Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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I just Love these old bags......the streamlined, simple ones are the best! This bag just screams Cool. I cannot wait to see how it turns out. That color leather is my favorite. Good Luck!
Thank you!
Sure you are!Thank you! Although I am a little bummed. I didn't realize until I took her out and rinsed her off that some of the leather over the piping is gone.
I'm not ready to do a piping repair!
I've never done one, but the girls will tell you what to do!
This isn't the original seller relisting it - this is the buyer who bought it just so she could resell it at a higher price.
That would be very weird, I would be very tempted to go up and start "bag talk"!
My aim is to get mine to the point that I can carry it for special outings. I don't know if I would use it for everyday wear. So, I think I messed up with the hangtag. Since I thought it was damaged I used it to play with finish differences and now it is very different than the bag. It actually has a slightly pearlescent finish to it now. I guess I've learned my lesson!
Thank you all so much!
katev-The back got separated from the bag and so all I have left is one side
Oh, then you need a new one, I think the gold-tone one would be the best choice, again nice job!
I'm hoping you lovely ladies can help get me started in the right direction...I'm typically in the RM or Chloe forums, but have always been a fan of vintage Coach - the shapes, the leather...love!!!
I found these three bags at my local consignment shop today and they definitely need some TLC! I have posted them in the ID this Coach thread as well, as one of them is a bit of a mystery (the small flap one). I know the other two are a City and a Station.
So, I want to clean and condition them up to try and bring some life back into them - especially the Station bag - I just love the shape and style of that one! I imagine the soapy bath is needed (geez, that makes me so nervous!!), followed by stuffing with towels till dry. Do I apply conditioner while it's still wet? I typically use Cadillac conditioner - will this work, or should I try a different one?
Any and all suggestions from you, the experts, are most welcome!! Thanks in advance!
I found these three bags at my local consignment shop today and they definitely need some TLC! I have posted them in the ID this Coach thread as well, as one of them is a bit of a mystery (the small flap one). I know the other two are a City and a Station.
So, I want to clean and condition them up to try and bring some life back into them - especially the Station bag - I just love the shape and style of that one! I imagine the soapy bath is needed (geez, that makes me so nervous!!), followed by stuffing with towels till dry. Do I apply conditioner while it's still wet? I typically use Cadillac conditioner - will this work, or should I try a different one?
Any and all suggestions from you, the experts, are most welcome!! Thanks in advance!
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eehlers said:
So here is my crazy logic about washing an older unlined Coach bag. Leather is skin so I can wash it like I wash my own skin. I stick my hands in the sink to do dishes then I put on moisturizer. Ergo I put the bag in the sink and scrub it with a wash cloth. I repeat this until I am satisfied she is clean. Then a cool refreshing soak or two to remove all the soap. Stuff with paper towels and begin to shape. Every so often I turn it over so it dries evenly and pool water causing a water stain. And if it does happen I dunk in water again. When it is mostly dry I begin to condition. If the leather is a little faded I mix leather reconditioning paint into Cadillac conditioner. When it is dry I do several coats of Leather CPR.
I have done this as well with a lined Kristin satchel and the only trick to it was turning the bag inside out to make sure the lining dried as well.
Porter4 said:That would be very weird, I would be very tempted to go up and start "bag talk"!
So, I think I messed up with the hangtag. Since I thought it was damaged I used it to play with finish differences and now it is very different than the bag. It actually has a slightly pearlescent finish to it now. I guess I've learned my lesson!
You can always try bathing it again, what gave its pearlescent finish?
Oh GEEZ, I didnt even look that closely to the listing....THATS FUNNY!!!! Do you think she'll get it? and was it REALLY worth the investment and COSt of shipping? She wont even double her $$, what a goof!
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