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Janinevs · Mar 15th, 2009, 09:21 AM

I have a cloud leather bag (can't remember the name right now, it's that huge gerard darel-esque bag) in white. I've never been quite happy with the shade of white and after reading everyone's success stories with Tarrago dye, I decided to attempt it. I already died a Coach wristlet and had success. But I was wondering about cleaning the bag with the Tarrago solution as per the instructions. They tell you to use one of those green scrubby things that you use for dishes and that's what I did on the Coach. I'm just worried about doing that with the Tano, the leather seems a lot more fragile than the wristlet I dyed before. What did you guys do?

TygerKitty · Mar 15th, 2009, 02:20 PM

Hmmm I don't think cloud leather is all that delicate... I would just follow the instructions; people have used Tarrago stuff on all sorts of different leathers on TPF!

KittyBag · Mar 16th, 2009, 10:27 AM

I don't have any advice to offer.. but am curious what color you were going to try and dye to?

Janinevs · Mar 16th, 2009, 02:02 PM

I'm sticking to white. But I want it to be a bright white. The original color is a sort of greyish off-white, which I was not crazy about from the beginning. I kept the bag, because I love the shape and leather and some of my more fashion-forward friends thought it was a cool, interesting white. Guess I'm not really the cool, interesting type, because it just doesn't work for me.

vonvonnie · Mar 17th, 2009, 01:24 PM

i think the green scrubby will be fine, it's what I use. And, it's not really doing much other than buffing off the shiny bits anyway. Apply light pressure in an inconspicuous place to start off with until you see how well it does.

Odebdo · Mar 18th, 2009, 10:49 AM

Good luck with your transformation!!!

Post before and after pictures!!

Mar 15th, 2009, 09:21 AM	#1
Janinevs OP Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 935	Question re dyeing a Tano I have a cloud leather bag (can't remember the name right now, it's that huge gerard darel-esque bag) in white. I've never been quite happy with the shade of white and after reading everyone's success stories with Tarrago dye, I decided to attempt it. I already died a Coach wristlet and had success. But I was wondering about cleaning the bag with the Tarrago solution as per the instructions. They tell you to use one of those green scrubby things that you use for dishes and that's what I did on the Coach. I'm just worried about doing that with the Tano, the leather seems a lot more fragile than the wristlet I dyed before. What did you guys do?
Janinevs OP Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 935

Mar 15th, 2009, 02:20 PM	#2
TygerKitty ~~ addicted ~~ Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 12,235	Hmmm I don't think cloud leather is all that delicate... I would just follow the instructions; people have used Tarrago stuff on all sorts of different leathers on TPF!
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Mar 16th, 2009, 10:27 AM	#3
KittyBag Settling in... Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Smaller Apple (north of NYC) Posts: 3,607	I don't have any advice to offer.. but am curious what color you were going to try and dye to?
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Mar 16th, 2009, 02:02 PM	#4
Janinevs OP Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 935	I'm sticking to white. But I want it to be a bright white. The original color is a sort of greyish off-white, which I was not crazy about from the beginning. I kept the bag, because I love the shape and leather and some of my more fashion-forward friends thought it was a cool, interesting white. Guess I'm not really the cool, interesting type, because it just doesn't work for me.
Janinevs OP Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 935

Mar 17th, 2009, 01:24 PM	#5
vonvonnie Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 17	i think the green scrubby will be fine, it's what I use. And, it's not really doing much other than buffing off the shiny bits anyway. Apply light pressure in an inconspicuous place to start off with until you see how well it does.
vonvonnie Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 17

Mar 18th, 2009, 10:49 AM	#6
Odebdo Not another bag??? Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Land of Labradors! Posts: 4,624	Good luck with your transformation!!! Post before and after pictures!!

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