My Grenat City, which I bought new just in April, already has darkening on the front handle. Granted I use it quite a bit, but I'm still upset being it's not THAT old. I was putting it on my arm a lot but now for sure always use the shoulder strap. Must be from when I would put lotion on my arms and then carry my bag ush:
Anyway, I just tried something out now that helped the darkening a little and took away most of the grimy feeling. I used a jewelry cloth. The one you use to clean silver jewelry. It definitely helped and I recommend trying it out. I just rubbed the cloth into the handles. Only a couple small, very light spots came on the cloth from color transfer. Nothing that made me stop and freak out.
Of course the handle still has some darkening but I'd say it's about 60-70% better than it was before
Just thought I'd let you know
Anyway, I just tried something out now that helped the darkening a little and took away most of the grimy feeling. I used a jewelry cloth. The one you use to clean silver jewelry. It definitely helped and I recommend trying it out. I just rubbed the cloth into the handles. Only a couple small, very light spots came on the cloth from color transfer. Nothing that made me stop and freak out.
Of course the handle still has some darkening but I'd say it's about 60-70% better than it was before
Just thought I'd let you know