Book Repair on a Budget: Tipping in Loose Pages

Over time, publisher's bindings can fail and pages become detached. This is a demonstration of how to re-adhere or "tip in" loose pages.

UPDATE: I am so sorry for leaving out the name of the adhesive. You want to use a polyvinyl acetate (PVA) type glue. It dries clear and remains flexible when dry. Regular school glue works, but a more archival version can be found by searching "neutral pH PVA".

[TECfan]

How ironic that you're showing this tutorial on gluing pages back to a book spine...using a book about spines. Lol.

[LSTMYMRBLES]

Bless you for this video. I was thumbing through my Parker Pneumatic book and one of the pages just fell right out haha. Knowing absolutely nothing about book repair, a quick search led me to this very helpful how-to video in which I actually learned a few different things about books.

[katherinecrosby]

Nice neat way to tip in. I always use waxed paper strips between the pages while it dries, but maybe I'm messier than you!
A suggestion for those finding themselves with an old book with soft paper. Sometimes when cutting/trimming, the point of your exacto catches even if it's very sharp. I have found that in that case, using an exacto blade with a curved edge and going lightly down paper a few times helps to prevent shredding these old papers.

[denisewarnock]

Thank you for doing such a good tutorial on gluing loose pages back in a book. I have a bible which has some pages that have come loose and I would like to fix it. Now I now what to do to fix it. I am very grateful for such a good tutorial.

[krys]

I started binding free works for personal use, and I had a writer reach out to me after seeing progress photos about a change of last name, so this is extremely helpful. You made this guide clear and easy to follow!

[kathrynnewton]

Oh goodness, thank you. That’s easy for one page but what if I have 50? That would be tedious!

[jordsfjords]

Very helpful tutorial for the patient diy'ers. Thank you!
No offense to other humam beings. I just think it's easy to mess something up if you're not doing it slow, calm and steady.

[watermelonman]

Is the adhesive a special kind like just your typical office supply glue-stick type?

[NDC]

Thank you for this! I can now fix one of my favorite book.

[RawFitChris]

Wow, great tutorial. You know how to teach. Thank you for this, as simple as it is a procedure- you show how to guarantee maximum success,

[aixot_]

May I ask why you use Elmers/PVA instead of wheat or starch paste for over/under tears? I heard that wheat/starch paste mends stronger than PVA?

[jeromedawana]

This is good for my Album Photobooks that Riped!

[alizarincrimson]

Just what I needed. Very helpful. Thanks!

[nizecup]

Will white glue do it? What kind of adhesive should I use? I live in Europe, Portugal, I would love a detailed comment and answer.
Thank you so much for this video!

[rexsumague]

Can I use Elmers Glue? Its all i have.

[actors]

Can you glue the whole spine if there’s a whole bunch of pages loose, falling off?

[savage_karma]

I was just reading a book and a big giant chunk (about 65 pages) just came out. They're all still bound together but it's the first 60+ pages of the book.
How do I go about bounding that back in?

[owensavill]

Doesn't PVA dry solid and brittle? Surely EVA would be a better option?

[mabuchikyouma]

I have a School yearbook that has a page loose how do I fix that

[kevinkelley]

I found the Book Club Edition of The Dead Zone and it was As-Is. I didn't realize some of the pages were coming out. I think it's mostly in a chunk so it should be fairly easy. For 2 bucks, heck yeah