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Repairing a Hot Melt Glue Binding in Soft Wrapper Cover

This video demonstrates how to repair a modern soft cover binding where the text has fallen out of the cover and the original adhesive was heat activated glue. The book must otherwise be in good condition. This is a simple repair using a clothes iron to provide the heat to reactivate the original adhesive. The main problem is if the cover has a plastic film on the outside, in which case care must be taken to not melt this coating.

English
  • Originally Aired March 6, 2021
  • Runtime 8 minutes
  • Created June 25, 2025 by
    Fusto
  • Modified June 25, 2025 by
    Fusto