04 Rose twiggy, restoring myself

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LostInBal

LostInBal

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Jun 17, 2008
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#1
Hi ladies!. I´m into on a different aventure this time, more interesting and funny than ever, I guess...:graucho: I purchased a very damaged 04 rose twiggy but will try to restore it myself with the help of a local spanish leather specialist, I´m so thrilled thinking about the idea of making myself this bag back to life...For now I only have cleaned the whole bag included the handles. There are still too many things to have done on this poor little angel but I know I can..... YES I CAN!!:nuts::p

I will be posting before and after pics on the way, or what it is the same...thing fixed... pics posted...wish me luck please!!:happydance:

Lets start for what I fixed the first...removing oil from handles:


before:
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after: note that the handles haven´t been moisturized yet.
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#3
WOW!!!! my dear friend aalinne you just did magic on those handles! well, you started very well, that cleaning job was awesome.:woohoo:
I'm so happy for you... go and restore it, I know YOU CAN!!!! :yes: I wish you good luck and I'll stay tunned to see the advances of your project.
Awesome job until now my sweet aalinne and I'm sure you'll do a super amazing restoring job for the rest of the bag... BRAVO!!! :okay:
Lots of kisses :smooch:
 
#6
Oh my gosh, aalinne! How did you do those handles? I bought a beat up 04 turq Twiggy to dye, but I fell in love with the color and just can't go through with the dying. The handles look like your "Before" shot! I'd love to know your technique. I tried cornstarch the other day and made a HUGE mess with little result...lol
 
#7
Oh my gosh, aalinne? How did you do those handles? I bought a beat up 04 turq Twiggy to dye, but I fell in love with the color and just can't go through with it. The handles look like your "Before" shot! I'd love to know your technique. I tried cornstarch the other day and made a HUGE mess with little result...lol
 
#9
OMG :nuts:. can't believe how you cleaned the underside of the handles. I need/must know your cleaning secret. I can never get between the whip stitchings.

Please PLEASE share your secret with us or just me :greengrin:
 
#12
U have to tell us how U did clean those handles and with what U are going to moisturize them. I am exited the bag looks so good. I did buy also an oldie a caramel purse i think 2005 with a litle bit used handles and some scrufiing and dirt on the corners. But i am waithing until it arives. I dont know if the model suits me a purse is a bit smaller as i am used and maybe a bit feminin but i love the colour and older leather and what i did see from the pics i liked it. I hope it is so in real life U never know. Please help me other wise i am going to send it to the SPANISH SPA AALINNE_72. And she is real bussy right know. And its to expensive with sendingcosts and so.
Hugs and a kiss to U and Your lovely bags FX:heart::heart::heart:
 
#14
It´s very simple, I only used cornstartch and warm, this is the biggggg secret, are you all satisfied?. I let you imagine the rest...come on girls try it I want to see results!. Anyway it depens all the way you do it and if you´re handy or not, so... remember... I´m not responsable for posible damages ladies....good luck!:tup:
 
#15
So the key is warming up the handles first? I didn't do that when I tried the cornstarch first....hmmmmmmmmm! It's worth another try!

So can you give us a step by step?

Warm the handles, then pack on the cornstarch? Did you rub a lot? Do you keep warming the handles after the cornstarch is on?
 
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