Caring for Chanel CAVIAR Leather
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I read that Lexol Wipes has a reputation to darken shoe leather.... I would be cautious and perhaps only use it on dark leathers.
I just used lexol ph (the cream not the wipes) on my caviar jumbo and followed up with their conditioner as all. It looks great and a lot of dirt was lifted. It now has a nice sheen to it on the outside and the parts of the inside that were kind of dry looks amazing again. I'm very pleased but would only use this on darker leathers. I am going to do this twice a year.
Sigh, I used Lexol on my Chanel pink caviar WOC on a tiny spot and all areas where it was treated darkened.
Any recommendations on how I can counter this darkening or at least even it out? It's not too bad, but disappointing. Or should I just use some type of conditioner? I had a huge bottle of Apple leather care and have no idea where it went. I have really old Coach moisturizer but am a little afraid of trying it now...
p.s. I miss the old, rigid caviar leather! The caviar on the WOC now is a weird nubucky,medium soft leather feel. Is is just the WOC?
Any recommendations on how I can counter this darkening or at least even it out? It's not too bad, but disappointing. Or should I just use some type of conditioner? I had a huge bottle of Apple leather care and have no idea where it went. I have really old Coach moisturizer but am a little afraid of trying it now...
p.s. I miss the old, rigid caviar leather! The caviar on the WOC now is a weird nubucky,medium soft leather feel. Is is just the WOC?
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It did lighten a bit, but is still visible. I should have come to this thread first. i read about someone swearing by Lexol for Proenza Schouler PS1 treatment so I thought it would be great on a heartier leather like caviar.
I just want to even it out, even if it's darker!
As an aside, I used Lexol on my little baby's pink Little Blue Lamb leather shoes. The stains came out beautifully from the pink upper and blue soles with no darkening! Weird that caviar leather soaked it up and darkened!
I'm so sorry to hear about this. I do find caviar to absorb and darken when I condition it sometimes but most of the time it'll lighten up upon drying.
Can you take a photo of the darken spot?
Is the Lexol clear?
I personally would only use Cadillac leather conditioner on my chanel bag.
Dear tPFers ,
I just bought this m/l, should I be worried about this hole from stitch? It looks like leather is cracking. TIA
I just bought this m/l, should I be worried about this hole from stitch? It looks like leather is cracking. TIA
Hi there. Omg I would be worried 😟 I would call your closest boutique and let them know asap. It will only get worse, especially if it's coming from the stitching. Idk if they could repair that. That exact issue was happening to my LV canvas bag and they replaced it for me. I know it's not a good comparison but it's worth a try. I'm so sorry about that.
I'm so sorry to hear about this. I do find caviar to absorb and darken when I condition it sometimes but most of the time it'll lighten up upon drying.
Can you take a photo of the darken spot?
Is the Lexol clear?
I personally would only use Cadillac leather conditioner on my chanel bag.
The Lexol is clear. I attached some photos from my phone. Thanks for the Cadillac recommendation. I had only heard about apple care previously and maybe coach and Lexol.
I'm so sad because the back pocket is dark now.
Does anyone have experience having this cleaned by Chanel? Is there a charge for this now? I just got this bag (via a friend shopping in Tokyo) a few months ago.
AHhh! I'm so sorry!
I would be cautious when taking this to Chanel and letting them know you've used other leather products that caused this stain. Althought a product might look clear upon applying, you do not know if its oil based or silicon base. Usually oil base products will seep into the leather and darken it.
I heard sometimes Chanel will not send a item out for repair if 1. its been worked on by non-chanel/3rd party leather repair, or 2. Non-Chanel products has been used on the bag. I know Hermes is like that, Chanel might be more lenient, I am not sure.
Send it to Chanel if the Coach leather cleaner doesn't work (it should) based on my experience with all colors caviar thus cleaner works best. Chanel does not care if you have done anything to your bag in the past because they DO charge. Minimum is $80. Max is $560 for entire rehab basically. I recommend the Chanel in Bellagio Las Vegas. Customer service is good. They do not clean matte caviar - it appears this is matte?
Nor do they refinish metallic/iridescent leather.
Nor do they refinish metallic/iridescent leather.
I would take it to Chanel, it needs to be moisturized it seems....I have heard of them replacing a bag with receipt if you have it for a defect if it's a very recent bag, otherwise you will need to pay for the repair.
QUOTE=snowbubble;28810113]Sorry but which hole are you referring to? I do not see cracking..[/QUOTE]
QUOTE=snowbubble;28810113]Sorry but which hole are you referring to? I do not see cracking..[/QUOTE]