Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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Very similar to my experience...my hands were pink for several days!
And I need to start paying better attention to hardware...I had no idea the yucky green stuff could be underneath, as well as on the surface (duh!). I don't recall a step-by-step removal and replacement guide. It seems like a straightforward process, but prying up those little brass tabs looks like an accident waiting to happen. If you have time, could you please share your technique?
Your rehabs are always amazing...Good luck with these 3...I always look forward to your results!
It's a cool shape...someone on this forum called it a "Taco" bag before learning its real name
Just my opinion, but why not? Just keep the strokes light and I would think it should be fine.
FYI one of the sales associates told me to use waxed paper to lubricate zipper teeth. It's at least worth a try, because you are not messing with the bag. I also use an old tooth brush while I am washing the bags it tends to make them look shinier. You can even use a little tooth paste on the brush while you are dunking the bag - just be sure to wash it off well so that it doesn't get on the fabric part of the zipper.
I have used a toothbrush on the teeth while washing but I've never tried toothpaste! Well, they call them the "teeth of the zipper" so why not?! Thanks for the tip, I will try it next time - cleaning the zipper teeth is always a challenging process.
Thanks!, I follow DemRam's advice for removing the turnlock hardware, see below. Be careful not not cut yourself or the bag!
From DemRam:
"My husband has an X-acto set that has various shaped blades. The blades are very thin so I used the widest one (east-west) to gently pry up the "tabs" on the back of both parts of the turnlocks. (It's amazing how easy it is to get both parts of those old turnlocks off)
You can pry gently and jiggle them around so that they aren't too bent. I wouldn't want to do this more than once on a turnlock...because the brass may just snap.
When I got the turnlock parts off of my little Dinky bag, I couldn't believe how much "gunk" was underneath. (The leather was just yucky under the brass and no amount of cleaning from the outside would get rid of the green stuff).
Once the brass was removed, I cleaned them with Brasso and let them sit for days... until the bag was bathed, clean and completely dry.
When the bag was dry, I did the reverse and put the brass parts back on. I now have a shiny, clean, tiny little Dinky bag."
BTW, if you do break the turnlock hardware (or buy a bag with a broken turnlock) Coach will send you a free replacement kit, the same way that they will send a free hangtag.
I know that this has been discussed recently but I can't seem to find the information. The burgandy small shoulder bag that I am rehabbing is incredibly dry and has small cracks in the leather at the folds and on the strap. The strap was like beef jerky!
I wonder if the reason that this bag lost color so badly when I washed it has anything to do with the dryness of the leather?
While it was drying I treated it with a heavy application of emu oil and it just drank it in! It's still drying but I have just given it an application of leather cpr to try and prevent it from cracking further.
Has anyone come up with a good solution for repairing those little cracks in the leather caused by dry rot? Thanks!
I wonder if the reason that this bag lost color so badly when I washed it has anything to do with the dryness of the leather?
While it was drying I treated it with a heavy application of emu oil and it just drank it in! It's still drying but I have just given it an application of leather cpr to try and prevent it from cracking further.
Has anyone come up with a good solution for repairing those little cracks in the leather caused by dry rot? Thanks!
I've just mentioned that the leather on the small burgandy bag is terribly dry so maybe that has something to do with the rate of color loss during washing?
FYI, I was recently at the local Tuesday Morning store and I picked up some 12 oz tubes of Leather CPR for $6. They also some other interesting CPR products like Granite CPR and Carpet CPR.
Also at Tuesday Morning they had the 30 count containers of Goddard's alcohol-free Jewelry Wipes for $3 that I often use to clean hardware before putting a bag into storage, although I suppose that alcohol-free baby wipes would work too.
I was surprised to see that Goddard's also makes other unusual products and I picked up a container of Electronic Wipes for $3 that are advertised as safe for cleaning home electronic devices including LCD screens.
Also at Tuesday Morning they had the 30 count containers of Goddard's alcohol-free Jewelry Wipes for $3 that I often use to clean hardware before putting a bag into storage, although I suppose that alcohol-free baby wipes would work too.
I was surprised to see that Goddard's also makes other unusual products and I picked up a container of Electronic Wipes for $3 that are advertised as safe for cleaning home electronic devices including LCD screens.
where do you buy a horse brush?? Thank you for the video and the tip!!
Probably any shoe repair shop, maybe even Walmart. I actually have 2 made by Kiwi that came in a combo pack probably with polish (it's been around for years!) This one has dark bristles: http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club-624452-218.html#post21950194
The other one has light bristles. And honestly I doubt that I've ever used them with shoe polish
I've been working on a couple of Compact Pouches this week. One brown, the other black. The brown one is older (NYC late 70s to 87) and had severe cracking on its skinny strap. Bad cracking. I had a thought to fill the cracks with glue, then cover with acrylic. NOT! The glue, although suggested on the package for leather, didn't penetrate very well at all. It just sat on top and dried like rubber cement. Lumpy, ugly rubber cement! The package said stray dried glue could be removed with an eraser, so I started erasing, and erasing and erasing. Unfortunately much of the finish came off too in the worst-worn places. Then I started mixing acrylic colors to get a close match to the dark, reddish brown. Dabbed it on with a sponge-tipped eyeshadow applicator and it filled in a bit. I will repeat the process, bending the strap to try to fill in as much as possible. I've put a little Leather CPR over the acrylic and it didn't pick up the color, and it seemed to penetrate, so she's resting before another fill-in in the morning. Pics are below. The first 3 are of the gluey-mess, the last one is after acrylic and CPR. Though not out of the woods yet, I think she'll be use-able!
Hope this helps...most of my rehab efforts so fast and furiously over the last several weeks have been in an effort to protect my bags, as I never had the knowledge or skills I needed before. I'm about at the end of the oldest Coach Leatherware bags, and have enjoyed good success, thanks to the education I've received here. Good Luck!
AND Thanks Everyone for the zipper tips!
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