I actually have some time tonight to work on the rehab pile. Up first is this Asheville from 1997. It shouldn't need much other than a dunk and condition. It came with the original paperwork too, it was really cool to look through the booklet.
Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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Second bag in the bath tonight is my Whitney satchel. It is really squished, so she will look much better after a reshaping. Thanks @Lake Effect for encouraging me to dunk a line bag!
Dunk it , guurrrlll! But lol, opinions other than mine are always welcome (and sometimes necessary)!
That's just crazy talk! But yeah, God only knows what people are doing to bags.So little story, I went to a consignment / thrift store today, and the lady asked if I was looking for anything. I said, any vintage coach bags, she showed me what she had, and then got to talking about how to "make them look better" she said cheerfully, rub them with alcohol! Then put vaseline on and let it sit. (I gave her this look)No wonder the bags in her shop all felt like sandpaper. The end.
Right! I don't know how you pay $150 to $200+ for a bag and never condition it or care for it in anyway, then just discard it. They can keep taking them old coach bags to the salvation army we'll save them.
Funnny, but not funny. People are crazy. I bet she was really serious when she told you that......So little story, I went to a consignment / thrift store today, and the lady asked if I was looking for anything. I said, any vintage coach bags, she showed me what she had, and then got to talking about how to "make them look better" she said cheerfully, rub them with alcohol! Then put vaseline on and let it sit. (I gave her this look)
Like a heart attack, I just stood there dumbfoundedFunnny, but not funny. People are crazy. I bet she was really serious when she told you that......
When I dunked it, I let it soak for half an hour then flipped it to the other side and let it soak some more. Then condition multiple times while still wet.
I can’t wait to see how it turns out. I have my eye on one almost exactly like this one. It’s a very classic and timeless style IMO.
Does anyone have a recommendation for leather, in terms of getting it more supple? I scored a really amazing deal on a vintage Willis, and while the leather itself is in great shape, I feel like it needs more plumping if that makes any sense. I've tried Cadillac and Blackrocks on it, and while the Blackrocks improved it the most, I was wondering if there was some other tried and true product to help get the leather back to like new.
For really dry leather, I use Leather Honey or mink oil. However, it may darken it unevenly.
