit to make it semi-dry so that it's easier to work with/don't rip as easily or stick too much, open it carefully, dry that page completely & straight! repeat until the end.
Note: while you iron the page avoid touching the paper because you could get electocuted (you won't die, but damn it hurts), only touch once you have lifted the iron off the book and you think it is dry enough.
Putting it in the freezer surprised me, I would never have thought of doing that
reheat it in the microwave if you're ready to read.
My dog puked on my book and I rinsed it as carefully as I could. I love my pup, but these 400 pages are going to take a while to "restore"
What do you do after a book’s pages get wet, then you didn’t do anything with them and just let them dry?!
you shouldn't have shown a different book while you were exwplaining about the math one. You didn't explain how to unstick the pages that where glued togather because of the water, you just put towels between groups of pages and put a fan on it. The pages will still be stuck and then you show another book that has nothing to do with this one.
Thank you for the video my husband didn’t think you do anything with his book and I think this is going to help and I like that you are going to dry it and then press it we’re gonna try do both at the same time but I guess the air needs to get into the pages to dry them out properly first
With all the wasted paper you could just print a new one
Some books are valuable, sentimentally and literally so it's worth saving them
SULPreservation,
can I just iron the the book page by page while its slightly damp ?
In my alumni university lots of boom got wet because of the flood. How sad. I saw lots and if I coud just take them all home.
im gonna be sitting on this book for at least 2 days in a row!! LOL thank u so much this helped
how can you remove the wrinkle after your book is already dry?
try rewetting it then doing that entire process
Thank you so much. As I assumed this is what I did. Unfortunately I do not have a book press. I am concerned about the dry mold and please could you tell me how to get rid of it. Thank you.
Well thanks Obama.
Pat Pathinayake my marksheet has been stuck in between due to moisture...it a folded type class x original marksheet please help me how remove the stucked moisture because of this cannot unfold it otherwise it will torn
I think my mom spilled water on my sketchbooks. I noticed one of the sketchbooks (the one I usually use) with wrinkled papers and the hardcover is wrinkled badly that the design’s coming off already. It was a cheap one so I said nevermind. I can still use it after all…
But now that I picked up the mix media sketchbook…. This one have a bigger water damage. What should I do?? This is probably a few months old water damage…
Doesn't change the fact that some books belong at the bottom of the lake though
This technique may not work well on books with glossy (magazine-type) paper, which tend to stick together when wet.
These steps can smooth out warped pages but do not make pages supple again. Does anyone know how to reduce the stiffness from the water damage and restore flexibility to the paper?
Normal people don’t have all that stuff
Someone spilled water on my backpack and a lot of my books got wet. Including one of my favorite novels. I felt so sad. I put it outside open paged hoping it'd dry properly that way but the wind tore it ): .
Oh how strong is the wind where you live?
Not very strong, 7-20 mph
@@maya8662 no se pero donde vivo el viento no me mueve ni un pelo ,mas no conozco la nieve
what do you mean someone
Aw, shucks -- where's the quick freeze and vacuum sublimation equipment?
This was cute and well done. Thanks!
One third of my book spine came out, do I stick it using glue or just leave it?
I tried this with a small instruction book that had glossy paper pages. It has been under a stack of heavy books for 2 weeks but they are still rippled. Any suggestions?
To be honest I get books wet a lot of times and I just leave them and they turn out fine a little tattered but fine not like how the video showed
What about clamping it between two wooden boards and putting it into a microwave to boil the water off?
Nah that's crazy
When were the hands of the "Hand Model" shown. He was listed in the credits, as Mr. Ryan Woods. Dr. George Whitehead
now show us how to fix the book that wasn't put n the freezer at 2:20. ;0/
Lefty Hara if it’s that wet then ur fucked
HighWayStudios - mission accomplished?
to do that you have to carefully remoisten the book page by page and press the pages flat one at a time using an iron. There are other videos around on YT of folks restoring damaged and warped books this way.
Yeah I thought this was going to be a video about that based on the thumbnail.
Great job many times practical notebooks were wet due to sudden rain I think this will help
Oh no. I borrowed a friends book and now she’s mad at me (for another reason) and wants it back. How will I tell her that I spilled a glass on it? The whole top half is fine, and three quarters of the pages are fine, but the bottom half of the last quarter is all wrinkly. What do I do?
How did it turn out!?
Book press is just a big vice grip 🙂
Cost/benefit analysis tells me to simply buy another copy of the book - it's not a Gutenberg bible. Out of print? an Amazon or eBay third-party seller will probably have one for cheap.
you don't have to throw away the paper towels, they dry very quickly
What if they already dried and shrivelled up
I need this I took books out from my school library and accidentally left them outside in the rain :( this hopefully works
Did it work
I spilled diet Pepsi on my $200 college textbook earlier...thanks for the video, but nothing can suppress my rage rn. Over a 50 cent can of soda, ugh. Why me?🤦
What about swollen pages of books found after long period with dried pages.
I hope in my country have a shop like this.
How to do with old damage where pages stick together?
This was super helpful! Great video!
You wouldn't be related to Sarah Kim the director would you?
No
Could i use any paper to dry book?
HELP! WET BOOK EMERGENCY! Our house flooded. I had a leather-bound, pocket New Testament that was printed in 1824 that was so saturated that by the time I found it, I squeezed it and a small puddle came out. I had previously seen your video, so while it was still wet, I put some paper towels between the pages and put it in the freezer. Now that the emergency is over, I have time to bring it back out of the freezer and rescue it.... But what do I do after I get it back out of the freezer!!?? I have found lots of sources that say to put it in the freezer until you can deal with it later, but none of them say what to do when you get it back out! Help!!
I guess just remove from freezer, wait until all ice melts and continue the same way?
How did it go?
How can you preserve/restore the fresh new smell & look of book pages?
Advice PLEASE. I accidentally split my large, well used paperback Harry Potter book in half. Now it's in two pieces. To repair it, would it be best just to use clear tape or is there a better way? Thanks for any advice ou can give. 😮❤
Buy a new one... 😁
@lisette2060 thanks but this particular one is sentimental to us. Ha, we still haven't fixed it, my son grabbed it to reread and now it's on the shelf.
My book already dried and had wrinkles. Emma ganna make this wet again by spilling water on it and do the same process. or does it noy work that way?
Did that method of re-wetting the dried book work out for you?
Mine is already like the "Yikes" book. There were other priorities when we had a flood here. I did not get to check out my picture art book until it was dry. The pages are warped and some stuck together. Is it possible to save it? I'm sure most pages can be wet and separated but there's a lot of rippling.
Did you do anything?
how long do you have to leave the paper towels in?
What to do if your book is 800 pages long?
How about if the book is dry and can't be opened ?
I walked home during the rain with a 700 page book and my bag zipper was left open and the first 50 pages got wet and i tried to put a bunch of other books ontop for pressure but i dont think it was heavy enough and its still crinkly :(
Just found my wet book idk how long it's been in my old backpack but If this doesn't work for a book that's been soaked for a while my English is gonna kill me
ViPR King same happened to me and she was mad at a book that looked a tiny bit bad and mines like it’s been on water for years oops I’m just gunna pray lol 😂
Thank you I just got 2 library books wet
Hope this works water bottle blew up in my backpack and absolutely got my book from a teacher dripping
2 years ago did this work shit same thing happend to me all of my note books and books are wet fuck
Make sure to gently press, or else you will explode the book.
My paperback is already a fan, I guess the only solution is to dump it into a bucket of water and then do the steps that you outlined.
I'd do it the Sam Malone way - just rip out every other page and hope that Diane doesn't notice.
Can these preservation techniques be used for paper Magazines?
I've got this one magazine that I really like, But idiotically placed it in a back pack with a water bottle. I dried it with a hair blower. But now it's wrinkled on one side and the images have a stain mark.
HOW DO I FIX THIS!?
Just iron it since the paper for magazines are thicker
Or alternatively, you can just put the book into a 5-gallon bucket of rice....
Wow I do it right but I dry it using hair dryer and iron it after that I flatten it with something heavy
I don’t even have paper towel opeffuly my détective Conan book can dry by itself. My tea spill in my bag and of course it has to be the day when I bring my manga with me
Recently spilled a small amount on my manga maybe 30 pages got wet but just the top left edge the cover plastic seemed to be peeling off the a bit not to worried to I’m doing this method and I’m sure it will be good thanks guys
I have a slip cover for a large comic book, it has wrinkles on it, came from factory that way and was sealed.
I tried to iron/lot of weight on it, does not seem to straighten it, its paper with like a like very light laminate (only way I can describe it) printed colour cover, perhaps thats reason why it will not de wrinkle.
Anything possible to try?
thanks
This is great , but I need led this in my times at school , not now where I don't even read books
great advice, I'm sure everyone watching this video has a book press to hand
Hello, Varda. The main concept is to make sure the book is being pressed down with a fair amount of weight. One alternative (that we do use at times) is to place a book between two wide boards with some bricks on top. Thank you. SUL Preservation.
I have a signed first edition Ten Commandments. My prodigal son dropped them in bathtub. 😢Suggestions?
Thanks so much!! Great information!