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What about using a product containing wax (obenaufs or black rock??? to make them a bit less slippery?

JOODLZ said:
FABULOUS JOB...beautiful bag! I have one that was originally light tan that I vinegarooned and ultimately Minwaxed to black (http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club-624452-191.html#post21841590). Hyacinth called it a Soho Shoulder Pouch #4025. I love mine, but the drawstrings are now so slick, they won't stay put! Any suggestions on how to remedy that?
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Bad news. I tried zorbx for smoke odor and I don't think it did much. I tried it on one bag that really reeks and it might have lessened it somewhat. Then I tried it on a bag that just has a slight odor and it didn't make a bit of difference. I'm back to putting them in a plastic bag filled with bath salts and baking soda.
 
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This one made me a little wary when I first saw it at Goodwill, marked $11.99 AS IS. I didn’t recognize the style and the strap seemed a little short, for a Coach Leatherware bag (that must have been the AS IS part!). Also, the leather was much, much thinner and softer than any of my other Leatherware bags, with not even a scuff on the piping! There were a couple of ink spots near the bottom of one side, but I’ve dealt with that before. And it’s black, with a single-sided Coach Leatherware hangtag...it was a mood thing so I bought it! When I got home, I looked around and found a couple on ebay (with longer straps) and felt somewhat relieved. Hyacinth authenticated it as a 1988-89 Small Swinger Bag #4080. See the before pics at http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-shopping/authenticate-this-coach-694619-744.html#post22043522 (Oops, I mis-posted the price as $12.99.)

The alteration to the strap was done very professionally...and I actually like having it a little shorter. There are even some of the orginal leather stamps (next to what may have once been a jelly bean, I hope!) on the back of the inside pocket, a unique detail I’ve never seen before.

Then I think I figured out why the strap was shortened. Check out the photos of the two D rings. The leather holding the ring on one end of the bag is wa-a-ay stretched out (also contributing to the AS IS tag?). I can picture the previous owner getting the strap hooked on an immovable object, stretching the leather at the D ring connection and likely snapping the original full-length strap...off to the cobbler for a fix. My story and I’m sticking to it.

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A warm sudsy bath “broke” the ink and I was able to dab most of it out. As she dried and got some Leather CPR, this leather is really soft. She’s been Blackrocked twice, brushed and buffed to a nice shine. For her age, this Small Swinger is in amazing shape. As soft as she is though, I think I will try to build some kind of reinforcement for the bottom panel, otherwise she’ll droop!

And referring back to Ledobe’s “marshmallow” flap bag...this one is light as a feather too...quite a departure from typical Coach Leatherware leather!
 

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JOODLZ said:
A warm sudsy bath “broke” the ink and I was able to dab most of it out. As she dried and got some Leather CPR, this leather is really soft. She’s been Blackrocked twice, brushed and buffed to a nice shine. For her age, this Small Swinger is in amazing shape. As soft as she is though, I think I will try to build some kind of reinforcement for the bottom panel, otherwise she’ll droop!

And referring back to Ledobe’s “marshmallow” flap bag...this one is light as a feather too...quite a departure from typical Coach Leatherware leather!
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Very nice, she looks great!! . I just had one authenticated not long ago, and she needs a lot of TLc. Nice to see what she can aspire to be!!
 
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