Best leather conditioner/protectant on Chanel bags??

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#406
Mimi-2020 said:
I had good result using Saphir Renovateur on my Chanel patent mini. The body of my bag became shinier and darker in black without any sticky residue.

However, there were a few spots on the strap had become sticky due to age of the bag, the Renovateur cream couldn’t help restoring.

I knew Saphir had a product for patent leather only. Yesterday, my free eBay points came in, haha, I used the points to purchase one but requested for cancellation immediately.
I found out this Saphir, Saphir Vernis Rite,
for patent leather, contained turpentine oil which was a paint thinner.

I wonder if that turpentine would strip away the plastic coating on my patent leather and make it worse.

Could you tell me what kind you’re using on you Chanel patent leather bag?

Do you like it? Did you have sticky spots too? Thank you.,
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Hey! I used the Saphir Vernis Rife in black (also comes in neutral but my bag is black and I wanted a maximum effect) it did nothing imho after like 2 generous coats.. I must be doing something or buffing it wrong... I’m definitely going to try it again tonight or tmrw .... it left no sticky residue or any residue although it stained the cloth like crazy ... it didn’t hurt or ruin the leather I just didn’t see any results ... I will post later today or tmrw with another around and see how this time goes around :) ... it didn’t thin the patent or strip the patent leather but that’s weird that that solvent is in there
 
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#407
Mimi-2020 said:
I had good result using Saphir Renovateur on my Chanel patent mini. The body of my bag became shinier and darker in black without any sticky residue.

However, there were a few spots on the strap had become sticky due to age of the bag, the Renovateur cream couldn’t help restoring.

I knew Saphir had a product for patent leather only. Yesterday, my free eBay points came in, haha, I used the points to purchase one but requested for cancellation immediately.
I found out this Saphir, Saphir Vernis Rite,
for patent leather, contained turpentine oil which was a paint thinner.

I wonder if that turpentine would strip away the plastic coating on my patent leather and make it worse.

Could you tell me what kind you’re using on you Chanel patent leather bag?

Do you like it? Did you have sticky spots too? Thank you.,
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Also based on this https://www.kirbyallison.com/saphir-renovateur.html .. I wouldn’t use the renovateur on patent leather but it seems as if you got lucky !
 
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#408
Mimi-2020 said:
What a beautiful bag! Absolutely stunning! :smile: Thank you for sharing.

I also had a patent leather Mini could use a little polishing.

I knew Saphir had a product for patent leather, but I was too cheap to buy another leather polish since I had bought so many before investing in Saphir.

I think the result is pretty good. There is no sticky residue.

I have left the back Mona Lisa pocket untouched by Saphir for comparing purposes. From the photo attached, I wonder if you can tell that the area, where Saphir was applied, is now in darker black than the pocket. :smile:
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Sorry do you mind linking the exact product you used ?? :)))))
 
#409
FashionForwardChick said:
Sorry do you mind linking the exact product you used ?? :)))))
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I used this mink oil and wax base color free Saphir Renovateur on all my Chanel lambskin and one Chanel Caviar wallet, it really has provide a long lasting shine, hydration and softness without stickiness.

Because of the simple ingredients in this cream, The other day, I decided to try on my patent leather Mini. I applied a thin layer, let it penetrate and hydrate, waited about 40 mins, then buffered. The result was amazing. As You can see on the photos posted two days ago.

The finger print issue is lessen now on the body of this 20 year old vintage patent leather bag. it looks like new with softer texture and darker black. I’m very happy with the result.

However, a few small sections of my strap were kinda sticky and cloudy due to age of the leather. This cream didn’t help much with those small sections of the patent leather on my strap.
The rest of my strap color has changed to a darker black and shinier though.

* Note, this Saphir leather conditioning cream I used is in neutral color (colorless), not black.

I wanted to try Saphir Vernis Rife (for patent leather), but I found out it had turpentine in it and now hesitate to use on my patent Mini.

As you can see in this thread, our dear FashionForwardChick will try to apply SVR again and let us know her result.

Also, later I found Saphir has the same cream that’s conditioner only without the cleanser. I wonder if that’s even more gentle.

This one I found on Amazon, they shipped to me on the next day.

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#411
FashionForwardChick said:
I just used Saphir delicate creme and it worked like a DREAM and it smells even DREAMIER. Saphir products are truly the best imho. I don't have a before but here's the after!!! I just used my fingers to apply to the bag as you would apply cream to your skin. I conditioned the bag 2x in a row, applying light to medium amounts each time. Never did it ever turn a different color or change to anything negative!! ... I also tried the Saphir patent cream on one of my black patent Chanels but it didn't change a thing imho. I'll try again tmrw and upload.

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Absolutely a beauty! Thank you for sharing. :-)
 
#412
pinkrose398 said:
I received my Saphir Renovateur today and tried it out on my vintage beige Diana. Prior to today, I had been applying the Cadillac Boot and Shoe cream. I probably applied around 10 layers of the Cadillac over a 2 week period.

I feel like it’s hard to tell the difference on the quilting. You can tell that the smooth inside of the top flap is significant more shiny, but the quilted areas look about the same. The biggest difference is the texture of the leather - it feels significant softer and more supple.
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Okay ladies SO I put on another coat of Saphir Vernis Rife patent leather cleaner in color black. I think the 1st time I tried this (weeks ago) I didn't leave the cleaner on for the suggested 3 minutes. I just kind of waited 1 min and buffed immediately. That said, this time I waited 3 mins and the bag does look shinnier and finger prints seem to happen less. BUT, it didn't remove ANY marks or scratches or weird patches!! It was worth it to me just to make it a little more shinny and the finger print issue but it didn't really restore much of anything which it said it would. Here are before and after pics and it's all about the angles. You can sometimes see the patches sometimes not. pictures are in order of the whole before during and after process ..
also ... I tired to pick the worst pictures so the bag overall from a distance looks better than what you're seeing here but this is the 1st Saphir product that didn't do what it said / disappointed ... and finally to answer an earlier question, it didn't seem to take off any patent finish or thin at all :) phew sorry my non professional typing always sucksssss

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I think the results are great!

Yes, leave the polish on for a longer while definitely helps.

I left the Renovateur cream on for at yeast 30 minutes before polishing.

Thank you so much for taking your time posting.

I wouldn’t trust Leather Suger Leather to work on any of my bags, it’s saver handling the maintenances by myself. :-)
 
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Mimi-2020 said:
I think the results are great!

Yes, leave the polish on for a longer while definitely helps.

I left the Renovateur cream on for at yeast 30 minutes before polishing.

Thank you so much for taking your time posting.

I wouldn’t trust Leather Suger Leather to work on any of my bags, it’s saver handling the maintenances by myself. :-)
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Mimi-2020 said:
I think the results are great!

Yes, leave the polish on for a longer while definitely helps.

I left the Renovateur cream on for at yeast 30 minutes before polishing.

Thank you so much for taking your time posting.

I wouldn’t trust Leather Suger Leather to work on any of my bags, it’s saver handling the maintenances by myself. :-)
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Mimi-2020 said:
I think the results are great!

Yes, leave the polish on for a longer while definitely helps.

I left the Renovateur cream on for at yeast 30 minutes before polishing.

Thank you so much for taking your time posting.

I wouldn’t trust Leather Suger Leather to work on any of my bags, it’s saver handling the maintenances by myself. :-)
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Sorry, just realized I had so many typos in the last paragraph.
‘Leather Surgeon’, ‘safer’ :-)
 
#416
Hi everyone,

I just purchased a new to me light grey lambskin mini. The leather feels a little dry relative to my brand new black lambskin Chanel and I want to give it a conditioning but I am TERRIFIED I am going to darken the color of the bag.

1. Is it normal for lighter or non-black lambskin to be drier than black? The bag was originally purchased around Dec 2019, part of the most recent cruise collection so I was a little surprised that it already felt dry.
2. Has anyone had success on lighter colored bags with a specific product? I have the cadillac select conditioner that I've never used, but someone further up this thread said they had issues with it on their beige lambskin.

Thanks!
 
#417
I have used mink oil and wax base Saphir Renovateur Leather cream on my red lambskin Chanel bag.

This lambskin skin is buttery soft, and the red color will bleed on the wipes. However, this cream has not made my red leather bag any darker, yet has brought a layer of protection and shine onto it.

I have noticed not every product made by Saphir contains mink oil and wax.
Mink oil shines and hydrates; wax leaves a protecting coat that locks in the moisture.

I would go onto Saphir website to check into the ingredients if you decide to use other products of this company.

p.s. after I applied Saphir Renovateur I waited until it’s dry before buffering.

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#420
Mimi-2020 said:
The 1st photo shows the wallet before any treatment.

The wallet appeared dull after applying a layer of Saphir. (2nd photo)

I waited for about an hour, touched the leather to make sure the conditioning was completely dry then buffered with all cotton polish cloth.

The result is good to me. My wallet looks even shinier with darker black leather tone. (3rd photo)

p.s. I suggest to wipe your bag with a damp cloth or cotton base baby wipe, let completely dry, then apply Saphir leather conditioner. I don’t think this cream is much of a cleaner but definitely a good hydrator and protector to your leather.

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This looks amazing and convinced my to buy the saphir! Do you mind me asking how long you buffed your wallet for to achieve this result? And if you have tried it, do you know if a second (or more) application of the saphir will help increase the shine? TIA :)
 
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