Thank you for posting this! I have an old lexington python watch that I'll try that product on. Some of the scales are similarly lifting.
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I have only conditioned one genuine snakeskin bag, the Coach Parker Exotics Small Flap Bag, 13417 RS FX (rosegold and fuchsia) from the Resort Collection. It was made by Coach in Italy in 2008 out of Karung snake from SE Asia.
I purchased DYO Reptile Conditioner after doing some research on the Hermes, Bottega and other forums and it has worked great. The scales get a little dry and rough after awhile, but the bag responds well to conditioning; see the link below for more information.
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.624452/page-651#post-25007081
It really is a gorgeous bag and my only true exotic. I won it on an auction for $150 but it had originally sold for $900 when the bag was released so I was very lucky to get it.
My pink bag is called fuchsia but it also came in beautiful blush color, see pics below. There is also a photo of Eva Longoria carrying the blush bag.
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THIS IS SO GORGEOUS!!! Put me at the top of the list if you ever part with it. And what an incredible bargain! Carry it with joy
How is it constructed? My Coach Hugo Guinness Glasses Case is made of aged vachetta. It doesn't have any cardboard inserts and it has kept it's shape well for years. If yours doesn't have cardboard then go ahead and dunk it.
Or if it has cardboard but you got it cheap - then go ahead and take a chance. I have a Kate Spade fabric messenger bag that I've owned for years. It has a large cardboard insert in the bottom but the bag had gotten dirty so I decided to give it a bath, it dried just fine and the cardboard and the card kept its shape.
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In my experience, the smell is a give away.
I’m going to proceed conservatively. Maybe a light spray of water and then conditioning. I’ll update! Thanks everyone!
Look along the edges next to the binding. Sometimes you can see where the polish didn't reach. Look for the natural pores in the leather, the shoe polish will obscure them. Take a cotton ball with a little acetone on it and rub a spot where it won't show (like the bottom of the bag). Black residue may come off. Dunk the bag. The water may turn unusually black. When the bag dries, it won't look or feel like what you've come to know as genuine glove-tanned cowhide.
This bag, which I thrifted today for $4, is on the authentication thread. Fingers crossed. There are so many bad Tafts out there.
One of the decorative brass buttons fell off of a front pocket on a Poppy MO926-14570 I have. Is there anyplace I can get a replacement for it? Aside from the button, it's in great shape. No luck on Ebay. It was given to me, so going through Coach isn't an option. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Not really a rehab question, but you guys always have great ideas, so thought I'd give it a try! Thank you!