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ktheartscoach said:
So, here is what I've done, results may vary. I take an orange stick and put the cloth over it, with a ton of moisturizer on the cloth. Then, I go all the way along kind of "pushing" the edge parts under. Does that make sense? I have to go back after and condition/buff the leather around it, but it seems to help the fuzzies either go under the lip of the leather or appear less white.
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After seeing ktheartscoach's pictures from the Rambler rehab, I realized that I didn't know what you meant...lol! I was much too stingy with the moisturizer...and didn't 'push it' into the edges. I used the sock, as she did and my nail to get it under the edge. The fuzzies are gone! This is a learning process...right? :smile1:
 
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eileenda said:
After seeing ktheartscoach's pictures from the Rambler rehab, I realized that I didn't know what you meant...lol! I was much too stingy with the moisturizer...and didn't 'push it' into the edges. I used the sock, as she did and my nail to get it under the edge. The fuzzies are gone! This is a learning process...right? :smile1:
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Hi! Yes, that's what I did with the Rambler, using my fingernail under it - I hope that works and I don't have to do the orange stick thing because I'm moving to that point where I want.it.to.be.over. so I can carry her - how grown up of me, right? :-D
 
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ElizabethB said:
My first & only adventure with nubuc turned into a pleasant surprise. For less than $4 + shipping, I took the plunge on a Honey Wheat colored Sonoma Bucket from Italy, Style 4932 with jacquard striped lining. It was dirty, scuffed and had 6 or so ink pen marks. My process
1. sprayed the worse spots with Shout
2. immediately put into a mesh laundry bag & tossed into washer with warm water, a squirt of Dawn + 1 scoop of Oxyclean
3. went thru an extra rinse cycle to make certain all the Dawn suds were gone
4. Stuffed with towels to reshape & hang to dry (drying is so much faster when spun in the washer; but the bag badly need reshaping due to wrinkling from spin cycle)
5. Bag smelled wonderful; but was that "dirty" look remained as well as ink.
6. Used a Suede Eraser & soft bristled brush and believe it or not it came out beautifully. Dirty look is gone; bag lightened slightly with the eraser. The most amazing part is the eraser took off the ink as well.

It is now a great bag; but not necessarily my style. Long story short I am not afraid of nubuc.

I will try to post a few pics today
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I'm starting the Chelsea rehab today, after lots of research. I'll post afters when I'm done. Thanks for your step by step, I'm going to try some of your advice.
 
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I'm also working on a sad little Khaki Signature Fabric & British Tan Demi. I rescued her from a unloved home where she became heavily stained inside and out after the past owner allowed 2 teenagers to abuse her. My daughter is 14, I gave her a Scribble Heritage 3 years ago and it has not one stain. So I'm guessing these teens have not been explained the value of a beautiful bag.

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Porter4 said:
Wanted to chime in, as I just gave up on a Nubuc purse I was working on. It was overall very dirty and had some ink on it. I fully dunked the purse and didn't have any problems with that. I read on the Leather Honey website that you can use it on Nubuc, so I tested it on the hangtag first. I ended up using it on the whole purse with no problems and no darkening. What failed is that excessive scrubbing and my efforts to remove the ink (which was unsuccessful), seemed to change the texture of the Nubuc in those areas :tdown: I hope you have better luck than I did, but I would caution you from using anything more than mild cleaner/leather cleaner, and not to scrub too hard on dirty areas.
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Two of the ink spots don't look like they will come out. She's stuffed and hanging to dry now. I'll give her a once over with the brush afterwards but may not do anything else to those spots just so I don't make her worse.
 
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MandCMommy said:
I'm also working on a sad little Khaki Signature Fabric & British Tan Demi. I rescued her from a unloved home where she became heavily stained inside and out after the past owner allowed 2 teenagers to abuse her. My daughter is 14, I gave her a Scribble Heritage 3 years ago and it has not one stain. So I'm guessing these teens have not been explained the value of a beautiful bag.

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So sad! Glad she was rescued! Can't wait to see the results...
 
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Demi rehab: I ordered a replacement zipper pull and hang tag from JAX a couple of days ago. For the cleaning process I started by conditioning all the leather. Pretreated a couple of pretty bad spots with shout. Then dunked her in a warm water bath, made up of 1 cap of vinegar, 1/2 scoop of oxiclean, and 1 cap of woolite. She soaked for 15 minutes, and I found the water to be VERY dirty (no shock there) then I rinsed her until the water ran clear. I found her to still have a strange smell that was present when I first rescued her. I made up a second bath (same as above) and let her soak an additional 20 minutes and rinsed well again. Then ran her through the washer in a laundry bag on delicate & extra rinse with 1 cap of vinegar, 1/2 scoop of oxiclean, and 1 cap of woolite (premixed in warm water). She is stuffed and hanging to dry now. She already looks and smells better. Just super sad that she took so much damage in her last home. She's lost a lot if thread from her beautiful signature fabric. Has anyone tried to repair that kind of damage? If so what were your results? Any suggestions.

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Hi All,

I've been reading this thread for a few months now and you have inspired me to rehab a few bags. I've searched for a deal on a bag, but unfortunately the SA and Goodwill stores where I live do not have anything. :sad:

As a result, I've decided to purchase something from '*bay' that I think may work well because of it's color and size. Below is the link. Scroll down to pictures in the Description section.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121010786914?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Please let me know if you think I can remove the creases from this bag.

Also, I will post the item in the authenticate thread based on your responses. The seller could not provide a clear picture of the creed and style, but she says it is J9N-9076 (Companion Flap) made in Mexico.

I appreciate any feedback.

Thanks!
 
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So I have another question. My backpack looked great...and continues to look great as long as I moisturize. After a while, the bag looks dry again. This has been the process for the last few days. Am I going to keep moisturizing (been using the leather cpr) until it stops drying out (it looks flat and dull...no sheen)? I've ordered Blackrocks and planned to use that on the edges where it still looks 'gray' instead of black. Anything else I should use? Neatsfoot oil?

Thank you...thank you for all your help and direction :smile1:
 
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MandCMommy said:
Demi rehab: I ordered a replacement zipper pull and hang tag from JAX a couple of days ago. For the cleaning process I started by conditioning all the leather. Pretreated a couple of pretty bad spots with shout. Then dunked her in a warm water bath, made up of 1 cap of vinegar, 1/2 scoop of oxiclean, and 1 cap of woolite. She soaked for 15 minutes, and I found the water to be VERY dirty (no shock there) then I rinsed her until the water ran clear. I found her to still have a strange smell that was present when I first rescued her. I made up a second bath (same as above) and let her soak an additional 20 minutes and rinsed well again. Then ran her through the washer in a laundry bag on delicate & extra rinse with 1 cap of vinegar, 1/2 scoop of oxiclean, and 1 cap of woolite (premixed in warm water). She is stuffed and hanging to dry now. She already looks and smells better. Just super sad that she took so much damage in her last home. She's lost a lot if thread from her beautiful signature fabric. Has anyone tried to repair that kind of damage? If so what were your results? Any suggestions.

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I don't know how to repair jacquard. The only thing I ever did was on a black/gray siggy Carly. I used iron-on black fabric to patch the black parts. I never tried anything else but it seems like that if you could match the thread color, you might be able to stitch over it to mimic the pattern.
 
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SEWDimples said:
Hi All,

I've been reading this thread for a few months now and you have inspired me to rehab a few bags. I've searched for a deal on a bag, but unfortunately the SA and Goodwill stores where I live do not have anything. :sad:

As a result, I've decided to purchase something from '*bay' that I think may work well because of it's color and size. Below is the link. Scroll down to pictures in the Description section.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121010786914?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Please let me know if you think I can remove the creases from this bag.

Also, I will post the item in the authenticate thread based on your responses. The seller could not provide a clear picture of the creed and style, but she says it is J9N-9076 (Companion Flap) made in Mexico.

I appreciate any feedback.

Thanks!
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I haven't been successful at removing creases. They might wash out and then again, they might not. What I would do is soak it for a long time in hot water and then when it was drying I would weight down the flap with a book. I have read that you can iron leather, but it has never worked for me.
 
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whateve said:
I haven't been successful at removing creases. They might wash out and then again, they might not. What I would do is soak it for a long time in hot water and then when it was drying I would weight down the flap with a book. I have read that you can iron leather, but it has never worked for me.
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Thanks for the feedback. I've decided to pass on this one because the creases are in places that would be difficult to place a book on or even iron.
 
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