Cleaning and Protecting Your Mulberry

[haf27]

Hoping someone can help ...

I bought a pink Hayden from Ebay that is looking VERY tatty already after only 3 months or so. I stupidly didn't treat (due to having blue patent leopard Bays that I've used constantly for a couple of years now (or longer?) that has needed no care whatsoever) and my lovely Hayden has picked up colour from my clothes, has dirty handles and scuffed/dirty corners, and I've also just noticed some sort of small round stain (watermark?) but no idea how or when this happened. Is there anything I can do to reverse or have I completely ruined her forever?!?!? Many thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[Ondrea]

Hoping someone can help ...

I bought a pink Hayden from Ebay that is looking VERY tatty already after only 3 months or so. I stupidly didn't treat (due to having blue patent leopard Bays that I've used constantly for a couple of years now (or longer?) that has needed no care whatsoever) and my lovely Hayden has picked up colour from my clothes, has dirty handles and scuffed/dirty corners, and I've also just noticed some sort of small round stain (watermark?) but no idea how or when this happened. Is there anything I can do to reverse or have I completely ruined her forever?!?!? Many thanks in advance for any advice.

There is a place called the furniture clinic where they will professionally clean your bag for you but I have no idea of the price of this service one of the ladies recently got curry on a bright blue leah in the same leather and they got it back like new look at this link.
http://forum.purseblog.com/mulberry/curry-stains-on-a-leah-please-help-652181.html

 

[haf27]

There is a place called the furniture clinic where they will professionally clean your bag for you but I have no idea of the price of this service one of the ladies recently got curry on a bright blue leah in the same leather and they got it back like new look at this link.
http://forum.purseblog.com/mulberry/curry-stains-on-a-leah-please-help-652181.html

Thank you so much for your advice, furniture clinic sounds like they're the people for the job, and I'm so pleased there's hope for my Hayden!

Thanks again, Ondrea, your help is much appreciated.

 

[ClaireL]

If you've got a bit of colour transfer, try dabbing on a little bit of make-up remover or nail polish remover. Be gentle and use cotton buds. And do a careful patch test in an area where any damage won't be obvious before you start!

 

[Thatsfabulous]

Just bought a vintage Mulberry and the hardware needs a bit of a clean its a little tarnished, Can anyone recommend a polish which would be suitable for the hardware?

Im in the UK if anyone can supply a specific name/place to buy.

thank you.

 

[annaswe]

^^thatsfabulous I have never heard of anyone using polish for their hardware, but I am sure someone who knows will come along soon to advice you.

 

[bagcrazy123]

I use good old fashioned Brasso for metal polish.
Can be used on copper, messing, tin, chrom.
Just some before and after pics:
Here is Mississippi Bays with the untreated lock, and some pics of the freshly polished lock:

 

[Thatsfabulous]

Thanks annaswe and bagcrazy123.

I bought some today like what you use bagcrazy and it has worked nicely it cleaned it and looks more polished now. thank you.

 

[Nieners]

I had food in my hand and took a napkin to get the grease of off my hands. I opened the bag only to find out my hands weren't clean enough and there were a bit oily stains on the interior of the flap.. I tried wetting a towel and go over the spot. It's lighter but bigger now i'm so scared. Can i still fix this? I'm always so careful and now this happened!

 

[Nieners]

Please help me :cry:

 

[Mousetrap]

This is probably already answered somewhere but

Is there some way to clean the glue stains from the Roxanne/Rosemary/Blenheim? I am not sure, but I assume it is glue as the spots/stains are nearby the inking? Or is it possible that inking melts somehow? They are yellow spots/stains and it looks like the glue has come off between materials. These occur both inside and outside the bag.

 

[Mulberry Ellie]

I had food in my hand and took a napkin to get the grease of off my hands. I opened the bag only to find out my hands weren't clean enough and there were a bit oily stains on the interior of the flap.. I tried wetting a towel and go over the spot. It's lighter but bigger now i'm so scared. Can i still fix this? I'm always so careful and now this happened!

Sorry I am so late to this hun.

What leather is your bag - my advice is based on NVT or the natural leathers.

Ideally as soon as the accident happens but it should still help!

I have used a unscented talcum powder - baby powder is best - place a dusting over the stain/area and lightly press into leather (do not rub in anyway), wait 1 min, shake off powder, repeat, repeat.

This should lift off excess.


Please try not to panic - even if you are left with a discolouration (say for eg on nvt or darwin) it will fade in time

 

[bavard98]

Hi,

Similarly to ThatsFabulous I bought a vintage bay (oak) with tarnished hardware so I used Brasso, however there are now bits of it brighter than others! For example the Mulberry logo now looks like very light bright brass compared to the rest.

Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[Ondrea]

Hi,

Similarly to ThatsFabulous I bought a vintage bay (oak) with tarnished hardware so I used Brasso, however there are now bits of it brighter than others! For example the Mulberry logo now looks like very light bright brass compared to the rest.

Has anyone else experienced this?

I have as I cleaned my vintage ledbury you can buy kits from the US for darkening down brass but to my knowledge it will darken down again naturally if you leave it to oxidise over time. This is the kit name but you have to start with a finish that is the same literally brass this is the ebay link for it below it took about 10 days to arrive and it did take my down a little in colour now I am leaving it do the rest itself, hope thgis is helpful to you.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ANTIQUE-METAL...458?pt=Antiques_Furniture&hash=item5884be5dfa

 

[AliciaT]

Blew a candle out next to my bag and got it sprayed with wax. Removed by heating the back of a spoon on a gas flame, putting brown paper over wax spots and rubbing gently with the back of the hot spoon. Wax transferred to the brown paper.