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| . Hi all, I have worked on about 5 tape jobs so far so I have had a chance to practice a little. This is GA Daredevil #111 from 1954 and is in fair condition. Here is what the tape situation looks like on the back cover. 
I will be using a solvent called Bestine to remove the tape and adhesive. Here you can see I am lifting the tape using a spatula and an eye dropper to distribute the solvent. You can see near the spatula how its wet. 
Once the tape is removed the glue needs to removed. The Solvent makes the paper surface hard while loosening the adhesive allowing me to scrape it off with the spatula. The little pieces you see below the spatula is the adhesive balled up. 
Here is how it came out with all off the tape and adhesive is gone. What do you think? I will do the front cover next which is worse. 
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Well done,
I've always wondered about tape removal. Does the same technique work for price sticker removal?
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Well done,
I've always wondered about tape removal. Does the same technique work for price sticker removal?
TEXEven though they are to different kinds of tape the answer is yes. It should be easier since its not mending a tear or sitting on the spine. I have noticed though price stickers have a tendancy to stain or discolor the paper in a hurry. 
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| . Hey there, as promised here is the front side of DD #111.  
I had to first remove the front cover from the pages. It wasn’t attached by the original staples anymore but someone stapled 2 new ones to hold it in place. 
Ok so here I show how much adhesive I had to remove as opposed to the actual piece to the right of it. 
Here it is done. 
Here I decided to remove the writing. 
Next I plan to dry press it so I can join the two half’s back together again with thin Japan paper.
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| Thats pretty impressive. Is there any staining or damage to the cover when the solvent dries? I've got a couple books that I've wanted to get tape removed from but it probably won't be worth spending the money for restoration fees since they're not worth a whole lot.
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One of the reason's I like this solvent is that it doesnt do anything negative that I can see.
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| If you can show me how to get the adhesive and/or stains of what I'd call DRIED/FRIED tape then you'd be a TRUE "Superhero". I have just aquired a Golden Age Superman #4 that was apparently stored in an attic. The tape itself actually flakes off by the touch, It's just the Brownish Stain that it leaves behind that I'd pay to know how to remove. Any ideas??? -FBTA
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| The adhesive could come off no problem but I have experienced difficulty with the stains they cause. It is more discoloration than stain and even the most aggressive solvents might not clear that up. I sense that the professionals feel the same way and turn them down due to the risk of ruining the book. There is also always a risk that the ink will come of during the adhesive removal and bleaching the discolored paper is even harder on the inks. Not something you would wanna try your first time out that is for sure.
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