CHI-TOWN COMIC CPR
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“Everything looks so fresh and so clean!”
We accept any books in any condition and will always attempt to better them according to CGC and CBCS guidelines. We offer Cleaning, Pressing, and Renewal services, as well as restoration services through our parent shop: Tom Tomc Restoration.
Dents, dings, bends, folds, or crud on the cover? Fear not, we are here to save the day! Utilizing our knowledge from over 25 years within the paper conservation field, we strive to improve and preserve your works with the utmost care and attention to detail. Following CGC and CBCS standards, we work to improve the grades of your pieces without ruining the integrity of the book with restoration practices.
*However, we can also provide restoration services such as signature removals, in-painting, paper mending, and stain removal upon request!*
Our team was trained intensely under Michael Kociencki, a professional buyer and talented comic presser with a large following within the industry. He serves as a mentor to us, readily available to answer questions and give us guidance when it comes to comic books and the process of pressing and cleaning.
C.P.R. (Clean, Press, Renew!) Services
Pressable Defects (Not requiring restoration):
Bends
Bunched Spine
Corner Crunch
Dents/Indents
Digital Code Square
Dirt
Folded Comics
Flared Corners
Light Staining
Spine Roll
Staple Push (without color break)
Wrinkled Cover/Warping
Non-Pressable Defects (Defects that can be corrected through restoration processes):
Pen/Ink Handwriting
Blunted Spine (color broken)
Brittle Pages
Chipping
Color Rub
Date Stamps
Dust Shade
Extra/Restored Staples
Edgewear
Foxing
Gloss Loss
Heavy Staining
Missing Pages/Staples/Inserts
Printer Creases
Rust/Rusty Staples
Scratch (color loss)
Spine Split/Tick
Store Stamp/Tape
Tear
Wax Crayon/Writing
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General C.P.R. (Clean, Press, Renew!)
$15/book
Extensive Cleaning (Not all books are treated the same! Those that require longer periods of cleaning, burnishing, or erasing will have a cleaning fee applied)
+$34/half hour
To start the process, please fill out a form below!
We will review your submission and send you shipping instructions and next steps
For smaller collections (10 or less):
https://form.jotform.com/222155557220045
For larger collections (10+):
