Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[whateve]

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/artists-who-paint-bags.1003761/

Here is a thread showing artwork on bags.

 

[StrictTime]

Thank you! The post was great. If that was you, you so nonchalantly mentioned that smells are a cinch to remove. I have been hoping I'm not foolish for attempting this. Do you also put it outside the bag, inside a container, to capture odors there? Thank you for helping with my first rehab!

I do not put the bag into a separate container. I just hang it from a patio chair or place it on a towel on a table (in the shade, of course). I want as much air and breeze to reach the inside of the bag as possible. Just be sure that you use less product than you want to! We always think more is better, but in this case, that isn't true.

 

[BeenBurned]

I'm afraid that the doggie portraits don't appeal to me very much!

Me either! There are a lot of artists that paint bags, though. Some are more appealing to me.

I bought Coach stickers on FOS awhile ago with the idea I'd use them to cover up spots on a failed rehab, but so far I haven't done it. I think I'm afraid I won't like it.

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/artists-who-paint-bags.1003761/

Here is a thread showing artwork on bags.

No, it's not my taste either but it's another way to hide "issues."

 

[katev]

I'm afraid that the doggie portraits don't appeal to me very much!

Me either! There are a lot of artists that paint bags, though. Some are more appealing to me.

I bought Coach stickers on FOS awhile ago with the idea I'd use them to cover up spots on a failed rehab, but so far I haven't done it. I think I'm afraid I won't like it.

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/artists-who-paint-bags.1003761/

Here is a thread showing artwork on bags.

No, it's not my taste either but it's another way to hide "issues."

In the thread below @dstalksalot demonstrates painting a floral design on a red rambler with ink marks all over the front.

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/artsy-reveal-red-coach-rambler.703118/

 

[sarahgrace84]

I tried both searching Google and this thread but haven't had any luck (maybe my search terms aren't great). How do you go about removing the hardware from a bag?

 

[Catbird9]

I tried both searching Google and this thread but haven't had any luck (maybe my search terms aren't great). How do you go about removing the hardware from a bag?

We're happy to help, but: What kind of bag? What kind of hardware?

 

[whateve]

I tried both searching Google and this thread but haven't had any luck (maybe my search terms aren't great). How do you go about removing the hardware from a bag?

It depends on the hardware. Turnlocks are pretty easy, but harder to get back on. They have metal tabs that can be pushed up and then the turnlock part slides right off. The equestrian rings on Willis bags unscrew. Some rings on straps have a opening that allows them to be slid off. Some hardware isn't easily removable.

 

[sarahgrace84]

We're happy to help, but: What kind of bag? What kind of hardware?

It depends on the hardware. Turnlocks are pretty easy, but harder to get back on. They have metal tabs that can be pushed up and then the turnlock part slides right off. The equestrian rings on Willis bags unscrew. Some rings on straps have a opening that allows them to be slid off. Some hardware isn't easily removable.

Oops, the types of hardware would have been helpful. D-ring, dog leash clasps on a strap, and lobster claw claps on a strap.

 

[whateve]

Oops, the types of hardware would have been helpful. D-ring, dog leash clasps on a strap, and lobster claw claps on a strap.

I've never taken off clasps from a strap. I don't think you can without undoing the sewing of the strap. If the D rings are like those on a Willis, they unscrew.

 

[Catbird9]

Oops, the types of hardware would have been helpful. D-ring, dog leash clasps on a strap, and lobster claw claps on a strap.

I'm assuming we're talking about vintage bags. It kind of depends on how the hardware is attached to the bag.

Some D-rings can be removed pretty easily, such as the ones on the Willis that unscrew (as whateve already mentioned). Some (but not all) D-rings have a break in the ring, usually hidden from view within the leather loop that holds them, that you can carefully pry apart with pliers and slide out.

I don't know of any way to remove dog leash or lobster claw clasps that are sewn onto a strap, other than taking out the stitching.

ETA: sniped by whateve!

 

[tealocean]

So I've tried this with two bags and two pieces of smelly wood furniture (none were smoke but other weird smells like cat, farm animal...lol I wonder how I ended up with all those things ) :

Put coffee grounds inside the bag and inside the slip pockets and switch out weekly. It's a similar concept as the charcoal or baking soda. It does sometimes take a long time one of the wood drawers it was months but eventually the smell was gone!

With a lighter bag or one with a lining you can't wash you might want to put the ground in a cloth/permeable bag do the grounds don't stain the bag. If the grounds don't just spill out when you change them you can vacuum them out usually.

The bag will probably smell like coffee for a few weeks afterward but I've found eventually both the bad smell and coffee smell are gone (and at least coffee smells good!)

I did this with my Regina that had a weird farm animal smell and it worked great. I haven't ever tried with smoke though. Health experts now say particulants/chemicals emitted from cigarettes getting trapped in home fabric and furniture can be considered third hand smoke, so it's a potent smell unfortunately :/

Thank you! It helps to hear it works with time. I tried baking soda and then coffee in a tobacco scented lining, but only for a week each before I moved on to vinegar evaporating in sun and wind. (I guess I've done a mini-rehab.) I didn't think about the 3rd hand smoke. Do you know if getting the odor out means all of the toxins have been removed too? I had the bag airing outside and had a surprise rain tonight; so the bag is now officially mine!

 

[tealocean]

On another TPF thread there is discussion about customizing and embellishing vintage coach bags. Apparently some stores will embellish a vintage bag but I don't know what they charge.

I don't usually care much for the modern bags that are heavily encrusted with embellishment or decorated with with dark symbols like skulls - no criticism but just not my taste - but I do own 2 recent bags that came with some minimal tea rose embellishment and I like them.

I prefer my classic, vintage coach bags plain and simple as they were originally made, but occasionally you come across a gorgeous bag at a great price that has some nasty damage that you won't be able to fix, like a dark, leaky pen ink spot. It occurs to me that embellishment might be a good option in such cases, depending on the location of the damage, to hide the damage and save the bag.

The link below discusses options for creating and embellishing bags on Coach.com.

https://www.coach.com/shop/create

The tea roses are so beautiful aren't they? It would be fun to add some to cover up spots.

This is slightly different from the type of embellishment to which @katev refers but it's another option.

This seller does something different. Whether she buys damaged bags and "fixes" them, I'm not sure but it's another fix:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/danasdoggies/m.html?item=153394710968&hash=item23b70989b8:g:CQQAAOSwaP5cdFYV&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

https://www.ebay.com/sch/danasdoggies/m.html?item=153394710968&hash=item23b70989b8:g:CQQAAOSwaP5cdFYV&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2046732.m1684

Aw! Way too cute! I wouldn't want the pups on a bag either, but still, so cute.

Me either! There are a lot of artists that paint bags, though. Some are more appealing to me.

I bought Coach stickers on FOS awhile ago with the idea I'd use them to cover up spots on a failed rehab, but so far I haven't done it. I think I'm afraid I won't like it.

I know, you have to be sure you really like the stickers. I was thinking of using E6000 to add patches, but I hesitate too.

 

[tealocean]

I do not put the bag into a separate container. I just hang it from a patio chair or place it on a towel on a table (in the shade, of course). I want as much air and breeze to reach the inside of the bag as possible. Just be sure that you use less product than you want to! We always think more is better, but in this case, that isn't true.

Thank you! I have been leaving it outside, but when it's raining, I bring it in and seal it up with the zeolite or charcoal. Thank you for the less is more tip...I keep thinking this needs more everything! I discovered the Odorzout is small particles of zeolite! I have mesh bags of it. I like them because I can recharge them in the sun and reuse them. The pieces are big but it makes some crumbs. I need to look into whether I can use these crumbs (or crush some) and if it will work as well as the granules so I can use what I have.

 

[whateve]

Thank you! I have been leaving it outside, but when it's raining, I bring it in and seal it up with the zeolite or charcoal. Thank you for the less is more tip...I keep thinking this needs more everything! I discovered the Odorzout is small particles of zeolite! I have mesh bags of it. I like them because I can recharge them in the sun and reuse them. The pieces are big but it makes some crumbs. I need to look into whether I can use these crumbs (or crush some) and if it will work as well as the granules so I can use what I have.

I didn't know that! Zeolite works for me but odorzout never did!

 

[tealocean]

Oops, the types of hardware would have been helpful. D-ring, dog leash clasps on a strap, and lobster claw claps on a strap.

If the D-ring has an opening in it, you can get it off with small pliers. If you're keeping it, protect the D-ring with something soft, insert closed pliers that fit, and open them until that opening in the D ring is big enough to remove it. This might take some strength and patience. You can then maneuver the D-ring off if there is room to wiggle it loose. I'm not explaining this clearly since I don't know how it is attached to the bag, but hopefully it makes sense.