Wow that looks almost grey! But good call on leaving her alone. She's pretty as is
Thanks for sharing 
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Thanks for sharing 
I love her.
No, it was the milk but I'm glad to hear it wasn't just me with white flakiness. I scrubbed it with dish soap and a brush and left it soaking and it's still drying at the moment but feels much better. I'm a risk taker because I reapplied the Chamberlain's! A super thin coat though. Saphir still hasn't arrived yet. Ahh how I wish I had CPR and BR! One day...
My username should be CPRdreaming
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Oh wow so the Saphir and Cape Cod packages arrived today but the Saphir envelope had been torn open at the top and the bottle wasn't in there! I gave the provider a call and they apologised and arranged for another to be sent out today, which is good. Time to try polishing the hardware, fingers crossed!
ETA: What do you do when the coating has partially come off? Do you just polish until it's all off? Because otherwise I've got the nice brassy colour and then the more silvery areas where the coating came off. Thoughts?
Whew, my hand is cramping up!
ETA: What do you do when the coating has partially come off? Do you just polish until it's all off? Because otherwise I've got the nice brassy colour and then the more silvery areas where the coating came off. Thoughts?
Whew, my hand is cramping up!
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A stronger metal polish will take it right off. I use Blue Magic (heavy with ammonia) some of the girls here use "Mothers mag polish" (auto product) it works well also.
I tried using a dremel , but it faceted the metal, which I found unacceptable.
I had no luck with the boil method, it left the coating and discolored the metal which came right off thankfully.
Hope this helps... I'm sure their other ideas here.
I tried using a dremel , but it faceted the metal, which I found unacceptable.
I had no luck with the boil method, it left the coating and discolored the metal which came right off thankfully.
Hope this helps... I'm sure their other ideas here.
#0000 steel wool eats through the top coating with no problem. You can get a bundle of it for a few dollars from any hardware store. Peel off a thin layer to use on the hardware. Wear gloves & safety glasses & do it over a plastic bag or trash can. You don’t wanna breathe in those small metal & glass particles or get them in your eyes- they can be dangerous. After you remove the coating, you can use any polishing cloth or paste on the hardware. It’ll be gleaming.
Coachaddict4020's suggestions are excellent... hardware work definitely causes finger/hand cramping! Most of us hate doing it!
Are you sure you didn't throw away the sponges thinking they were packaging foam? Didn't someone almost did that here?? I can't remember who. Here's a pic of the sponge that came with the Renapur.
Just a quick word...be careful when you are using the 0000 steel wool. I pushed to hard and did damage to my middle finger and strained it. Had to have a steroid injection in the finger to get rid of swelling .
I agree. I'd suggest that limiting the time one works on hardware is advisable, no matter what polishing aid you are using. The finger/thumb strain is painful and you can certainly do damage.
My process is now giving a go with a toothbrush and polish to get all the gunk off. Then steel wool to even the color/remove coating. Then I put polish on again very lightly, and then buff with the dremel with the felt attachments.
I just started applying it to my bag and then realised it was still very slightly damp! I tried to wipe it off with conditioner. Ahh, I'm so crazy and paranoid now worrying it'll keep the excess water in and rot the leather. Too many hiccups in the process so far haha, can't bear any more. Stuffed some silica gel packets into the slip pockets.
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