Book Page Repair Tape
Keep your books and materials in pristine condition with these excellent and affordable tapes.
Book page repair tape. Measure the height of your book and trim two pieces of binding tape to the appropriate length. Free shipping on orders over 25 shipped by amazon. For minor tears in paper or to repair pages we use ph neutral document repair tape and or mending tissue that is acid free lignin free tissue that is very thin yet strong.
If the pages of your book are coming out in one whole chunk that whole chunk is called a book block or in individual pages this is what you want to do. This is an easy fix. Get it as soon as mon dec 14.
To repair a loose page in a paperback book apply a line of archival glue along the binder and stick the page in place. The size and location of the damage or tear sometimes determine the selection of the materials we will use for page repair. Book repair tape also known as book binding tape and occasionally referred to as bookbinder s tape refers to several different kinds of tape used in preserving and making repairs to books and other paper publications.
Apply glue to torn edge of book s page. You ll need binding repair tape. Use binder tape to aid in repairing spines covers and damages along the hinge.
This means that unlike normal off the shelf tapes like sellotape or other self adhesive tapes it will not go yellow and brittle and fall off and it is very easy to apply. Page mending tape is resistant to yellowing and cracking and will help hide. If you re repairing a torn page cut a piece of archival tape that s slightly longer than the tear then flatten it out over the tear with your fingers so it reaches past the ends of the tear in both directions.
Book repair tape was specifically designed to aid in small repairs and reinforcements in books. How to repair a page of a book. This tape is acid free and very lightweight it is probably the most widely used repair tape used by book repair specialists and in libraries and museums.