CLEANING & PRESSING

Professional comic cleaning & pressing to maximise your grade

Professional cleaning and pressing removes the flaws that hold a book back — bends, dents, creases, warping and surface dirt — giving it the best possible chance at a higher grade. No upfront payment, and we send you before & after photos so you can see the difference.

How it works

1

Clean

Surface dirt, residue and stickers gently removed.

2

Press

Bends, dents, creases and spine roll pressed out.

3

Return postage

Tracked return postage back to you.

What pressing can improve

  • Dents, bends and folds (non-colour-breaking)
  • Light creases
  • Warping and ripples
  • Stacking bends
  • Stickers and sticker residue
  • Dirt removal

What it can’t fix

  • Colour breaks
  • Missing pieces
  • Tears
  • Rounded corners
  • Pen and ink marks

Pricing

Cleaning & pressing, by era and maximum item value.

CATEGORY MAX VALUE CLEAN & PRESS
Comic/Magazine — 1986 to present £300 £11.00
Comic/Magazine — 1975 to 1985 £300 £16.50
Comic/Magazine — 1956 to 1974 £300 £27.50
Comic/Magazine — pre 1956 £300 £33.00
Comic/Magazine — any £750 £33.00
Comic/Magazine — any Unlimited 2% value (£50 min)
Trading cards £800 £11.00
Trading cards (bulk, 25 min) £200 £9.00

Grading at the same time? Our full service bundles cleaning, pressing and grading for the best value.

How we keep you updated

Our order system keeps you in the loop from start to finish.

Updates at every stage

An email at each step, so you always know where your comics are.

Before & after photos

See exactly what cleaning and pressing achieved.

Tracked return postage

Carefully packaged and returned to you.

PayPal invoices

Pay securely — only once the work is done.

Ready to send your comics?

Tell us what you’ve got — we’ll confirm everything by email before you post.

Start an enquiry