The Recovoly Journal
Guides, research and practical tips on repairing torn pages, recovering faded ink, removing stamps and preserving historical records with AI.
A wax seal covering part of a historical manuscript, removed entirely on a digital copy. We walk through why aged, stained paper is hard to rebuild, how AI object removal reconstructed the texture underneath, what it can't recover, and how to keep edited scans honest.
Thisara Jaso
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Case StudiesWater rings, foxing and mould spots had spread across a 1970s certificate. A real case study of restoring a water-stained certificate. See how a colour scan and AI restoration removed tide lines, foxing and yellowing while keeping the signatures, seal, typed details and fine printed borde
GuidesPencil and iron-gall ink fade until a letter looks blank - but the writing is usually still there. Here's how to scan, enhance and safely recover faded handwriting from old letters and diaries.
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Answer-first, practical walkthroughs for the most common document problems - from torn pages and faded ink to stamps and full archive digitization.
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The Recovoly blog covers everything about AI document restoration: how to restore old documents, repair torn or water-damaged pages, fix faded handwriting and thermal print, remove stamps and marks, and digitize archives for long-term preservation. Our guides are written for archivists, librarians, historians, legal teams and anyone preserving family records.
