r/bookrepair • u/Sora-Mizuki • 3h ago

Cover How to prevent further fraying?

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I know it's hardly anything compared to the other books on this subreddit, but I don't want it getting any bigger and I've got a few other frayed edges on books like this. Do I just use pva glue to repair it? If so, which one works best?

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u/Awe3 2h ago

Archival book cover. Brodart.

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u/Disastrous-Ad-4953 2h ago

I've been using acid free PVA on my paperbacks with fraying works well

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u/Sora-Mizuki 2h ago

Which brand do you use?

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u/Disastrous-Ad-4953 1h ago

My advice is get a little art brush and get into where the fraying of the paper starts with the PVA, finger pressure it together do the edge then get wax cooking paper on both sides then sandwich it and put some weights (like other books) on it.

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u/Disastrous-Ad-4953 1h ago

All brands are pretty much the same just get an acid free one,I'd tell you but my bottle was cracking and I swapped it and forgot the brand,

Just look for a bookbinding PVA or art/craft one that's acid free.