Caring for Chanel CAVIAR Leather

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Ms. Affliction may I ask how did you redid your black matte bag? Just curious to know😊. Did you do it on your own or through Chanel? And if you don't mind would you post a picture? I would love to learn! Tia 😊

Hi! Sorry for the delay but realized my post was deleted because I put a web link in it - I will post a picture of the black matte when I get home but here is a picture of the blue matte I just reconditioned:

This is what I do for the caviar's:
*Use Coach Cleaner. Let dry for half an hour.
*Use Coach Moisturizer. 2x. Rub in very well. Let Dry.
*Use Boot shiner. Kiwi is the brand I used. Apply it twice and buff the crap out of it.
*Vaseline if you want more shine. You must keep buffing until you want to take a nap - lol

It is alot of work but I make it look like it did when I bought it at Chanel. And it saves you $250-500.....I think Chanel charges $500 nowadays but not quite sure.

I hope this helps!
 
Hello Ladies,

I hope you can help me. I have two Chanel bags in caviar and I love them because they are low maintenance. I did something silly the other day and now my bag has a sticky residue on it. We went to a concert and I put the sticker they gave us on my halfmoon bag instead on my shirt :crybaby: I removed the sticker when we got home but it left a sticky residue and dull look behind. What can I clean it with? I tried kiwi leather cleaner it helped a little but didnt remove it completely.
 
Can we use Collonil Leather Gel? This is the gel recommended by Mulberry. On the mulberry website, this is stated:

Collonil Leather Gel is a solvent-free gentle gel to improve the water resistance of certain leathers. It can help leather to resist dirt and moisture. This leather gel can be used on- Natural Leather; Printed Leather; Pebbled Leather; Soft Spongy Leather; Glazed Goat; Soft Buffalo; Glossy Buffalo; Glossy Goat; Spongy Pebbled; Soft Calf; Nappa; and Reverse Croc Print.

Any info on this is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
 
Hi everyone,

I just got this Easy caviar flap a few days ago, and already got color transfer on it from a black coat :( The caviar on the bag is much softer and less shiny than on GST and PST for instance, and now I'm worried I can't get it off. Any suggestions on what products might remove the color transfer?? I'm getting desperate...

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Try using jergens lotion on a cotton ball, try it on a little bit see if it clear it, dont put too much though then wipe it ith a dry cotton ball. Goodluck!
 
Can we use Collonil Leather Gel? This is the gel recommended by Mulberry. On the mulberry website, this is stated:

Collonil Leather Gel is a solvent-free gentle gel to improve the water resistance of certain leathers. It can help leather to resist dirt and moisture. This leather gel can be used on- Natural Leather; Printed Leather; Pebbled Leather; Soft Spongy Leather; Glazed Goat; Soft Buffalo; Glossy Buffalo; Glossy Goat; Spongy Pebbled; Soft Calf; Nappa; and Reverse Croc Print.

Any info on this is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Yes, you can use this product on caviar or any other form of calf leather (caviar is pebbled calf). It's actually does work on all of those named leathers above.
 

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Hi everyone,

I just got this Easy caviar flap a few days ago, and already got color transfer on it from a black coat :( The caviar on the bag is much softer and less shiny than on GST and PST for instance, and now I'm worried I can't get it off. Any suggestions on what products might remove the color transfer?? I'm getting desperate...

sbo6BZr.jpg
Try using jergens lotion on a cotton ball, try it on a little bit see if it clear it, dont put too much though then wipe it ith a dry cotton ball. Goodluck!

I would not use a face cream on a leather bag unless you had no other choice and were desperate to get a stain out right away at that moment. There are many other things you can use to lift stains from a leather bag, especially calf (again, caviar is pebbled calf).
 
Yes, you can use this product on caviar or any other form of calf leather (caviar is pebbled calf). It's actually does work on all of those named leathers above.

ThanksTutu! Do you think it wld also work on reissue leather? I think Reissue is distressed calf skin but seems so much more fragile than caviar.
 
ThanksTutu! Do you think it wld also work on reissue leather? I think Reissue is distressed calf skin but seems so much more fragile than caviar.

Calf is calf, so it will work on any type of calf (it also works for lamb, which actually is more delicate). Aged calf is one of the most forgiving materials Chanel uses. Any scratches just blend in. :)
 
Do you like a certain brand of baby wipes? When I perused the grocery
isle the other day I had no idea there were so many brands. I started reading ingredients and they vary widely.
TIA
I use huggies natural care (and on my own baby lol) because there are no chemicals in the ingredients. I think the aloe helps the leather, too. But stay away from anything with fragrance. I carry my diaper bag and wear my Chanel, if the bag gets dirty I just whip out a wipe and back to looking new! lol :) I just picked up a really nice leather cleaner I would also recommend "Cadillac" brand from a local shoe cobbler. It cleaned the caviar really well. I would try it on any color caviar because it's just a clear gel. Good luck! Let me know what happens!
 
I use huggies natural care (and on my own baby lol) because there are no chemicals in the ingredients. I think the aloe helps the leather, too. But stay away from anything with fragrance. I carry my diaper bag and wear my Chanel, if the bag gets dirty I just whip out a wipe and back to looking new! lol :) I just picked up a really nice leather cleaner I would also recommend "Cadillac" brand from a local shoe cobbler. It cleaned the caviar really well. I would try it on any color caviar because it's just a clear gel. Good luck! Let me know what happens!


Thank you so much! Will pick the natural ones up next trip. I can only imagine how organized you are - that's a prop! 😊
 
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