Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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They usually feel soft and smooshy, if they feel waxy or tacky then I overdid the conditioners. You did the right thing in letting it sit, and you could try giving it more time, but letting the leather rest for 2 weeks is usually more than enough time!
When that happens I ususally wipe it down with lexol cleaner to try and remove that excess conditioner feeling.
I finished rehabbing my citron kisslock mystery bag and I have posted pics at the link below along with an appeal to TPFers to help me identify this bag.
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/i-need-tpf-help-to-identify-mystery-bag-779681.html#post23074729
It was in great shape, just a little dirty and misshapen as you can see in this pic. It had a slight musty smell but not bad, I am sure that this bag was taken care of over the years. I decided to dunk her to reshape and remove the smell and that worked fine. They just a couple of applications of leather cpr - I didn't even have to polish the hardware!
The AT before pics are at the link below:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-shopping/authenticate-this-coach-763164-159.html#post22884327
I love easy rehabs!
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/i-need-tpf-help-to-identify-mystery-bag-779681.html#post23074729
It was in great shape, just a little dirty and misshapen as you can see in this pic. It had a slight musty smell but not bad, I am sure that this bag was taken care of over the years. I decided to dunk her to reshape and remove the smell and that worked fine. They just a couple of applications of leather cpr - I didn't even have to polish the hardware!
The AT before pics are at the link below:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-shopping/authenticate-this-coach-763164-159.html#post22884327
I love easy rehabs!
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CoachChris has identified the mystery bag! It is style number 9003 and it is called the "Retro Lindy Bag. Gold plated steel frame with knob closure. 10 x 7x5. Golden Yellow."
She found it in the 1991 Anniversary Catalog for $162 and says that it came in other colors including Peacock Blue and Coral Pink!
Mystery solved!
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Wow - gold plated too? You may need to insure this beauty. Glad you finally got her background information. That is so cool!
That's probably why the hardware is still so shiny! I didn't do anything to it, just rubbed it with a soft cloth!
I can't believe I did this. I bought a basic bag on ebay, checked it over, and rehabbed it. Today, I read the creed more closely. It says "this is a Coach bean bag"! I can't believe I didn't see it before. It just shows that even when we think we know what we are doing, some of the fakes can be very convincing.
This is really amazing. I'm very interested in whatever you find out about this bag since I bought a nearly identical one at Goodwill yesterday! I would have described it as dark camel. Mine isn't in as good condition as yours. It has a weird ring on one side as if someone put a can of Coke on it or something. Even though I'd never seen one like this before I thought it was authentic because the straps remind me of the basic bag, and the leather is really sumptuous. The number on mine is 096 6104.
While I was composing my post the name of the bag surfaces! Ok, so mine is golden yellow not dark camel. Maybe the difference is dirt!
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that's terrific, I hope you post pics! But the mystery is solved!
CoachChris has identified it as style number 9003 called the "Retro Lindy Bag. Gold plated steel frame with knob closure. 10 x 7x5. Golden Yellow."
She found it in the 1991 Anniversary Catalog for $162 and says that it came in other colors including Peacock Blue and Coral Pink!
I was going to post them to the authentication thread, but then I saw yours. That was weird. Then as I downsized my pics they got worse and worse. I feel pretty confident about this bag now and I'll post after I clean it up. I was searching and searching on the net for a pic of this bag and then found it here and now! I really can't get over the bizarre coincidence! In one way I thought it was older (kiss lock - - Cashin? and metal zipper) but newer because of the sewn in tag. So it was a real puzzle to me.
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