Chanel Lambskin - how do I clean it/care for it?

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I just bought this amazing classic but there's a few stains on the back.

Any ideas what might have caused it? I'm thinking watermark but certainly not sure - it could also just be dirt, but this is my first preloved with stains meaning I have no experience with identifying their character.

Any input or thoughts are greatly appreciated. Depending on the kind of stain I'll either give it a try myself or send it to LMB.
 

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tutushopper said:
I use a cotton cloth (a t-shirt cut up) to dip into the jar, then rub the cloth on the bag. Always do a test first in an inconspicuous area. In rubbing the bag with the cloth, the bag gets cleaned. Mine aren't really "dirty" but if you have a lot of dirt on the bag, you might need to use something like one of the Collonil cleaners. There's a list in this thread, or you can look them up on Collonil.com.
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Hi Tutu
i accidentally spilled water oil in the front of my taupe beige lamb bag. Would i be able to get it out?wat should i use ?would the melotonian delicate cream works?
i denitely order the colloni waterspray after this. sniff. just didnt know it can happen so fast to my new bag.
or should i just take to Chanel since it still within warranty.
 
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sleepyl0verxgrl said:
Hi Tutu
i accidentally spilled water oil in the front of my taupe beige lamb bag. Would i be able to get it out?wat should i use ?would the melotonian delicate cream works?
i denitely order the colloni waterspray after this. sniff. just didnt know it can happen so fast to my new bag.
or should i just take to Chanel since it still within warranty.
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How long ago did this happen? I would take a paper towel to pick up as much grease as you can. Then take it to a leather specialist or to chanel for a spa treatment immediately. I wouldn't use any products on it...no point in guessing what will work - it's too expensive to be taking a gamble. Chanel will charge you for the service - can't imagine that the warranty covers spills.

Sorry this happened though... I am a klutz and sort of know what this feels like. I had this happen to me 2x on a light pink leather designer dress that I wore all of 2x. After each wear (and eventual stain), I brought it to a leather specialist for cleaning. They were able to get out the stain but had to redye the area (or the whole dress, can't remember now) and did a great job. It did cost me a lot of money though.

Good luck!
 
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MASEML said:
How long ago did this happen? I would take a paper towel to pick up as much grease as you can. Then take it to a leather specialist or to chanel for a spa treatment immediately. I wouldn't use any products on it...no point in guessing what will work - it's too expensive to be taking a gamble. Chanel will charge you for the service - can't imagine that the warranty covers spills.

Sorry this happened though... I am a klutz and sort of know what this feels like. I had this happen to me 2x on a light pink leather designer dress that I wore all of 2x. After each wear (and eventual stain), I brought it to a leather specialist for cleaning. They were able to get out the stain but had to redye the area (or the whole dress, can't remember now) and did a great job. It did cost me a lot of money though.

Good luck!
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it happened this morning. the stain arent that obvious. but it still bothers me.
 
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hi, i have a chanel wallet quilted with lambskin in burgundy colour. i used it for 2 years and sometimes i used leather cleaner to clean my wallet but the colour faded to the cloth (i used cloth for rub).
 
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Anyway have used meltonian all purpose leather cleaner and conditioner. I bought a bottle and used it on the back of my bag. But the dirt didnt really come out. How often do i have to use it usually? I have not use it on the front of the bag yet. Still a little bit anxious to use on the entire bag. What product do you ladies use to clean and condition the bag. I also bought the meltonian delicate cream to condition bag and Colloni water stop as well.
 
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yupi said:
hi, i have a chanel wallet quilted with lambskin in burgundy colour. i used it for 2 years and sometimes i used leather cleaner to clean my wallet but the colour faded to the cloth (i used cloth for rub).
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It's not unusual for some of the color to come off on the cloth; it's not "fading" just the dye is transferring in small amounts.
sleepyl0verxgrl said:
Anyway have used meltonian all purpose leather cleaner and conditioner. I bought a bottle and used it on the back of my bag. But the dirt didnt really come out. How often do i have to use it usually? I have not use it on the front of the bag yet. Still a little bit anxious to use on the entire bag. What product do you ladies use to clean and condition the bag. I also bought the meltonian delicate cream to condition bag and Colloni water stop as well.
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If you've used it on parts of the bag successfully, why not go ahead and treat the whole bag? I have that cleaner, but I also have others, such as the delicate in a jar by Meltonian, Cadillac cleaner, and Collonil cleaners. I love the Collonil and Cadillac waterproofing sprays and use them on all my bags and shoes, as well as small leather goods.
MsLVinDC said:
Any one have any suggestions for metallic lambskin leather?? TIA!
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Collonil makes products for metallic leather; they are hard to find in the US so you may need to import them.
 
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tutushopper said:
It's not unusual for some of the color to come off on the cloth; it's not "fading" just the dye is transferring in small amounts.

If you've used it on parts of the bag successfully, why not go ahead and treat the whole bag? I have that cleaner, but I also have others, such as the delicate in a jar by Meltonian, Cadillac cleaner, and Collonil cleaners. I love the Collonil and Cadillac waterproofing sprays and use them on all my bags and shoes, as well as small leather goods.
how often should you use the product?
so i clean n condition first den waterproof it?
should i wait like at least 24hours btw each?sorry for so many questions😊. first time . never used any before.

Collonil makes products for metallic leather; they are hard to find in the US so you may need to import them.
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should i wait like at least 24hours btw each?sorry for so many questions😊. first time . never used any before.
 
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tutushopper said:
I'm not sure I understand the question. 24 hours between each ?? Pretty much the instructions for use are on the can/jar/etc., but let me know to what you refer and I'll help.
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i mean use the leather cleaner and condition and than wait 24 hours before i spray waterproof?or i can do it right away. and how often do you use those products usually. the instruction wasnt clear on yhese
 
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