Hi! Has anyone ever had success with cleaning this leather before. I was gonna put some leather cpr in it but I wanted to ask first. Thanks so much [emoji4]
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Is that wallet from the Gramercy coach line and made in Italy? Does it have suede-cloth lining and brushed gold hardware?
You have to be careful using a thick white conditioner on that type of leather, you would have to put it on very lightly and wipe it off quickly. I would be more likely to use a light conditioner on it, like Lexol or Leather Therapy.
At the link below you will find before and after pics of an Italian Gramercy Zip Bag that was made in Italy in 1998 with the style number of 7001. I rehabbed it several years ago. It was really dirty and beat up so I gave it a bath, but from what I can see of your wallet that probably won't be necessary. I have had both good luck and bad luck with dunking wallets so I usually try to avoid it unless it really is necessary.
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...taly-to-join-the-family.717893/#post-20462954
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I rehabbed a Gramercy purse that was in rough shape. I believe I washed it. I wouldn't dunk the wallet. It looks like it is in great condition already. You can touch up the color on the corners.
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That's a gorgeous bag and I especially love the pebbled texture. That brass diving helmet charm is adorable, and I really like your idea of using the little kisslock for your earbuds. Thanks for sharing your projects and ideas!
Thanks! I was looking for an antique brass bag charm and I couldn't think of any until I remember the little brass diving helmet that I got free from the Seven Fathoms Rum Company in the Cayman Islands while on vacation. I decided that since I was going to San Diego, and it is a harbor town with a big Navy Base, that the diving helmet would work just fine and I think that it looked cute on the bag.
I was at the Coach boutique store yesterday and they had several very attractive antique brass bag charms and I really liked a few of them, but they were $65 each and I had already selected a Disney bag and charm so I passed - but if any of those brass charms go on sale later, I might be interested in getting one!
Thanks it has smooth leather inside, it does have brushed gold though. I was just gonna condition it but then I paused to ask. Glad I did, thanks for the link. I will certainly check it out. I only have leather cpr at the moment. I will get some of the lighter stuff you talked about. Sorry if this post comes out weird, this app won’t show me what I’m typing. Thanks again.
Thanks again. You’re right he condition is pretty good, I have a yellow bag with a white stain I was too lazy to take a picture of and just used the wallet picture that I was trying to find a style number for. This is the bag and the spot. I’ll have to post pictures in the next post.
Trying to get close up of white area, it’s about the size of a nickel. Because of the texture or lighting it’s hard to photograph. Sorry I couldn’t get a better picture. 
I don't think dunking will help with the spot. You might be able to work some paint on it to lightly cover.
Thanks! I will look for the cleaner suggested and then if that doesn’t help then covering it will be my next step. I may try a little soapy cloth to see if it will come off. I just wanted to ask before I didn’t anything, so I wouldn’t to ruin it. Thanks again.
This is beautiful! You did an amazing job, what a gorgeous bag!
Hi. I appreciate all of the advice and before/afters people have shared. I got some pretty decent results... I wanted to share an update on trying out Saphir Renovating Cream on the piping on two of my late 90s bone bags. You can see my before pix in the quoted post. [shout out again to Valv54, thanks so much again
]I got two tubes: off-white and eggshell from this amazon listing:
https://www.amazon.com/Saphir-Renovating-Cream-25ml-Beige/dp/B002A94UXW/ref=cts_sh_1_vtp
For both, I did two separate, very think applications a week apart (i did them a week apart because I only have time on the weekends to do this stuff!!!, not because I thought it needed an entire week to cure or anything... it seemed to settle/cure after 24hr)
Only on the court bag I ended up mixing the two colors. I tried the off-white only on the court bag's first application and it looked awful like a white-out pen (stupidly I did not take photos sorry). The following week, I mixed the two and put another thin layer on and it came out better.
I just used the off-white on the basic bag. The scuffing was a lot more profound on the basic bag, so the darkness exposed on the piping blended out okay with just the off-white. I decided not to put anything on the inner scuff. I didn't want to 'over-do it'... I am fearful of putting on too much to the point it doesn't really blend in. My thoughts are that these are old bags and they have ware which can be minimized, but not undone completely.
Court:
Basic:
If anybody else has some white/bone/cream bags and wants to try this product... send me a DM and I'll mail it to you! Maybe you can mail it back if I get another white bag, or pass it on to someone else. I just think it would be wasteful to have this sit around unused and possibly dry out.
*I’m currently having problems attaching photos properly. I will try posting again later. [emoji4]
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Hi! Thought I’d share my recent bag rehab...
When I got this red NYC Saddlery Bag, the leather was dry, splotchy & a little stretched out. I conditioned & the color evened out very nicely (Wish I had taken photos.). When I pulled it out to wear this Valentine’s Day though, I decided it needed a complete rehab instead. I washed, conditioned with Leather CPR & Obenauf’s Oil, then finished with Obenauf’s LP & buffing. I‘m happy with how the leather reshaped & the color deepened a bit.
*Hoping this posts works!
When I got this red NYC Saddlery Bag, the leather was dry, splotchy & a little stretched out. I conditioned & the color evened out very nicely (Wish I had taken photos.). When I pulled it out to wear this Valentine’s Day though, I decided it needed a complete rehab instead. I washed, conditioned with Leather CPR & Obenauf’s Oil, then finished with Obenauf’s LP & buffing. I‘m happy with how the leather reshaped & the color deepened a bit.
*Hoping this posts works!
Hi. I appreciate all of the advice and before/afters people have shared. I got some pretty decent results... I wanted to share an update on trying out Saphir Renovating Cream on the piping on two of my late 90s bone bags. You can see my before pix in the quoted post. [shout out again to Valv54, thanks so much again
I got two tubes: off-white and eggshell from this amazon listing:
https://www.amazon.com/Saphir-Renovating-Cream-25ml-Beige/dp/B002A94UXW/ref=cts_sh_1_vtp
For both, I did two separate, very think applications a week apart (i did them a week apart because I only have time on the weekends to do this stuff!!!, not because I thought it needed an entire week to cure or anything... it seemed to settle/cure after 24hr)
Only on the court bag I ended up mixing the two colors. I tried the off-white only on the court bag's first application and it looked awful like a white-out pen (stupidly I did not take photos sorry). The following week, I mixed the two and put another thin layer on and it came out better.
I just used the off-white on the basic bag. The scuffing was a lot more profound on the basic bag, so the darkness exposed on the piping blended out okay with just the off-white. I decided not to put anything on the inner scuff. I didn't want to 'over-do it'... I am fearful of putting on too much to the point it doesn't really blend in. My thoughts are that these are old bags and they have ware which can be minimized, but not undone completely.
Court:
Basic:
If anybody else has some white/bone/cream bags and wants to try this product... send me a DM and I'll mail it to you! Maybe you can mail it back if I get another white bag, or pass it on to someone else. I just think it would be wasteful to have this sit around unused and possibly dry out.
I'm gad it worked out! They look great!