Can the 125 be removed from the cover by any method?

Hello! I apologize if this isn't the right place for my question.

I have a few older SPIN magazines and Playboys that I’d like to clean and press. However, I’m having trouble finding clear instructions on how to do this. Would the process be similar to cleaning and pressing comics? My main concerns are the binding (which uses adhesive rather than staples) and the glossy pages. Additionally, I’d like advice on how to handle the centerfolds, as they have become wrinkled due to humidity and poor storage.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hey all, so my steel plates I use for pressing started to turn brown and get “dusty”. Are they rusting? Is this normal? What is the proper care for these? They’re about 4 yrs old, they stay in my clamshell press in opened position when not used/being pressed. I usually just clean them with dawn detergent, hot water and steel wool then wipe it down with paper towels but I noticed I’m cleaning them more often cuz I don’t want that dusty residue to get on my books.

Not much else to add. Would start with my own collection. Golden Age books to present.

Thanks

Has anyone ever used Transparent Mending Tissue to mend a detached centerfold page? I read somewhere that a specific archival tape was considered "non-permanent" and outside of "restorative". Does anyone have any knowledge of this and which would be recommended?

I have a few old books that have some waves on them, and I'm just wondering how people in the community try to get them out.

Just looking into experimenting with this method, do I NEED to use peroxide/ chemical solutions on a cover with the BLED box treatment or can I just start with the blue light portion first with no distilled chemicals?

Currently I dry clean and heat press and would like to build a light box to help whiten but wasnt sure if I'd get zero results If I only use the blue light with no chemicals...would it just mean I'm not maximising the full potential of what it can do or is there damage risks if its the blue light by itself?

I've been consistently going into Half Price Books looking for books to practice on. I came across these two Vigilante #1s. I don't know much about the book, except it is a legit cover.

The cool thing about this find, I thought, was that I found a VF and a NM of the same book in the same trip.

The fact that I can see side by side what the book should look like opens up the flexibility of what I wanna try with the VF and see if it will translate to the NM.

Plan to wet clean (immacuclean) the VF and see what I can do to make it better, then go after the NM.

When I press my books, I use magazine sized backer boards. However, I was recently considering using treasury sized backer boards because I like the extra leeway they provide because when I clamp down my press, it sometimes causes my books to shift. So, I wanted to ask: What are backer boards made of, and is there any way I can buy materials to make my own specifically for pressing books? Thanks!