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[lmissx]

I'm going to sit down this weekend and go for it!! I'll let you know how it goes!

You'll be Ok, you'll see Don't worry and please report back. I already know what you'll say you'll be wondering why you were so afraid as there's nothing to it, the process is safe if you follow the OP's instructions.

 

[kifana]

Don't worry. The result will be awesome 👍

 

[cbart1019]

Ok guys.. I did try this this past weekend and I am not going to lie.. it was scary!! When I saw my bag getting ever slightly darker while wiping I did have a mini panic attack


But after the process I do think the result was beautiful.. my bag is only 2-3 months old so it wasn't to dirty but I will say you can definitely tell a difference!


Thanks for the extra push to try this!

 

[Loveagoodbag]

I have had a Brea GM for over a year now and she's never been used - because I was terrified of staining the vachetta. So, I took her out of the dust bag, and swabbed down all of the vachetta (there is a lot; handles, strap, trim in also on the interior of the top frame and around the zippered pocket. I am SO glad I did it; dried right away and now I feel like I might be able to USE her and if she gets a spot the area will have been primed already and can be wiped down again. Thank you for the courage!!

 

[kifana]

Anyone knows if this treatment will work well for untreated vegetable tan leather like Mansur Gavriel cammello/royal small tote bag?

 

[kifana]

I tried on the pouch strap. And the effect is exactly the same with vachetta leather 👍

 

[kifana]

I have wipe the whole MG bag with baby wipes.. And the result. No more water stain as I was caught by a light rain on my first outing with this bag ✌️. I am thinking of wiping the whole bag every weekend to clean and remove unwanted water stains 👌

 

[Bellehaven]

So tried Patina Champ process on a preloved, 3 yr old Mono Neverfull MM, It was quite dirty but I could tell the patina was lighter than it appeared under the dirt. It came out great! The bag has a beautiful EVEN honey patina afterwards and it even minimized the appearance of a couple of scuffs on the vachetta corner points (probably because the dirt made the scuffs more obvious). Sorry, no pictures but I will be using this on all of my mono bags.

 

[alansgail]

This method does indeed work! I recently purchased a monogram Speedy B 30 from 2013 and was so pleased with it's lovely patina. I decided to use this method of wiping it down with a damp, clean cloth. Oh my goodness, a lot of dirt came off the vachetta areas of my bag. I'll continue to do this at least 3 or 4x a year so as to avoid the accumulation of dirt that builds up.
You may not see it but it's there and if it isn't cleaned off that's how you'll end up with gray or blackened handles.
No one wants that!
Agreed it's very scary because you see the leather instantly darken but mine was absorbed immediately and just kind of disappeared very quickly. I left my bag alone for a couple of hours and then took a clean dry cloth and wiped it down.
She's a lot cleaner now than she was a few hours ago!

 

[Sail4Seas]

Glad I found this! I am going to use this method when I receive my new Odeon.

 

[Shoebaglady]

I did this to my neverfull and it worked beautifully.

 

[Sail4Seas]

Started my new Odeon PM today with its first hour in the sun.

 

[pjhm]

I was skeptical but tried it on my alma pm mono which has a lot of vachetta and now a believer. I saw a dirty mark on it the other day and after treatment used a drop of dish soap and a damp rag which removed the offensive marks. Happily surprised.

 

[Havanese 28]

I was skeptical but tried it on my alma pm mono which has a lot of vachetta and now a believer. I saw a dirty mark on it the other day and after treatment used a drop of dish soap and a damp rag which removed the offensive marks. Happily surprised.

Did you let you bag get the hour of sun for 3 consecutive days? I ask because we haven't had 3 consecutive days of sun for weeks! I wanted to do this with my new pochette Metis. I let it get sun 3 days, but they weren't in a row. I haven't wiped it with the damp cloth yet.

 

[pjhm]

Not directly in the sun, but put it on my dresser several feet away from the window and turned it around every couple hours-but they were sunny days here in CA. The wipe down with handy wipes works pretty well, did it several times. I also read about saddle soap and tried it on the bottom vachetta where the feet are and liked the result after it dried. I also first tried it on the little luggage tag which carries the keys--the outside had dark marks on it (maybe from the keys?) and they started vanishing. I also had water drops on it from bumping in to a bottle of water and they are gone, too.
So, long story but first try the bottom of bag to assure yourself that you like the result.