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gingerpeach said:
Thanks, I hope that's the case! Yes, the white lines are on the inside seams - nowhere else on the bag. It's also pretty uniform in thickness so maybe that's another reason to think it's ok. I've attached a picture for reference.
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I've seen those lines before in older bags, nothing to worry about.
 
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ledobe said:
Ooh! Can we see the whole bag?
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Yes, later. Right now it is in pieces. When I started painting, I realized that I could open the buckles and remove the handles. I want to wait a few days for the paint to become permanent and then apply conditioner before I reassemble it. This is the same style as my pond vintage satchel.

eehlers said:
Looks great!
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thanks!
 
#6,168
gingerpeach said:
Thanks, I hope that's the case! Yes, the white lines are on the inside seams - nowhere else on the bag. It's also pretty uniform in thickness so maybe that's another reason to think it's ok. I've attached a picture for reference.
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Though far from an expert with only two rehabs under my belt - I have seen these lines! Some look like cardboard where the seams are constructed. Others look like white lines where the sueded side of the leather is trimmed to construct a seam.

Someday maybe one of us can take apart a bag with no hope of rescue to see exactly how these were sewn!
 
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whateve said:
Have you tried painting the spot white and then going over the top later with the right color? Other than that, they make Leather Refinisher in metallics but I think you might still have trouble matching the color. There is a metallic paint marker made by Elmer's called Painters. It looks like a marker but it is paint, not ink.
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Thanks for the suggestion about underpainting with white paint and then applying the metallic paint, that took care of the problem!
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/st...im-ready-next-summer-775311.html#post22899431
 
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New rehab on my little Cross Body in Mahogany


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#6,176
GoStanford said:
Though far from an expert with only two rehabs under my belt - I have seen these lines! Some look like cardboard where the seams are constructed. Others look like white lines where the sueded side of the leather is trimmed to construct a seam.

Someday maybe one of us can take apart a bag with no hope of rescue to see exactly how these were sewn!
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Thanks to everyone who responded with their "white line" experiences! Bag is nearly dry and I am looking forward to carrying my new-to-me Station bag.
 
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ledobe said:
I ran the lightweight in the washer, and just dunked the soho in...the BATHTUB! It's a huge bag and would have fit in the sink, but I figured I'd have more room to swish her around and such in the tub. Since I was mostly just reshaping, I just used a little soap and then rinsed well. The leather felt kind of "waxy" when wet, but absorbed water evenly. I wasn't really too worried about the brown lining bleeding on the brown leather, but since I have yet to experience any lining bleeding issues, I didn't really expect it to bleed at all.

It weighed a ton, so after I rinsed it, I propped it sorta upside down over the bathtub faucets to drip, and hung the straps (which I had removed) over the back of a chair outdoors. They dried pretty fast, probably because they didn't absorb a ton of water, so by the time I went to bed I felt like the bag had dripped enough, and the straps were dry enough, that wouldn't stress them if I reattached and hung the bag to dry. So I left it outside to dry.

It was mostly dry in the morning, it seemed like it didn't need conditioning, but I did rub in some leather CPR and it soaked it up.

Here are the afters:

The Soho is standing up on her own and I should have stuffed her:

There is a small slice on the backside of the lightweight bag. I don't think I will be able to fix this, but it's on the backside and just looks like a scratch.

Again, I mostly just washed these to reshape and freshen. I only posted pix here to document because these are two styles we don't see rehabbed very often.

I am thinking about whether or not to "BlackRocks" the lightweight bag. I probably will, to protect the leather, but have not yet done so. If it looks significantly different I'll probably post pix.
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I am very tempted to look for a large Soho tote but I have no experience washing lines bags. What are your main tips? How do you get the lining facing the leather to dry?
 
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