Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
- Thread starter bunnymasseuse
- Start date
TPF may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, and others
- Status
I have recently purchased an Abbey . I believe it was from 2006. Absolutely love this bag. The leather seems very thick pebble grain. I have no care card . Does anyone know the proper care for this bag. I have the apple leather cleaner and conditioner.
Beautiful bag!
You have to careful using thick white opaque creams like apple on a pebbled leather bag. The conditioner can dry in the little nooks and crannies between the pebbled bumps and then it is impossible to get out.
I usually use the lighter lexol cleaner and conditioner on pebbled bags. But you could spot-test light applications of the apple conditioner in an obscure area and see how it works.
Nice bag! I think it would probably be fine to give it a bath and a good washing but wait for other opinions.
KateV and ladies: I've been meaning to ask...How do you deal with curling strap ends? Like LadyRaven's strap ends seem to have relaxed a little in her (WONDERFUL BTW!) "after" shots, but do you guys have a technique? I bought mom a sweet little number, only the ends curling bother me.
Great job on the rehab, LR!!
Great job on the rehab, LR!!
Usually I just wash them and stretch them out flat while they are drying and that does the trick.
I am currently working on a basic bag and one of the straps had slipped out of the holder and had been tied around the dogleash. After I repaired it and washed it was still bulged and mishaped so I stretched it taut between 2 hooks in my closet and left it that way for a few days and now it is much straighter.
Thanks for the compliment! The ends still curl a bit but have relaxed alot. I just condition the strap several times until it supple and soft and lay it flat with a book on top or keep it curled the opposite way for awhile to help straighten it out.
Well. It appears I have my first rehab project. Miss Willis arrived today from eBay and the seller described it as "like new" hardly. There is a massive grease print (?) on the front with various other spots and the piping is dirty in places and worn. I'm requesting a partial refund because I fully intend to clean and keep the bag. So, what do you ladies suggest I do to restore this gem?
Overall, she is in pretty decent shape, but she needs some tlc. So tell me how to proceed wise ladies!
Overall, she is in pretty decent shape, but she needs some tlc. So tell me how to proceed wise ladies!
Cute bag! If it were my bag I would probably put it inside a net lingerie bag (or tie it up in a pillowcase) and wash it in the washing machine with woolite on the delicate cycle.
There is always some risk when washing a bag but since you only paid $5 and you are probably not willing to carry it in its current condition - it's probably worth the risk. That's just my opinion please wait to hear from others. Here are before and after pics of a canvas and leather bag that I sent through the washer twice!
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/out-out-damned-spot-even-if-takes-2-a-692432.html
Well. It appears I have my first rehab project. Miss Willis arrived today from eBay and the seller described it as "like new" hardly. There is a massive grease print (?) on the front with various other spots and the piping is dirty in places and worn. I'm requesting a partial refund because I fully intend to clean and keep the bag. So, what do you ladies suggest I do to restore this gem?
Overall, she is in pretty decent shape, but she needs some tlc. So tell me how to proceed wise ladies!
Grease stains are very hard to eliminate. Is the bag British Tan? It looks light-colored. I have heard of rubbing cornstarch on the spots to try and absorb the grease but these are pretty old stains so I don't know if that would work.
You might consider contacting the vendor and asking for a return/refund because the item is significantly not as described. Then you could start over with another bag. I don't know how much you paid for it but the vendor might at least offer a partial refund which might make you more comfortable experimenting with the rehab (and possibly failing.)
I would soak the bag in a bath of ivory suds and then rub oxi-clean on the spots and put it in a bag and wash it in the washer on delicate with Leather Therapy Laundry Solutions and Rinse. After it dries I would condition it with black rocks to try and darken it a little and even out the color.
But I have had mixed success in rehabbing lighter colored bags, so again, your best option might be to try and return the bag to the vendor. Good luck!
- Status