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Porter4 said:
Finished up my $21.40 Helen's Legacy and have been wearing her with my yellow legacy tassel:
Here is the auction for before pics: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coa...Zv5joO8OGb5BORWxjZegDIg=&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Here she is now:
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I ended up using the Mahogany Leather Refinish on her, as neither Blackrocks or Obenaufs was bringing the color back. I have been kind of treating her "roughly" to test the Leather Refinish and it has been holding perfectly. The only thing I don't like is that it initially stiffened the leather. It is softening up though, and I'm hoping with conditioning and time she will get super squishy again.
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Tell us the steps you used with the leather refinsher to get that glorious result!
 
#7,232
Forgot to mention!
While I was away, my good friend went on the hunt and found these 2 beauties.
I will rehab both of those, in fact they just got out of their bath now and they are drying:)
 

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#7,234
katev said:
Tell us the steps you used with the leather refinsher to get that glorious result!
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I didn't do ANYTHING special. I cleaned the bag with Leather Cleaner the same company sells. I have spoken with the gentleman that invented this product on the phone, and he said he recommends cleaning it with their cleaner for best results. I figured this would clean off the blackrocks I had tried on it first. Then I just used a sponge applicator he had sent me with the product and brushed it on over the entire bag and strap.

Every inch of this bag on the outside is covered with the product. It is a slightly different color Mahogany, more chocolate brown. Little Maggie that is next to her in the previous picture only got conditioner and you can see she is a slightly different Mahogany. However, this didn't really bother me, as I have seen lots of different shades of Mahogany on different Coach bags, especially when comparing from different decades.

I let the product dry for 24 hours and then topped with Blackrocks. That is it!
 
#7,235
Porter4 said:
I didn't do ANYTHING special. I cleaned the bag with Leather Cleaner the same company sells. I have spoken with the gentleman that invented this product on the phone, and he said he recommends cleaning it with their cleaner for best results. I figured this would clean off the blackrocks I had tried on it first. Then I just used a sponge applicator he had sent me with the product and brushed it on over the entire bag and strap.

Every inch of this bag on the outside is covered with the product. It is a slightly different color Mahogany, more chocolate brown. Little Maggie that is next to her in the previous picture only got conditioner and you can see she is a slightly different Mahogany. However, this didn't really bother me, as I have seen lots of different shades of Mahogany on different Coach bags, especially when comparing from different decades.

I let the product dry for 24 hours and then topped with Blackrocks. That is it!
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Fantastic!
 
#7,237
This question probably has an obvious answer but, let's say you condition a bag with conditioner then spray protectant over it. Would the protectant prevent the conditioner from penetrating the leather the next time you tried to moisturize it? Or does protectant eventually wear off after some time?

Just for reference, I'm talking more specifically about Apple Leather conditioner and protectant, but this question also applies to general leather conditioner and protectant.
 
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Porter4 said:
I didn't do ANYTHING special. I cleaned the bag with Leather Cleaner the same company sells. I have spoken with the gentleman that invented this product on the phone, and he said he recommends cleaning it with their cleaner for best results. I figured this would clean off the blackrocks I had tried on it first. Then I just used a sponge applicator he had sent me with the product and brushed it on over the entire bag and strap.

Every inch of this bag on the outside is covered with the product. It is a slightly different color Mahogany, more chocolate brown. Little Maggie that is next to her in the previous picture only got conditioner and you can see she is a slightly different Mahogany. However, this didn't really bother me, as I have seen lots of different shades of Mahogany on different Coach bags, especially when comparing from different decades.

I let the product dry for 24 hours and then topped with Blackrocks. That is it!
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I really need to post pix of the recent bags I've used this refinisher on. I'm very pleased with the results. I've wanted to share I've just had such a busy couple of months. I'm actually very tempted to try it on my fave leather jacket.
 
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seafoaming said:
This question probably has an obvious answer but, let's say you condition a bag with conditioner then spray protectant over it. Would the protectant prevent the conditioner from penetrating the leather the next time you tried to moisturize it? Or does protectant eventually wear off after some time?

Just for reference, I'm talking more specifically about Apple Leather conditioner and protectant, but this question also applies to general leather conditioner and protectant.
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I would think that the conditioner would actually remove.the protectant, or reduce its effecticeness somewhat.
 
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Jessi319 said:
I already posted some musette stuff but just a quick recap on her: My instincts said the ink in the front pocket would seep through and worsen the front of the bag, and I'm glad I was careful since a second small ink spot did seep through, and I only barely dipped her in cold water just long enough to reshape the handle and help plump some of the side/back panel flatness. (She seems plump in the befores but I had her stuffed) In the after shots, she's holding her own shape. Luckily she wasn't terribly dirty and didn't need aggressive cleaning!

I wish I'd have taken photos instantly upon opening her but instead I put Lexol on her because I was too in love to think straight. So she looked really dry and almost "gray" colored upon opening the box. She even had some dusty residue that scared me like maybe a bit of a mold, but apparently it was just dust. She was from Tucson so I'm lucky she wasn't dry rotted!!!

BEFORES (again)
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In this photo, just one ink dot appears (pre soak)

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The second small dot shows up in this last photo.

I am still working on some acrylic paint camouflage. Paint doesn't photograph well because the paint is "flat" so the camera sees the paint differently than the eye sees the leather. (annoying)- it looks better IRL. And since I love the vintage patina, I've not put blackrocks on just yet. (thinking about it since she still scuffs easily but it usually rubs out.) The camera catches scuffs and scratches more than it appears IRL

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If you follow coach on Instagram they posted a pic of this bag (I think!) for their throwback Thursday picture this week. I took a second look at it after looking at yours and in my opinion your bag looks better than the one they posted!! Great work on a beautiful bag!!!
 
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pittcat said:
If you follow coach on Instagram they posted a pic of this bag (I think!) for their throwback Thursday picture this week. I took a second look at it after looking at yours and in my opinion your bag looks better than the one they posted!! Great work on a beautiful bag!!!
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OH wow, thank you! and how cool...I don't know much about Instagram. I'll have to go and see! Can you give me a link maybe?? I can't find it
 
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Pursanista said:
Has anyone had success dunking a Dooney? The old school AWL?
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I"m afraid to try and dunk AWL ... tho' I think someone on tpf has done it before. But any reading I'd done on other pages about AWL ( just random googling) has said that this leather is designed to resist water, but I get the impression its not meant to be saturated. ? I now need to go back and re-read some of this stuff because I'd like to be sure for now that I know more about leather and rehabbing it
 
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