Step 2. Glueing in pages - Insertion
TIP: Keep it lean and clean. You don't need a lot of glue just enough to cover the strip surface. Keep the glue to the side away from wayward arms and hands that can tend to knock it over at the worst possible time.
At either end direction of brush should go outwards from the page. Arrows point the direction.
If you stroke the glue on an inward direction it may get back under the page.
You need to do this accurately as you really only get one go at it. If it goes in place wrongly then you can quickly and gently ease it back up before you press it down again. Don't squish or press it down until you are sure it is correct positioned. Then lightly press down with a tissue when in place.
Us bookbinders use a bone to glide over the paper and press out the edges but you don't really have to go to that extreme.
Remove your strip and the protective cover page and move onto the next page to be inersted. Phew......wipe the sweat from your brow as it is not brain surgery and try to breath and relax while you are doing all this.
TIP: If you make a botch of the placement of the page and it does not align correctly and you have already pressed it down all is not lost. You have a few minutes before it will dry to gently peel it out again. Carefully as the strip will be damp and soft from the glue - watch tearing of the page and the strip. If you can't replace it again you will have to glue the strip without the new insert to the back of the upper page. Then you will have to chose one of your blank pages further ahead in the book to redo the process. This way you can conceal your mistake without destroying your book. Just add a "little" more glue and press the strip up to the preceeding page and press down and wipe heavily with tissue or clean rag. Remember to put a new cover protective strip in again to stop the glue from going onto the lower pages. It is important to be clean.
Once you have done all those close the book and put a couple of weights on it like a few other books to press it down. leave it for a couple of hours and your book will be ready to use again. Best to leave it overnight to be sure it is all dry. If you have a kid sister place her on the book overnight as a weight. ( only joking) When you open the book again go through and check gently that no pages are sticking together from the glue. If they are you can use a blunt long knife to slip in between the pages and open up any partial sticks.
I do hope this has been helpful ........... archie
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