DungeonDelver wrote:Hi all.Got a question for some of you folks, maybe you can answer it...I've got a couple of books in my collection (personal collection) which have writing on them in ink. Fortunately the coloring is on the flyleaves, not the actual covers or pages. Is there any nondestructive method I can use to bleach the ink out? I can adequately protect the rest of the book.The next question is, in the same book, close to the binding in the front cover (in fact overlapping the cover onto the cloth) there's also some light writing in ink I'd like to remove. Any viable treatment there?Thanks in advance all.-TDD
deimos3428 wrote:DungeonDelver wrote:Hi all.Got a question for some of you folks, maybe you can answer it...I've got a couple of books in my collection (personal collection) which have writing on them in ink. Fortunately the coloring is on the flyleaves, not the actual covers or pages. Is there any nondestructive method I can use to bleach the ink out? I can adequately protect the rest of the book.The next question is, in the same book, close to the binding in the front cover (in fact overlapping the cover onto the cloth) there's also some light writing in ink I'd like to remove. Any viable treatment there?Thanks in advance all.-TDDIf you're planning on selling the books, I'd recommend avoiding restorative work at all costs. It's just not worth the risk of causing further damage to the books, and probably won't help your final sale price at all.If it's something you're planning on keeping for yourself, I'm not sure why an inscription would matter. You might try a simple ink eraser, very lightly. I'd avoid anything liquid.
DungeonDelver wrote:It is something I was planning on reselling. One of the D&DGs actually.I didn't know how the previous owner's name calligraphied on the flyleaf would impact potential sale price.
JohnGaunt wrote:*bump*Has anyone found a way to remove ballpoint-pen ink from paper? Is ink eraser an actual solid eraser or a liquid?Re-selling is not my (main) reason for removing the ink; I don't want someone else's name or writing in what is now mine. I have previously used spray primer to mask the writing on books, and it works well for obliterating large areas. Methinks removal of the ink is a better and finer-grained solution.Similarly, does anyone know how to remove the ink from a felt-tip marker?
mordrin wrote:I haven't seen or used one in decades, but they used to make something called a typewriter eraser, which sometimes did an ok job of removing ballpoint ink.Warning - if you can still find them, they are usually kind of rough/grainy. It's easy to tear/wear right through thinner/weaker paper. Test it out carefully on other things first to get a feel for it.
JohnGaunt wrote:*bump*Similarly, does anyone know how to remove the ink from a felt-tip marker?
