Do you have any clothbound books that have become faded or spotty in color? Here's how to fix or at least improve them!

DISCLAIMER: If you have particularly valuable, collectible, or sentimental books, I highly recommend taking them to a professional bookbinder for restoration rather than attempting any of these techniques yourself. Not every technique will be appropriate for every book, and I am not an expert in book conservation or restoration, although I do use these techniques myself frequently and have been taught by people with decades of experience in the secondhand book industry. These tutorials are aimed at helping out with average books which aren’t worth the cost of being taken to a specialist, and as such, I hope you find them useful. That said, by all means check out the comments for others’ results, experience, and criticism before deciding whether to try a repair technique yourself.

Introduction to Book Care and Repair 101:    • An Introduction (and Disclaimer) to B...  

For more tips on book repair and restoration, see the full playlist here:    • Book Care and Repair 101  

INDEX
I. Intro 00:00

BLACK EXAMPLES 00:27
II. Black Cloth (Easy Fix) 01:18
III. Black Cloth (Shiny Cloth) 03:02
IV. Black Cloth (Very Faded) 04:16

COLORED EXAMPLES 07:30
V. Red Cloth (Faded Spine) 08:09
VI. Red Cloth (Spotty Mildew Stains) 08:56
VII. Oxblood Cloth (Browned Spine & Mildew Stains) 09:55
VIII. Oxblood Cloth (Patchy Wear) 10:40
IX. Green Cloth 11:11
X. Blue Cloth 12:40
XI. Navy Blue Spines 13:02

XII. Final Steps 13:45
XIII. Final Results 15:36


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