Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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Thanks everyone! I've been busy this weekend wrapping up a bunch of these rehabs.
A question: Would you say that this Handle Portfolio is Mocha or Burgundy? Based on the interior I am leaning towards Mocha but there is definitely a reddish tinge to the exterior leather. Thanks to Houseof999 for pulling her comment link to this bag after I bid on it. It's huge and lovely!
A question: Would you say that this Handle Portfolio is Mocha or Burgundy? Based on the interior I am leaning towards Mocha but there is definitely a reddish tinge to the exterior leather. Thanks to Houseof999 for pulling her comment link to this bag after I bid on it. It's huge and lovely!
@jkpenny I think it's definitely Mahogany. I don't think it looks reddish enough to be burgundy. So glad you got it. I still feel bad for outing the listing. Lol!
Ladies, I am so sad. I bought this bag and when it arrived I realized it was so, so extremely dry-crispy dry-that the darker trim has cracked all over. Is there any help for it?
I’m beginning to think I have have to call in a professional to replace those parts or just scrap it, as sad as that makes me.
I’m beginning to think I have have to call in a professional to replace those parts or just scrap it, as sad as that makes me.
That's pretty bad. I think it is beyond saving. I have had that happen to me also. Can you return it?
No, no returns. I may just put in the shelf and admire it. I feel like soaking it in a vat of mink oil, lol.
This willis is listed as brown tan camel (it's probably British Tan) but it has silver hardware which is rather unusual. It looks okay to me but I am not an authenticator.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coa...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coa...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
it's authentic and the color is camel. Camel was done with nickel hardware, British tan was done with brass.
I once rehabbed a red city bag that had one extra hole in the strap. It was barely visible in one of the ebay pictures but much more obvious IRL. I decided to keep the bag, but I contacted the seller and she gave me a partial refund. I don't know how much you paid for it, but perhaps you should try to get some money back?
I didn't try to repair the hole, but I did use a little bit of matching red acrylic paint to help camouflage the raw leather and make the hole less noticeable.
I have one of these. It's much lighter than BT. Mine has a few spots typical of lighter color bags.
I repaired my Willis strap by punching another hole above the last factory hole with the correct sized leather punch, then used the little leather plug from there to fill in the home made one. I used the punch to correct the homemade one so that the plug fit exactly, and secured it with leather glue. As you can see in the photo, it was in a super weird spot, off center and barely above a factory hole.
You can barely see the repair in real life-I took this photo under two Ott lights. My leather punch is open behind the cutter tube thingies, so it was easy to just push the leather plug out with a toothpick.Hope this helps!
Aww, thanks! But apparently TPF/spell check doesn't think I'm too smart! That should read Ott lights. I swear I proofread, so I'm not sure where that smiley came from!