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whateve said:
Thank you! I used a bunch of products on her! Not all bags need this much treatment, but the leather was very dry. First I touched up her edges with Lexol conditioner mixed with a tiny bit of brown acrylic paint. Then I gave her two coats of Leather CPR, a day apart. Then two coats of Skidmore's Leather Cream, each a day apart. I feel the Skidmore's helps soften the leather. Lastly, two coats of Blackrocks over two days.
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I bought some Skidmore's and have used it on a couple of my bags, and I really like the results. I like how soft it makes the leather feel. On one, I used it after the Blackrocks, on another that is just a disaster of a bag, I used between Blackrocks. Do you think it is better before Blackrocks?
 
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I've gotten the sense that some here aren't really in favor of redying bags, but I washed this Stewardess and the staining was still really bad. There were also deep scratches and scuffs that clearly weren't going away when I started working on it, so I knew I was going to have to take drastic measures if I was going to get this bag in a condition where I'd actually want to carry it. Anyway, I ended up dying it then finished with acrylic resolene. I worry about it being colorfast, but it seems fine so far. It ended up being exactly the Stewardess I wanted and didn't even know it.

More details and pictures are here: http://imwithleathercoach.blogspot.com/2013/06/stewardess-to-dye-for.html
 

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#9,558
coach943 said:
I bought some Skidmore's and have used it on a couple of my bags, and I really like the results. I like how soft it makes the leather feel. On one, I used it after the Blackrocks, on another that is just a disaster of a bag, I used between Blackrocks. Do you think it is better before Blackrocks?
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I have used it before and after. My intention was to have Blackrocks be the final step because it is a wax and I'm not sure how much conditioners will penetrate through it. But I have applied Skidmore's to bags I was already done with and it still seems to work.
 
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jane said:
So this week I gave my two rehabbed Court bags to my sweet nieces who were visiting from Virginia. The nearly-16-yo got the mahogany one, the 18-yo got the black one. They can't afford anything close to a new Coach bag, so I was pleased to give them mine. I love the Court bag style, but it's too small for my needs.

But I'll soon have another rehab project, just won this plum purple NYC made convertible clutch: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Purse...der-strap-boho-hipster-designer-/321146706839

I'm excited to get a bag to dunk and condition, and I've always admired this style. My first made in New York bag!
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Nice bag! Love the color. Looks to be in great condition. Will probably be an easy rehab.
 
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coach943 said:
I've gotten the sense that some here aren't really in favor of redying bags, but I washed this Stewardess and the staining was still really bad. There were also deep scratches and scuffs that clearly weren't going away when I started working on it, so I knew I was going to have to take drastic measures if I was going to get this bag in a condition where I'd actually want to carry it. Anyway, I ended up dying it then finished with acrylic resolene. I worry about it being colorfast, but it seems fine so far. It ended up being exactly the Stewardess I wanted and didn't even know it.

More details and pictures are here: http://imwithleathercoach.blogspot.com/2013/06/stewardess-to-dye-for.html
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I don't have a problem redyeing bags. Sometimes that's the only way they'd be usable again.
I think if you resell it, it needs to be disclosed, however.
Your bag looks great, btw.
 
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whateve said:
Thank you! I used a bunch of products on her! Not all bags need this much treatment, but the leather was very dry. First I touched up her edges with Lexol conditioner mixed with a tiny bit of brown acrylic paint. Then I gave her two coats of Leather CPR, a day apart. Then two coats of Skidmore's Leather Cream, each a day apart. I feel the Skidmore's helps soften the leather. Lastly, two coats of Blackrocks over two days.
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whateve, Does the Skidmore's have wax in it?
 
#9,565
whateve said:
I've never been able to reshape a bag without a bath. I just washed a tan Sheridan bag and it came out fine. Yours doesn't look that squished. You might be able to stuff it and then expose it to some heat to see if that reshapes it.
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katev said:
It's the same for me, I have only ever been sucessful reshaping a bag by dunking it first. I once gave a bath to a green and tan Sheridan Glenwood and it came out great.
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jailnurse93 said:
Really nice! That's a bag that will last forever.
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Thank you all for your advice. I will try dunking her right now! It's 86 degrees here today so maybe she'll dry quickly too.
 
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whateve said:
I guess it does. The ingredients include beeswax, but it seems so much more creamy than Blackrocks. It seem to soak in more and you don't get that waxy, sticky stuff if you put too much on, like you do with Blackrocks.
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Ok. Thanks, whateve. In that case, I wonder if this could be used as a finisher in place of Blackrocks? What do you think?
 
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