In general I agree. I won't ever use saddle soap. Lexol is what I use to just wipe down my bags from time to time, but it isn't strong enough to remove set in dirt and stains, unfortunately. I tend to use Woolite for most of my rehabs. The ones that are horribly dirty- and therefore Id have "nothing to lose" by being aggressive, I'll try Dawn, or Tide, or Oxi Clean and try to rinse it really really well. But I worry that the long term effects of aggressive cleaning won't be good. However, somewhere waaaay back in this thread, one of the gals posted an old bit of info published by Coach, talking about how the older glove tanned Coach bags were actually designed to withstand being dunked in water and cleaned that way. Maybe Coach eventually wanted new business, so quit announcing that little fact to the world, who knows. As far as the tears in the leather, I wonder if a cobbler could put a little bit of a leather patch in there, or maybe even a leather safe fabric glue could reinforce it and strengthen it from further harm. Others may have more thoughts on this.
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In general I agree. I won't ever use saddle soap. Lexol is what I use to just wipe down my bags from time to time, but it isn't strong enough to remove set in dirt and stains, unfortunately. I tend to use Woolite for most of my rehabs. The ones that are horribly dirty- and therefore Id have "nothing to lose" by being aggressive, I'll try Dawn, or Tide, or Oxi Clean and try to rinse it really really well. But I worry that the long term effects of aggressive cleaning won't be good. However, somewhere waaaay back in this thread, one of the gals posted an old bit of info published by Coach, talking about how the older glove tanned Coach bags were actually designed to withstand being dunked in water and cleaned that way. Maybe Coach eventually wanted new business, so quit announcing that little fact to the world, who knows. As far as the tears in the leather, I wonder if a cobbler could put a little bit of a leather patch in there, or maybe even a leather safe fabric glue could reinforce it and strengthen it from further harm. Others may have more thoughts on this.
It's a berkeley reverse saddle bag, number 9014, from about 1996 (if my memory is any good). There are a few around on Ebay and Etsy at the moment - a quite cheap black one on Etsy that is badly photographed. If you are interested I will try and find the link for you?
I love the sound of your place. It sounds like a real escape from the world, a haven.
Do the foxes cause any trouble? We have them here, but they are not native and eat the local wildlife. They were introduced by the British so they could hunt them way back in the 1800s. We have baiting programs in National Parks to try and cull them.
Do you have any wolves or coyotes in your area? I saw a coyote on a documentary a few days ago and was surprised at how beautiful it looked. Much better than poor Wile E Coyote!
Do the foxes cause any trouble? We have them here, but they are not native and eat the local wildlife. They were introduced by the British so they could hunt them way back in the 1800s. We have baiting programs in National Parks to try and cull them.
Do you have any wolves or coyotes in your area? I saw a coyote on a documentary a few days ago and was surprised at how beautiful it looked. Much better than poor Wile E Coyote!
It is, the dogs have alot of room, a have a herd of deer that passes through daily, they have been missing the last few weeks, and then last night 2 of the girls showed up with 2 babies, just the cutest little things. I also have a fox family, 2 or 3 show up every night. The foxes are better behaved than my dogs, I call them and they come running.
Mine is tan and I got it on Etsy. I posted it in the second hand bargains thread. I am loving it at the moment, so cool!!!
I'm also very interested in animal communication, spurred on by my amazing parrot, Jimi. Apparently Jackdaws are incredibly smart. I believe they are an American bird?
I went to a trained bird show at the zoo once. It was really cool, I thought i was going to be one of those "sit through it with the kids" things, but I guess because I love animal training/communication stuff, I found it fascinating.
Anyway, the trainer brought an owl out and I can't remember what it did, just some minor little "trick", and he said despite the fact that owls are known for being "wise", they are one of the dumbest birds, but he said crows/ravens are the smartest animals he's ever worked with.
Probably right, sounds like yours have trained you.
Hmmm... I'm looking for the style that isn't "reverse" (I assume that means with the suede on outside flap)... I had a really nice beat up tan one I was dying for on ebay but it went to high for me. I'll find one eventually.
No coyotes, but you never know, they have been popping up in Long Island , they could migrate down to Southeastern PA. The foxes are great. I can get as close as 6 ft beofre they run off. I used toi have a problem with moles and voles here, since the foxes have shown up, they are gone. The foxes dig them up and eat them. Which is a relief for me, as I was always twisting my ankle when I would walk the dogs ( their tunnels are close to surface and I would sink in after rain ) There are 3, a male, and I think 2 females. The male eats first, the females hold back and then they eat whatever is left. I put a chicken carcass out the other night and they had a field day.
Cool. We have coyotes in this area but no foxes. I live outside of town, but the coyotes seem to mostly be on the other side of town.
Maybe because this side has always been a farming community and they kept the population down because of livestock. Not sure, but the closest I've seen to a predator is a dead raccoon at the side of the road.
Maybe because this side has always been a farming community and they kept the population down because of livestock. Not sure, but the closest I've seen to a predator is a dead raccoon at the side of the road.
I rehabbed one of these with a bath and Leather CPR. Before and after pics.I was hoping to pick your brains on my first major rehab. Up until now, the preloved bags I have bought have been in fairly good condition and have not required much work. However, I found this courier pouch for super cheap and decided to go for it....I know it will be tricky. The poor thing feels like it hasn't been conditioned in 20 years and I am wondering if I should try using Lexol cleaner rather than dunking it. I am worried that it couldn't take the drying process. It has some piping issues and already a few "tears".
tear:
and another:
and the dreaded green staining:
small split on the strap:
I bought some Leather CPR for this bag for post cleaning, and found some Blackrocks if that isn't strong enough. As far as the tears/splits, I am still hunting for something. I appreciate any input!
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Wow, what a difference! Looks brand new.
I need to stop reading this thread because it's making me want to buy vintage items and restore them..We have coyotes all over California. A lot of them look very scrawny because they don't get enough to eat. I think they are overpopulated here. I have seen a few foxes but not many. We have a species called the kit fox which is smaller than other foxes.
It was amazingly easy compared to some of my other rehab projects which aren't going so well. I was really surprised that the color emerged as orange as it didn't look like that before the bath. The bath allowed me to reshape it. The greasy spot on the top mostly washed away and the scratches disappeared with conditioning.Wow, what a difference! Looks brand new.
I got the Weston shopper in navy though! Now I just need to find a Baxter to make me happy.
Many, many thanks!!!
Luckily my bag was identified quickly here, but nonetheless, thank you for the valuable information! I didn't know about the I.D. thread before, so I'll definitely keep it bookmarked for when I find other Coach bags I can't identify (because I'm assuming that will happen!).
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