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Protecting Dust Jackets
PAPERBACKS and HARDBACKS
without dust jackets
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
large ruler or something else to use as a squeegee, scissors, pencil, CRYSTAL CLEAR contact paper...the matte will work okay, but I prefer the clear stuff!
When I cover paperbacks... PAPERBACKS and HARDBACKS
without dust jackets
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
large ruler or something else to use as a squeegee, scissors, pencil, CRYSTAL CLEAR contact paper...the matte will work okay, but I prefer the clear stuff!
1.) Cut a piece of contact paper big enough to cover the cover plus about 1.5" (more or less) extra.
2.) Find the middle of the contact paper and then stand the book up at the middle (on the paper side of the contact paper) and trace the edge of the book.. this will just be two lines running the width of the contact paper.
3.) Then lay the book to the side and do your best at removing the paper between those two lines. This is the SPINE of the book, which is where you'll be starting the covering at. (I got this handy idea when I had received some samples of paperback coverings from a library supply company. They're coverings had a super easy strip that you first removed for the spine. Well I just do the same thing w/contact paper. It is a bit tricky, and it is okay if you get a little bit beyond the lines, just do your best to get all of the paper from between the lines. Go slow)
4.) Lay your book spine on the now sticky center of the contact paper. get it stuck on there good.
5.) Lay your book down on one side (this will make the contact paper fold over onto the top of the book.. this will be the side you first cover.)
6.) At the spine edge of the contact papereasily peel up just a small bit (no more than say 1/2") all along the width of the contact paper. Just peel it up this will be the beginning of covering this side of the book. Slowly, continue to peel off the contact paper.. using your ruler squeegee to rub the contact paper down, beign sure to keep the line straight. (From time to time, as your skills improve, you'll be able to angle your ruler in such a way to actually do the peeling of the paper from the sticky for you!.)
7.) We'll now assume that you've got the contact paper now stuck nicely to one side. Now, turn the book over and lay it on the side you just covered. Open the book to that cover. Turn it, and cutting diagonally at each corner (2 on that cover), cut a triangle off at the corner. SAVE THE CORNERS!!!! At the spine area, make a diagonal cut TOWARDS the spine.
8.) Turn your book so the edge of the book side is facing you. Starting at the center of the flap of contact paper, begin to fold the flap over pressing it to the book. Continue this from the middle to the end, and the middle to the other end. Now turn your book so another edge is facing you. Repeat the folding over the flap step. Turn again and repeat the steps for the 3rd edge.
9.) Now retrieve one of the triangles you've previously saved. Apply this triangle to one of the corners of the cover you just protected on the INSIDE of the cover. This will protext the area between the flaps and also act like additional reinforcement on the corners. Repeat with the other triangle.
10.) Now you need to repeat the steps for the other cover of the book.... do that now. Your book will then be fully covered!
11.) After you've applied the last triangle on the other cover of your book, check for any air bubbles on any of the contact covering. They should be VERY minimal (if any.) However, if you do find any (or if any later appear) a simple quick prick with a sewing needle or straight pin, followed by pushing the air bubble toward the pin prick will eleveate them.
12.) Now, you should have two small flaps of contact paper at the spine, one at the top of the book and one at the bottom. You will probably just cut these off (most likely.) However, if your book is bound in such a way that the pages are NOT connected to the cover, you may choose to tuck these flaps inward, to further protect the edges of the spine. Feel free to trim and reshape as needed, if needed, to tuck them in. Use a pencil eraser tip to help poke the flap inward under the pages section. If you're not getting the hang of it, just cut them off.
TA DA.. you're done!
For hardbacks...
It is the same, except you need to be more careful at the spine area. Be sure to get the contact paper on ALL of the spine, even the low areas at the bends, not just around the spine.
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