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flatnclean.com
Flátenkleen
@flatnclean.com
I clean, press and collect comic books as a hobby 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 🌱

Huge fan of #Marvel, #Hulk and #SheHulk
Beautiful! I’d never seen one in person before.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Just another angle. This bad boy was pretty wrinkly but very clean when I picked it up.
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I love books like this where the water damage was clearly just a ton of humidity and not likely a spill :)
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Me either, I just thought it was cool seeing spider-man on the cover again LOL
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
At the time did you understand the innuendo? 😂
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Nice vibrant copy btw, congrats! Feel free to send a pic of the pesky price tag.
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Without seeing the price tag itself I’ll give a few tips.

1. Try hitting it gently with a hair dryer to loosen the glue first

2. Lighter fluid is safer than alcohol when it comes to removing glue

3. If you can find a Scotty peeler (see my recent porky the pig post) they are awesome for this stuff
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
First app of Morph!!! One of my faves :)
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I follow a few key rules:

1. Wet paper is weak paper, so I sandwich the wrap between two sheets of non-woven polyester fabric.

2. Move the bath around gently. On older inks this causes some flaking but on newer books it’s pretty safe!

3. Always dry pages in a cold press to avoid shrinkage!
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
🙏 donor books are always much appreciated :) hopefully shipping to Canada isn’t crazy!!! Also just noticed you’re a fellow 🌱 high five! 🙌
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Amazing. So well loved!!!
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Holy moly you weren’t kidding 😂 the cover still presents pretty nice despite the issues.
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
For sure! There’s a terrible spine roll and the cover is nearly detached. This will be a “conservation” experiment.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Shockingly no heat needed but that does help when the tape is older or more set into the page.

I’m going to do some dry method tear seals on this one for practice. The cover is TATTERED!!!
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🤣 thank you 🙏 I’m actually a pretty big geek 🤓
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Watched it last night and we loved it. This is such a great cover and a fun story too!!!
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
For a little more context:

- This is modern tape (easier to remove)
- I used a “Scotty Peeler” (the blue thing)
- There will inevitably be some staining left over after I dry clean!
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Added to the queue! You’re in good company I think
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Definitely do NOT click on this post then! bsky.app/profile/flat...
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I have kinda considered it and I sincerely appreciate your vote of confidence in my work 😂 💚🙏

Other people have encouraged me to go to local shops with my before and afters and offer my services.

Maybe someday!!! 🤞 my new day job is pretty demanding.
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM