Unsticking stuck pages

[levi]

Bought a 93 Goldwing last week-end to tool around on. It came with the 1993 Service Manual - not the owners manual.

This thing is about 3 inches thick in a 7-ring binder. PO apparently did not keep it safe and dry. Mold all over the edges and lots of pages stuck together from moisture/humidity through the years.

Have tried to painstakingly separate some of the worst pages (and there are lots of them) to no avail. They peel, tear, and parts of the pages quickly become unreadable. I don't rip them apart, I go very slowly attempting to gingerly separate them.

Even tried to very lightly steam a couple of the pages. Didn't help at all.

Does anyone have any advice here? Other than buy a new manual?

 

[talker]

buy a new manual

 

[Eddie]

Go talk to your local library. Someone who deals with old manuscripes would have good knowledge.

 

[John_K]

Originally Posted By: Eddie
Go talk to your local library. Someone who deals with old manuscripes would have good knowledge.


As a librarian, I can say we usually discard this sort of thing as it is difficult.

Is there anything you can download here:

http://www.goldwingdocs.com/index.asp

John

 

[levi]

Thanks for the link, John. They don't have mine, yet, but I've bookmarked it for future reference.

 

[Cogito]

Did you try soaking a few pages in water?

 

[asiancivicmaniac]

Steam?