Before and After pics of ink city and cornflower first

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Tanja

Tanja

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Jan 6, 2006
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I bought both bags in March and the leather has soften up with use but last week I conditioned both bags with the Bally conditioner which made them softer but the really big difference made the apple garde which I used today and massaged the bags with it. It's unbelievable they look and feel like the old leather much thicker and softer, all veins disappeared and there wasn't any discoloration. I didn't use the spray yet because I'm a bit scared but probably will do later today. So here are the pics when I bought them and they were brand new and unworn and the pics from today. I just love them even more and want to sleep on them because they are so soft and squishy:love: :love:

1. cornflower first before and after
2. ink city before and after
 

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#8
I used the Care and I just sprayed them to protect them against rain with the spray. This worked fine, too no darker handles. I heard that the cleaner is really agressive and therefor I didn't buy it.
 
#10
Wow, you can really see the difference!!!! I've been holding off on AG - heard conflicting things about it (maybe it's the spray that's been causing some problems for some members' bags) but the conditioner seems nice!!!

Thanks for sharing!
 
#11
It does feel much thicker now. It feels like totally different leather now not so papery. I keep touching them because I still can't believe it. I think so too that the spray can be a problem because it feels very oily but the conditioner is different and I don't think that it can do any harm. Even though people recommend it for naked vachetta I didn't try it on my LV and I'm not going to because I don't want to take the risk.
 
#12
Tanja said:
It does feel much thicker now. It feels like totally different leather now not so papery. I keep touching them because I still can't believe it. I think so too that the spray can be a problem because it feels very oily but the conditioner is different and I don't think that it can do any harm. Even though people recommend it for naked vachetta I didn't try it on my LV and I'm not going to because I don't want to take the risk.
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I totally agree:yes: After twisting and turning the heck out of my ink city last night, besides the fact it lost every ounce of its shine, there are 0 veins and it is totally thicker. I know, I dont get it, buy Holy Cow am I impressed!:biggrin:
 
#14
Wow - that's really fascinating - I'm glad you posted this.

I've never tried using the conditioner all over like that. The most I've done is to use it on isolated areas where it looks like there's a scratch or a place where it's more veiny and it always clears it right up without changing appearance. It doesn't seem to change the texture or finish in the one spot though, so I always wondered how it would be using it on the whole bag - I feel the need to experiment now. Thanks!
 
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