Hi, did you sun bath the vachetta on the bottom too for an hour? I just bought the Berri and it has some vachetta on the side corners and bottom as well. I'm not brave enough to try it when the bag arrives this week... Thanks
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Hi, did you sun bath the vachetta on the bottom too for an hour? I just bought the Berri and it has some vachetta on the side corners and bottom as well. I'm not brave enough to try it when the bag arrives this week... Thanks
Just tried this on my delightful.
It was scary to see it wet (and dark), especially in the big handle with the "Louis Vuitton" on it, but like many have said, it dried before my eyes.
Looks like nothing happened, really... It got a SMIDGE darker. Looks tiny bit honey-ish instead of ivory piano white now. I'll see tomorrow when I buff it if it looks darker or what not.
I was also shocked to see dirt on the wet sock. I thought my bag looked immaculately clean. I guess not! So I was happy it got a bit of a cleaning.
Thanks for this tip, Patina Champ!
It was scary to see it wet (and dark), especially in the big handle with the "Louis Vuitton" on it, but like many have said, it dried before my eyes.
Looks like nothing happened, really... It got a SMIDGE darker. Looks tiny bit honey-ish instead of ivory piano white now. I'll see tomorrow when I buff it if it looks darker or what not.
I was also shocked to see dirt on the wet sock. I thought my bag looked immaculately clean. I guess not! So I was happy it got a bit of a cleaning.
Thanks for this tip, Patina Champ!
I'm getting the Artsy in mono this weekend...has anyone tried this method on that braided handle? Do you think the water would be ok for the braided part? I was also considering Apple Guard spray...any thoughts or advice?
I haven't tried Apple Guard on an LV but did try it on a braided vachetta key fob from Coach. The Apple Guard seemed to seep into the edges of the leather and darken unevenly since the braided leather didn't have a thick edge glazing. I haven't looked at the Artsy handle closely, but if you did do Apple Guard you'd have to spray very very lightly. I recall there being earlier posts where people successfully did this method on their Artsys. I think it is one of the first few pages.
Loving my bags may be better since it's not an aerosol so u wipe it in and can control how much u use/apply. Tedious job but will prob give better results. (I haven't used it on braided vachetta, only my NF and Thames and tested it on brand new dragone strap- which did not darken after applying new vachetta treatment first then protection and then conditioner). Just make sure u don't double dip into the container- people say LMB spoils after a few months. It may be because they double dip contaminating the product. Scoop enough out with a clean spoon into something else and work from there. Zip lock the LMB containers to prevent air Good luck with ur Artsy.
I have just done the patina champ method on my new Speedy B. I got all of the excess water out of the sock beforehand and interestingly the leather didn't seem to soak up any water from the sock, I found I had to be persistent before the leather became moist (I'm almost wondering if the new vachetta has been pretreated with something). Anyway, it dried off super quickly and doesn't look any different to before. I believe this is a very safe method which will not cause any harm or any adverse changes to the bag.
I didn't tan the bag beforehand. I may finish with a coat of Kiwi protector spray which I've used on other bags very successfully.
I didn't tan the bag beforehand. I may finish with a coat of Kiwi protector spray which I've used on other bags very successfully.
I just tried this method on my new Odeon PM then sprayed it with Collonil Waterstop. I found out about this spray long ago on one of the other sub-forums & sorry I can't recall who to give credit to whoever recommended it first. I first used the spray on my DL PM when she was brand new (the OM) and haven't had problems w her. This spray touts that it also offers UV protection.
I also sprayed my older vachetta bags for the first time--which I had never previously did anything with. Only time will tell...
I also sprayed my older vachetta bags for the first time--which I had never previously did anything with. Only time will tell...
That's great to hear that it turned out okay...I'm still afraid of vachetta. Only had DE pieces, but monogram pieces are so beautiful and classic.
I bought the Berri too and wondering if you tried it. I have put the purse in the sun for one hour for four days days in a row (three of the days in indirect sunlight) and might try the wet sock tomorrow.
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Wow your patina is so even and a great color! One question: the video makes the vachetta look matte, is it like that in real life or more shiny?
Hi in person it has a light shine to it . :* sorry that camera I used isn't the best. Time to get a go pro
Yeah I guess so, you can't even tell I treated it at all so far. But I haven't used it much either so that'll be the true test.
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