Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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No, don't stay out of the thrift stores! I love seeing all the bags you get for such a bargain
Oh my. Perhaps that's some new amenity that purse designers are providing - you know, instead of a pocket mirror or key fob.
:lolots: They want you to always be prepared!
I have been using my purse for two months now and the paint has not come off except when I accidentally scraped the purse....very, very bad purse owner :shame:
I think yall turned me in to a rehab junkie - I am about to DUNK another one
HAHA! We've recruited another vicitim!
I came here today to post pix of my Cashin for Meyers foldover rehab, but I took some new pix on my phone, uploaded them to Photobucket, and hopped on my laptop to post here, and photobucket is down.
I have been playing around with a product called CitraSolv. It is STRONG stuff. I was able to get some ink off the nubuc purse I have been working on with it. It does seem to alter the leather slightly and should be used cautiously, much like rubbing alcohol. You might have to repaint the area, but you could use the matching lighter colors possibly.
Here is a link to it: http://citrasolv.com/
I was able to buy it in my grocery store, in with the natural cleaning products.
HTH
I have carried my ivory anderson zip (the bag I originally linked to) quite a bit and not only has nothing come off, but if feels permanent. I worry more about color transfer from my clothes than the white coming off this bag. I was pretty skeptical about it myself but it seems to work great.
Thanks, I will look for it. The bag has a couple of ink marks on the lining that I was able to lighten but not erradicate.
I keep working at the nubuc bag, so it hasn't fully dried yet for me to see. The best method so far has been to qtip on the product, let sit, then kind of stipple it off. Rubbing it off seemed to cause more damage.
I'm curious to see how this turns out. I have a suede bag that was drenched in perfume and I still haven't gotten the perfume out. She has taken many spins through the washing machine and spent many days hanging outdoors. It is much, much, better, however, and fortunately the smell that remains is a bearable scent, not stale. It's very much a winter style (trimmed in shearling) so I've got some time to keep airing it.
I found vinegar recommended in several places and I'm not sure I'd recommend this for every bag, but I soaked her in not very diluted venegar. I think it did help with the perfume scent but even though she took another spin through the washer after the vinegar soak I can still smell a bit of vinegar. At this point I'm just not going to worry about it. Since I reminded myself while posting this I put her outside for the afternoon, but I don't think anyone around me is going to notice this when I carry her.
This Labor Day Rehab ~ Coach Scooter before and after. Bought for 10.95
Hubby said I looked like I took the pic in the corner of the shower! Actually it is the kitchen counter for just an FYI
LOL-I was looking at an auction at one point that I would have sworn was taken in the shower, maybe it was something like this. Super cute bag and it came out great!
She's a beaut! Came out great! Isn't it cool how the flattened ones plump up while they're in the bath? I know how they feel sometimes.
There was a lime green Janice on eBay for $49, auction ended yesterday. I kept eyeing it, no one was bidding...I'm on a ban, trying to make myself finish up the "tough" rehabs I've got and not buy anything new this month...but $49 for a "non basic" color was very tempting. Finally looked at the sellers feedback and it was not great, several complaints about strong cigarette odors. Kind of glad because it helped me "walk away" from that one. She finally did end up with one bid for $49 so someone either got a deal or a lemon. Looked to be in otherwise good shape though.
Neeto! Thanks for sharing her life story!
So many of the Basic bags we find are soo beat up.
I think yall turned me in to a rehab junkie - I am about to DUNK another one
All of you have inspired me. I went up to my storage room and retrieved a mahogany Barclay that I bought in 1991 or 1992 when I first started teaching. That bag had to have carried tens of thousands of student papers, quizzes, and tests. It is ripped at all four corners. I took it to a cobbler today and told him I had gotten it the first year I started teaching and since I am going to retire this year, I would like to carry it again. I held my breath as he looked it over. He told me he could fix it and I can pick it up on the 15th. It is scratched and filthy. So my first rehab will be my teacher bag. I only got one picture of the tears. I will let you know how it goes.
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