You know, I didn't even think of putting it in the washing machine. Maybe I'll go back and see if it's still there. Thanks!
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You know, I didn't even think of putting it in the washing machine. Maybe I'll go back and see if it's still there. Thanks!
Savers had a 50% off sale on Monday and I bought 5 items. So my latest "rehab haul" includes:
- 2 Coach items
- a vintage bag that comes with a surprise
- a brand that I've never purchased before
- a bag from an Italian designer that has been around since 1832 that I'd never heard of!
If you are interested you can see my new goodies starting at the link below:
http://forum.purseblog.com/general-...-cheap-treasures-531824-678.html#post22250409
- 2 Coach items
- a vintage bag that comes with a surprise
- a brand that I've never purchased before
- a bag from an Italian designer that has been around since 1832 that I'd never heard of!
If you are interested you can see my new goodies starting at the link below:
http://forum.purseblog.com/general-...-cheap-treasures-531824-678.html#post22250409
We're a bunch of enablers over hereYou know, I didn't even think of putting it in the washing machine. Maybe I'll go back and see if it's still there. Thanks!
We're a bunch of enablers over here
I was seriously biting my tongue on that one...I was going to say the same thing as you did...throw her in the washer!
It's like a hot tub for them, they don't mind.
Thanks, I love that special Koret bag too! Here are the identifiers for my list:
- 2 Coach items (Suede Soho Flap and Blue Suede Wristlet)
- a vintage bag that comes with a surprise (Koret handbag with a pull-out organizer)
- a brand that I've never purchased before (Hobo International pink clutch)
- a bag from an Italian designer that has been around since 1832 that I'd never heard of! (Frye hobo in red!)
So remember when I posted this, about a month or so ago?
Upcoming project, Patty & Selma:
Well now I need rehab advice. I got these two bags from eBay, the seller said they were from an estate sale but she also stated that she was a smoker. I thought about asking the seller if the bags themselves were from a smoking home also, but I figured if she was a smoker, she wouldn't be able to tell anyway. But I couldn't resist these two. I paid $60ish each for them.
One you'll recognize right away, here are the auction pix from the second one:
I don't have one good before picture, here is a picture I took real quick while they were drying, and they are all open and not in shape, but maybe you can get the idea:
I opened the box and immediately caught a whiff of smoke. I took the box and packing material outside immediately. I'm not even that sensitive to smoke but the tissue paper especially reeked.
The bags DID smell of smoke, and were a little dirty. Since they were white bags, and kind of grimy, I padded them and put them in the washing machine. Here are some more drying pix:
Turns out that really didn't seem to smokey after all, I think all or most of the smoke smell was from the packing. I don't notice a smoke odor at all.
Upcoming project, Patty & Selma:
Well now I need rehab advice. I got these two bags from eBay, the seller said they were from an estate sale but she also stated that she was a smoker. I thought about asking the seller if the bags themselves were from a smoking home also, but I figured if she was a smoker, she wouldn't be able to tell anyway. But I couldn't resist these two. I paid $60ish each for them.
One you'll recognize right away, here are the auction pix from the second one:
I don't have one good before picture, here is a picture I took real quick while they were drying, and they are all open and not in shape, but maybe you can get the idea:
I opened the box and immediately caught a whiff of smoke. I took the box and packing material outside immediately. I'm not even that sensitive to smoke but the tissue paper especially reeked.
The bags DID smell of smoke, and were a little dirty. Since they were white bags, and kind of grimy, I padded them and put them in the washing machine. Here are some more drying pix:
Turns out that really didn't seem to smokey after all, I think all or most of the smoke smell was from the packing. I don't notice a smoke odor at all.
BTW, I only hung them on that pole to take pictures.
They're in pretty good shape, there are a couple of spots on the frame of the swinger bag where the leather is a little damaged and you can see the metal, but I'm not sure how much I'm going to worry about it. Here is the real problem with them now:
So you can see how dingy they look next to my also pretty darn vintage lightweights flap bag. That was the bag that also exactly matched the "Linen" acrylic paint that JOODLZ found, so it's not as pure white as it looks in the picture. That bag is also late 80's, the rest of the bag is cleaned and conditioned, but I only touched up the color on one little spot on the bottom. That bag is NOT pure white, it's pretty much ivory at best.
So the older bags look obviously greyish and over all..meh. I mentioned earlier that I wanted an older white bag that I "didn't love" to experiment on, and I am almost finished cleaning up a pretty dirty white Anderson Zip...she's not completely done and I will post before & afters, but that's not my point (I really am getting there). I wanted to try to do a "color wash" a white bag (paint with conditioner) before I messed with these two. I'm really happy with how the Anderson looks and I think I can get good results on these two.
But should I mess with the color on these two? As is, I'm not sure I'd carry them, and I want to-especially the little clutch which quite frankly is freaking awesome. (it's pictured in the UCLA Cashin pix, but I haven't saved it yet}.
I doubt I'll ruin them, but I hesitate to mess with anything this potentially collectible. Probably more so the clutch than the swinger...not sure how to date all the different versions of the swinger, this one has a coach lozenge stamped inside the kisslock. I don't know if anyone has figured out the timeline for those bags...
So, should I mess with them?
They're in pretty good shape, there are a couple of spots on the frame of the swinger bag where the leather is a little damaged and you can see the metal, but I'm not sure how much I'm going to worry about it. Here is the real problem with them now:
So you can see how dingy they look next to my also pretty darn vintage lightweights flap bag. That was the bag that also exactly matched the "Linen" acrylic paint that JOODLZ found, so it's not as pure white as it looks in the picture. That bag is also late 80's, the rest of the bag is cleaned and conditioned, but I only touched up the color on one little spot on the bottom. That bag is NOT pure white, it's pretty much ivory at best.
So the older bags look obviously greyish and over all..meh. I mentioned earlier that I wanted an older white bag that I "didn't love" to experiment on, and I am almost finished cleaning up a pretty dirty white Anderson Zip...she's not completely done and I will post before & afters, but that's not my point (I really am getting there). I wanted to try to do a "color wash" a white bag (paint with conditioner) before I messed with these two. I'm really happy with how the Anderson looks and I think I can get good results on these two.
But should I mess with the color on these two? As is, I'm not sure I'd carry them, and I want to-especially the little clutch which quite frankly is freaking awesome. (it's pictured in the UCLA Cashin pix, but I haven't saved it yet}.
I doubt I'll ruin them, but I hesitate to mess with anything this potentially collectible. Probably more so the clutch than the swinger...not sure how to date all the different versions of the swinger, this one has a coach lozenge stamped inside the kisslock. I don't know if anyone has figured out the timeline for those bags...
So, should I mess with them?
I know how you feel. I am probably not the right person to ask because I am reckless. I have messed with some of my bags way more than I should have. I am pretty picky about what I will carry so I know I would try to improve on them. I think you would be pretty safe. You could always just wash them again if it doesn't come out.BTW, I only hung them on that pole to take pictures.
They're in pretty good shape, there are a couple of spots on the frame of the swinger bag where the leather is a little damaged and you can see the metal, but I'm not sure how much I'm going to worry about it. Here is the real problem with them now:
So you can see how dingy they look next to my also pretty darn vintage lightweights flap bag. That was the bag that also exactly matched the "Linen" acrylic paint that JOODLZ found, so it's not as pure white as it looks in the picture. That bag is also late 80's, the rest of the bag is cleaned and conditioned, but I only touched up the color on one little spot on the bottom. That bag is NOT pure white, it's pretty much ivory at best.
So the older bags look obviously greyish and over all..meh. I mentioned earlier that I wanted an older white bag that I "didn't love" to experiment on, and I am almost finished cleaning up a pretty dirty white Anderson Zip...she's not completely done and I will post before & afters, but that's not my point (I really am getting there). I wanted to try to do a "color wash" a white bag (paint with conditioner) before I messed with these two. I'm really happy with how the Anderson looks and I think I can get good results on these two.
But should I mess with the color on these two? As is, I'm not sure I'd carry them, and I want to-especially the little clutch which quite frankly is freaking awesome. (it's pictured in the UCLA Cashin pix, but I haven't saved it yet}.
I doubt I'll ruin them, but I hesitate to mess with anything this potentially collectible. Probably more so the clutch than the swinger...not sure how to date all the different versions of the swinger, this one has a coach lozenge stamped inside the kisslock. I don't know if anyone has figured out the timeline for those bags...
So, should I mess with them?
BTW, I only hung them on that pole to take pictures.
They're in pretty good shape, there are a couple of spots on the frame of the swinger bag where the leather is a little damaged and you can see the metal, but I'm not sure how much I'm going to worry about it. Here is the real problem with them now:
So you can see how dingy they look next to my also pretty darn vintage lightweights flap bag. That was the bag that also exactly matched the "Linen" acrylic paint that JOODLZ found, so it's not as pure white as it looks in the picture. That bag is also late 80's, the rest of the bag is cleaned and conditioned, but I only touched up the color on one little spot on the bottom. That bag is NOT pure white, it's pretty much ivory at best.
So the older bags look obviously greyish and over all..meh. I mentioned earlier that I wanted an older white bag that I "didn't love" to experiment on, and I am almost finished cleaning up a pretty dirty white Anderson Zip...she's not completely done and I will post before & afters, but that's not my point (I really am getting there). I wanted to try to do a "color wash" a white bag (paint with conditioner) before I messed with these two. I'm really happy with how the Anderson looks and I think I can get good results on these two.
But should I mess with the color on these two? As is, I'm not sure I'd carry them, and I want to-especially the little clutch which quite frankly is freaking awesome. (it's pictured in the UCLA Cashin pix, but I haven't saved it yet}.
I doubt I'll ruin them, but I hesitate to mess with anything this potentially collectible. Probably more so the clutch than the swinger...not sure how to date all the different versions of the swinger, this one has a coach lozenge stamped inside the kisslock. I don't know if anyone has figured out the timeline for those bags...
So, should I mess with them?
Anything with the name Bonnie Cashin on it is most collectible and I'd hesitate to do any permanent changes if at all possible. I'm not sure what qualifies as a proper "restoration" of a bag....With Bonnie being so iconic, I'm kinda wishing that Cashin Foundation or someone affiliated with Cashin would offer some sort of professional (even if it's HIGH PRICED) restoration of collectible Bonnie stuff. Maybe there is someone whose work would be considered proper. So, Then it would maintain value because it was done through proper channels. The plain Coach stamp could be one of hers, but nobody knows. A couple of my Bonnie labeled items need work, but I won't do anything to them besides clean them til someone somewhere has an answer to this. I LOVE them all...nice finds!!
OK - another newbie question. As I'm starting to receive pre-owned/used Coach bags I bought on eBay, I can't get over the ick factor of dust and grime (even if it's just a little) in the pockets. The suede lining especially seems to hold on to the dust. I tried vacuuming with a hand vac and I haven't tried washing yet. How clean do the interiors get after washing?
This is all because I still regret consigning a Coach Janice bag I got years ago...my first Coach...wish I still had it.
This is all because I still regret consigning a Coach Janice bag I got years ago...my first Coach...wish I still had it.
I tried using a contact-cement-like product to fill in the straps on a bag - with little success! I ended up filling in a bit with acrylic paint, mixed to match the leather. This is a link to the reveal, but includes a link to the strap stuff: http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club-624452-226.html#post21999456
Docride (the expert on the Hermes thread) mentions Kiwi Shoe and Boot patch, but I've not tried it. You might do a search over there and see what you can discover. Good Luck, this is tricky business!
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