Caring for Chanel CAVIAR Leather

[BigAkoya]

If it's only water, I think it should dry out fine. Let it air dry. Don't use hot heat.

I've done that before to my GSTs... I always lug around a bottle of water with me. Had a couple of spills but they dried out fine.

Wishing yours works out. Just wait a day or two.. Air dry only. No sun, no heat.

Oh, and if the bottom is wet, you need to hang it so the bottom has air. I used a hanger. The bottom should not be sitting on anything.

 

[BigAkoya]

Let me be more specific on the hanger in case you wish to do this.

I used two hangers, one for each strap. So the bag is between each hanger and nicely balanced.

 

[baghagg]

iPhone owners are frequently advised to put their wet phones in (dry) rice to absorb excess moisture... Wondering if dry rice in the bottom of your bag would help...

 

[KittyKat65]

Thanks everyone for the advice. 24 hours later and it has dried out. There are a few faint stains, but they are at the bottom of the bag where they won't be seen. Lesson learned. I dodged a bullet here. I also feel lucky in that my iPad, iPhone, iPod, camera and other items didn't get destroyed. My Chanel wallet did get wet, but dried out fine. My car seat was wet, but the leather absorbed the water quickly in the Texas heat and it did not stain. Phew.

Oh, and to clarify, I used a hand drier on a cold setting to dry the excess water.

 

[Chanbal]

Thanks everyone for the advice. 24 hours later and it has dried out. There are a few faint stains, but they are at the bottom of the bag where they won't be seen. Lesson learned. I dodged a bullet here. I also feel lucky in that my iPad, iPhone, iPod, camera and other items didn't get destroyed. My Chanel wallet did get wet, but dried out fine. My car seat was wet, but the leather absorbed the water quickly in the Texas heat and it did not stain. Phew.

Oh, and to clarify, I used a hand drier on a cold setting to dry the excess water.

Now that the bag has dried out, I would apply a small amount of cadillac leather conditioner (or other similar product) to it.

 

[OsloChic]

iPhone owners are frequently advised to put their wet phones in (dry) rice to absorb excess moisture... Wondering if dry rice in the bottom of your bag would help...

That might work! I used potato starch on a leather stain the other day and it did pull moisture out. Rice will be less messy inside a bag I suppose

 

[rebpin]

Winter is coming soon, can caviar leather be taken out in the snow?

 

[snowbubble]

That might work! I used potato starch on a leather stain the other day and it did pull moisture out. Rice will be less messy inside a bag I suppose

I did that with leather items (NOT Chanel), it definitely dries up the leather. So I used moisture after rice.

It smells like rice though afterwards. Haha

 

[ms.affliction]

Absolutely, just waterproof it with a double layer of moisturizer

 

[OsloChic]

Hi everyone I have a question for you experts

I've been through this thread and it seems the consensus is that caviar doesn't need to be treated with anything.

I do wonder if there is something I can do (except be super careful) to protect the corners on my jumbo classic as they seem to be the weak spot. The jumbo ia so big that I kinda have to put it down/on tables here and there and not keep it in my lap.

Any tips on this?

 

[tutushopper]

Hi everyone I have a question for you experts

I've been through this thread and it seems the consensus is that caviar doesn't need to be treated with anything.

I do wonder if there is something I can do (except be super careful) to protect the corners on my jumbo classic as they seem to be the weak spot. The jumbo ia so big that I kinda have to put it down/on tables here and there and not keep it in my lap.

Any tips on this?

You can definitely treat it with waterproofing, etc., but to protect the corners, you'd need to have some sort of "bumpers" on them to prevent the type of wear you are talking of. Caviar is just calf, so anything that you can treat calf with, you can treat caviar with. Cow is cow.

 

[princessping]

Hi.

My friend is in us.

I would like to check where can she get meltonian delicate cream 170, apple care conditioner and cadillac leather cleaner recommended by tpf friends.

She went to walmart and could not find them.

She is doing a short stay over in us. Hopefully can recommend some popular places to get the items.

Thanks.

 

[tutushopper]

Hi.

My friend is in us.

I would like to check where can she get meltonian delicate cream 170, apple care conditioner and cadillac leather cleaner recommended by tpf friends.

She went to walmart and could not find them.

She is doing a short stay over in us. Hopefully can recommend some popular places to get the items.

Thanks.

Shoe repair places have them, I heard Nordstrom carries Cadillac; you can also buy them from Amazon and ebay. I'm not sure about the apple care as I don't have that one, but I'm sure someone will chime in.

 

[missTeresaDee]

Shoe repair places have them, I heard Nordstrom carries Cadillac; you can also buy them from Amazon and ebay. I'm not sure about the apple care as I don't have that one, but I'm sure someone will chime in.

Amazon carries apple care but I think u might have to pay shipping.

 

[artax]

Does anyone knows what can I repair the corners? How can I make them shine!?