I'm with you, LatetotheParty! Although its a beautiful bag, I am waaayyyy too frugal to pay that price!
Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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Welcome back, Angleaira! I've only been on for a few months but I recognize your name from reading old posts.....what a fun and informative place this is!
Hi! This is my first attempt at rescuing an old Coach bag.
I found this bag yesterday at a little vintage shop in Queens, and was super excited to have it authenticated by Hyacinth as a genuine Pocket Bag from sometime between 1989-1991.
I dunked it yesterday in warm water and a bit of Dawn dish soap and left it for about 45 minutes. I then rinsed it, stuffed it with towels, and let it dry for about 24 hours. Once it was *almost* dry, I applied Frye Weatherproof Dressing, which is what I use on my leather boots. I let it absorb the dressing for a few hours, and then buffed the excess with a clean, dry cloth.
The flap of the bag is much brighter than the bottom (which is a gorgeous cherry red color). The flap looks like it was faded from the sun.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can get the color of the flap of the bag to match the rest of it? Did I do something wrong?
Thanks in advance!
Erin
I found this bag yesterday at a little vintage shop in Queens, and was super excited to have it authenticated by Hyacinth as a genuine Pocket Bag from sometime between 1989-1991.
I dunked it yesterday in warm water and a bit of Dawn dish soap and left it for about 45 minutes. I then rinsed it, stuffed it with towels, and let it dry for about 24 hours. Once it was *almost* dry, I applied Frye Weatherproof Dressing, which is what I use on my leather boots. I let it absorb the dressing for a few hours, and then buffed the excess with a clean, dry cloth.
The flap of the bag is much brighter than the bottom (which is a gorgeous cherry red color). The flap looks like it was faded from the sun.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can get the color of the flap of the bag to match the rest of it? Did I do something wrong?
Thanks in advance!
Erin
Thank you for the welcome! I am glad to be back!! I hope to be able to add more information to the blog I had begun, and perhaps do more collecting... the prices have definitely increased from last year though!!
What I like best about Savers is that the manager of mine is always there, and always nice to talk to. They also habve tons and tons of children's books, so my son looks through those while I browse the purses. I shop at Goodwill as well, but I have never found a Coach bag there...
Welcome back...I wondered where you had gone! Maybe you could post a link to your blog for our newer members...I remember you had worked very hard to put together a wonderful list of style names, numbers and photos, right? A great resource for all of us!
I thought the same thing!! This would be a splurge for me but at least its doable!
In our area, it's obvious what is a charity and what isn't. There's no sales tax at a charity. But the way you phrased it, it makes Savers sound bad. Yes, it is a for profit company, and yes they give a little money to charities, but they're green - recycling a lot of junk, and (this is big to me) they provide health insurance to their employees. My son worked there one summer and was flabbergasted to get a packet in the mail about the insurance. Of course he had already quit to leave for college, but I was really impressed.
So, I have finished my first rehab project and let me introduce Miss Whitney Satchel:
Her main issues were being out of shape and some wear on corners and handles. I gave her nice long baths and massaged 2 rounds with Apple Quard and 2 with Blackrock, touched up with gloss acrylic paint and puffed. I am quite pleased with my first attempt. Maybe I could reshaped her even better. It was missing the hang tag and all tough I ordered it already over 3 weeks ago, it hasn't arrived yet , so I used one Coach key fob instead and they fit together very well, I think.
Her main issues were being out of shape and some wear on corners and handles. I gave her nice long baths and massaged 2 rounds with Apple Quard and 2 with Blackrock, touched up with gloss acrylic paint and puffed. I am quite pleased with my first attempt. Maybe I could reshaped her even better. It was missing the hang tag and all tough I ordered it already over 3 weeks ago, it hasn't arrived yet
, so I used one Coach key fob instead and they fit together very well, I think.Welcome back!
I have never found a Coach at a Goodwill - I think they cull them out to sell on ebay.
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