Color Touch-up on Cloth Book Spine

This is just one way to do color touch-up on book-cloth  spines. Another way could be to use acrylic paints which is not advised for beginners. Both methods have their benefits. Color touch-up should be seen as a last resort! It is very easy for it to go wrong and it can ruin your book.

• Type of Book: Common Case-bound Books 
• Issue: The color of the spine is “off” due to staining or dirt.
• Treatment: Scrape to even out the color then re-color as necessary with colored pencils.
• 10 Minutes of Video
• PERPETUAL CAVEAT: Never repair rare and/or scarce books. When in doubt only do preservation treatments and consult an accredited professional.

Tools and Materials: Stuff from the Basic Book Repair Kit and Level One Tools and Materials plus a few extras

Materials

• Colored Pencils
• Archival micro-pen