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#496
I contemplated doing so many things to my pre loved Speedy before deciding on this method. I finally decided to do this as it was all natural with no chemicals AND wow was my sock dirty after doing this! Mind you my pre loved speedy was not that dirty...but years of never being cleaned I guess!
At first, I too was nervous as I saw the handles getting dark thinking omg what have I done haha.
I had a tiny water spot on the vachetta and after doing this it's gone! It wasn't huge to begin with and only I could tell. During the process of wiping down I could see it and while drying I could still see it but after it dried the water spot isn't there anymore!!!
The only thing I really noticed after it got cleaned is that on the 4 vachetta pieces under handle one piece on both sides is darker. I'm thinking that may be from the former owner using because I haven't taken her out yet since buying her. If anyone has any ideas on what I can do to darken one piece on each side chime in. It's not really noticeable but I'm anal and I see it.
I'm wondering if I need to condition the vachetta to make sure it doesn't dry out or just leave alone and don't put chemicals on it.
Thanks Patina Champ for sharing this info with everyone!!! I will be doing this to ALL my LV's from now on. I was scared to buy the new Melie due to so much vachetta but now I think I might take the plunge and get her!
 
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#497
jessicasimpson said:
ok ill tell my speedy patina secrets . When you get your new bag put it in the sunlight for 3 days just 1 hour at a time . Turn bag once during the hour . on day 4 take a white cotton sock wet it ....wring it out super good then wipe down all the vachetta evenly Dont Scrub . Then set it on your dresser and let it dry overnight in the morning take a dry sock and polish vachetta softly . now every 3 months wipe down and polish it again. After the first time i wiped it i wore it in the rain :storm: and no water spots at all. The reason you want to do this every 3 months is because you dont want the handle to turn black . That black is just dirt . The handle sould stay my color or a little darker its whole life and never blacken. Also when you wipe the vachetta also wipe the canvas to keep it clean . Not sure if this will work on an older bag that is dirty already .
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Do you leave this is direct sunlight?
 
#499
I decided to do the Patina Champ method on my Delightful MM and new Speedy 30.
I've had the Delightful for a year now & all I've done to it is spray the vachetta with Apple Garde. The Jungle Speedy was a display model, so it needed to be cleaned up a bit. The handles weren't bad, but they aren't brand new naked vachetta.
Before:
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During:
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I'll post my results after I buff the vachetta tomorrow.
 
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#500
Might be a really silly question, but how do you know when it is tanned enough? I wanted to try this on my brand new Pochette Accessoires to see the results before I took the plunge with my brand new Delightful MM. I am on Day 2 and see no difference in the color of the strap. I have been sunning it in front of a window with full afternoon sun. Don't want to wipe before it has developed any patina at all. Thank you!
 
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mcturgeon said:
Might be a really silly question, but how do you know when it is tanned enough? I wanted to try this on my brand new Pochette Accessoires to see the results before I took the plunge with my brand new Delightful MM. I am on Day 2 and see no difference in the color of the strap. I have been sunning it in front of a window with full afternoon sun. Don't want to wipe before it has developed any patina at all. Thank you!
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mcturgeon said:
Might be a really silly question, but how do you know when it is tanned enough? I wanted to try this on my brand new Pochette Accessoires to see the results before I took the plunge with my brand new Delightful MM. I am on Day 2 and see no difference in the color of the strap. I have been sunning it in front of a window with full afternoon sun. Don't want to wipe before it has developed any patina at all. Thank you!
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hello , I started wiping my bags down after 3 days . so 3 days of tanning then i wiped them down on day 4 .u wont really see the tan but it is their . you can do longer it wont hurt it :smile: its just enough to take the edge off of the brand new vachetta. if you want it to stay light longer then I wouldn't wipe it yet but keep it super clean until you wipe it or it may be hard to get clean :smile: I'm not telling you to do my method but I can say it works for me :smile: also just above this post I did videos on my bags after 6 years :smile: hope this helped
 
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jessicasimpson said:
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hello , I started wiping my bags down after 3 days . so 3 days of tanning then i wiped them down on day 4 .u wont really see the tan but it is their . you can do longer it wont hurt it :smile: its just enough to take the edge off of the brand new vachetta. if you want it to stay light longer then I wouldn't wipe it yet but keep it super clean until you wipe it or it may be hard to get clean :smile: I'm not telling you to do my method but I can say it works for me :smile: also just above this post I did videos on my bags after 6 years :smile: hope this helped
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Thank you! I went ahead and wiped it down on Day 4. So far it looks great!
 
#505
Anyone tried this method on their eva clutch, especially the straps?

I am considering to try this method on an eva clutch monogram which appears to have patina-ed naturally and quite evenly but as its preloved, i am not sure if previous owner had sprayed or applied any chemicals..

Can i just do the wet sock and then wipe down method on a preloved piece? Do i still condition with Applecare leather conditioner thereafter? I am soo scared of vachetta leather it wld be my first piece
 
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