Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[gingerbreadlove]

I really doubt you need to recolor the bag. You just aren't using the right products. Coach lotion isn't the right conditioner for rehabs. Try Leather CPR, several coats a day apart, buffing after they soak in. Then Blackrock Leather n Rich for the final coat or two. At the most, you'll have to touch up the corners, which you can do with Leather Refinisher mixed with Coach conditioner. You don't need the leather finish preparer, and I strongly advise against trying to recolor an entire bag. The Leather refinisher doesn't have the same texture as real leather. It is acrylic and if put on too thick, it is bad for the leather and looks bad.

Where can I buy the Leather CPR?

 

[gingerbreadlove]

Try Obenauf's oil to deepen the color. It does amazing things to British tan!
https://www.amazon.com/Obenaufs-Leather-Oil-oz-Restores/dp/B002Q907QU/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1526418770&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=obenauf's+leather+oil&psc=1&smid=A1B7M9EQGNCLQA

Is this something I should use all over the bag or just the places I need to be darken? Is there a chance it will darken unevenly?

 

[Couturexec]

Where can I buy the Leather CPR?

Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond or Marshall’s.

 

[Couturexec]

Is this something I should use all over the bag or just the places I need to be darken? Is there a chance it will darken unevenly?

I’ve only used it all over. I guess you could spot apply in the right situation. It can look splotchy, but has always mellowed out for me over a few weeks.

 

[gingerbreadlove]

I’ve only used it all over. I guess you could spot apply in the right situation. It can look splotchy, but has always mellowed out for me over a few weeks.

Thanks

 

[gingerbreadlove]

Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond or Marshall’s.

Thanks

 

[whateve]

That’s sound advice.
Our local cobbler doesn’t speak much English, so it’s hard to communicate my needs. He does very utilitarian work. He gets the job done, but it’s not so pretty sometimes.
I wonder if I could do a ladder stitch by hand?

I had something similar on a Gucci bag. It was on the side of the bag and the repair person wanted to sew it back in place through the lining, which I thought would look bad, plus he was charging something like $45 for it. So I ended up repairing it myself. I reinforced it with webbing, then sewed it, and then covered the repair with puff paint.

 

[Belicious]

Is this something I should use all over the bag or just the places I need to be darken? Is there a chance it will darken unevenly?

Use it all over. It may look uneven at first then it will soak in to reveal richer, deeper color.

 

[Tosa22]

Helen is done she was so dirty that the water was like mud when I took her out. Now, she's bright and shiny!

 

[Bagmedic]

Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond or Marshall’s.

If you google, you will find more....even their own website.

 

[Couturexec]

I had something similar on a Gucci bag. It was on the side of the bag and the repair person wanted to sew it back in place through the lining, which I thought would look bad, plus he was charging something like $45 for it. So I ended up repairing it myself. I reinforced it with webbing, then sewed it, and then covered the repair with puff paint.

Did you sew by hand or on machine? I might be able to use a leather needle and short zigzag stitch?
ETA: Damn typo keyboard.

 

[whateve]

Did you sew by hand or on machine? I might be able to use a leather needle and short zigzag stitch?
ETA: Damn typo keyboard.

By hand. Because of where it was, it would have been impossible to get under the needle in my machine. It was really hard to do. I try to avoid anything that needs sewing. I think yours would work in a machine.

 

[Lake Effect]

I found a couple of catalog pics for the Light Tote, The first one is from 1989, the second one is from 1993. British Tan is a possibility, depending on the year your bag was made.

There we go, I learned something today! A picture is worth a thousand words!
Edited to add, I love being part of an online community that is sooo into these bags!!

 

[Transported]

View attachment 4070426 Helen is done she was so dirty that the water was like mud when I took her out. Now, she's bright and shiny!

She looks great! I still love the look of the duffel sacs! Something about the screams comfy soft leather. Nice job.

 

[Bagmedic]

She looks great! I still love the look of the duffel sacs! Something about the screams comfy soft leather. Nice job.

And a bag that has had a life! I love these older bags.