Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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Haha! I think part of the reason is I’m not feeling a lot of the new releases. I still love my Rogues and want them all [emoji23] and Charlie, and I want a Parker eventually. I’m finding I REALLY like the Chelsea line from the mid to late 2000s so maybe I can focus on those for now! And you can get them at pretty great prices which is a nice change lol
What a great bag! I really like the color, looks green to me! Reminds me of my fav bag, my Ivy Rogue which looks like they are similar in color. In the sun the green is much more rich, maybe when you take her outside you’ll see more green!
Thank you! I’ve been giving them goo goo eyes all evening [emoji7][emoji23]
The great prices is how I ended up with so many bags! It's hard to resist! I had the Chelsea satchel but a friend loved it so I just gave it away to her.
What a cute bag. I never paid much attention to the Chelsea line but after seeing yours, I'm going to watch for one. I love the pebbled leather.
Beautiful job on your rehabs!
S, this is exciting to see all your beautiful Chelsea rehabs! You got the ink out of the lining!!! I'm waiting to see your teal one again!
Enjoy your new oldies!I'm sorry.
I don't have advice but wanted to say I hope your bag evens out or you find a way to color it so that you enjoy using it!Beautiful! You have a great sense of humor about the fur. I used to cat sit, and if I didn't vacuum at least once a day, you couldn't see the carpet for all the fur!
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Are you keeping the bag? I considered sending mine back, but the seller didn't mind that I took a couple weeks to try airing it out and I ended up keeping it. Is it a dunkable bag or does it have lining that can be pulled out and washed? I just got smoke out of an all leather bag and being able to saturate it with vinegar water and airing it outside, plus washing it and lots of outdoor airing, got the scent out. I also kept zeolite or charcoal pouches in the bag on rainy days when I had to bring it in. I don't know if you should do what I did since I was pretty aggressive and it just happened to work on my bag. I got a lot of great advice you can see in the past 2 weeks in this thread.
In definitely going to keep the bag, I love the color and the style. There is no lining in the bag, so I’m very thankful for that. I have only had one other bag with a smoke smell but that was a coated canvas bag. I left in my garage for a couple months. There is still a little hint of smoke on that one but it’s way better than before. It’s still out there though.
I’m hoping to get the smell out of this one and I will definitely look into your suggestions. I was wondering if washing it would make the smell worse. I was thinking that airing it out before washing was best, but I’m going to try everything I can to get the smell out. Hopefully I’m successful in my quest.
I don't know if that thing is supposed to come with that bag. It looks like the eraser that comes in the suede care kit.So I’ve been reading how rehabs on light colored bags can be difficult. So I’m not sure what to do with this. The inside is super clean, it did come with what I think is leather soap,( at least DH says that’s what it is). Should I just clean with that? The camera picked up a lot more dirt than the eye can see. Or maybe I’m just tired from rehabbing so many bags!
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Yes! I was also advised to air it out first before washing. I spent a week or so airing it out. It lived outside even overnight unless it was raining. When I had to bring it in, I sealed it up with charcoal or zeolite rocks in and around the bag. It really helped the exterior of the leather, but the inside had a harder time releasing the smoke. I ended up spraying 50/50 white vinegar water all over the bag just until it was saturated and letting it air dry outside. I did this 3x and by the last time I couldn't detect smoke over the vinegar! Then I washed it, aired it outside, washed it again, aired it outside and then conditioned it. I was going to air it out much longer before washing but had a run in with ink. Thankfully it worked out. No one can smell smoke in it anymore, but I'm going to keep charcoal packets in it just in case there is anything left to come out. I hope your rehab of your new bag goes well!