Yay, you got the red manor! I decided to try Mercari with a small purchase, hope I am happy with the overall experience.
Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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Thank you for asking! I couldn't message her until I created an account.
Me too! Not that we need another source to feed our vintage bag habit...I mean hobby.
I just want to say thanks to all of you for sharing all of your valuable insights here. I have been having so much fun rehabbing all of my vintage birthday finds and now I have a new obsession and I have you all to thank! 
I'm still.combing through old posts.
I'm still.combing through old posts.I almost bought that bag, I couldn’t get an answer out of her as to the spots on the outside being ink or not.
You have no idea how much of a time suck that site has been for me! I need to step away....
Wow! The color is so rich. You made this beautiful again!I just finished rehab on my first Court bag, made in Costa Rica in 2000, so not quite vintage. This is only my 2nd rehab, and even though I knew it was possible from seeing all the pictures here, I'm still in awe of how well the old Coach leather responds to being bathed and conditioned. This bag seems to have been VERY heavily used, as evidenced by the wear marks on the D-rings that the strap snaps onto, and by the copious amounts of dirt and grime that came off during the bath. I wasn't able to get rid of the wrinkled leather on the handle, and there's a few pen marks near the top and on one side that I didn't want to mess with, but I don't think they're very noticeable now that the dark color of the leather has been restored.
Bag was washed in very warm water with Ivory liquid and scrubbed lightly with a soft washcloth and rinsed thoroughly. Stuffed with paper towels and hand towels to dry. I used 2 coats of Apple conditioner, 2 coats of Blackrock, 2 coats of Obenauf's LP, and 1 coat of Blackrock, waiting at least 18-24 hrs between coats and buffing with a soft cloth and horsehair brush in between the last few coats as well. Hardware was cleaned using Brasso and q-tips.
Before pics are from the original ebay listing.
Great job! Enjoy your new non-foot-smelling bag!!
You’re welcome! Sorry I missed this, battling some nasty sickness [emoji40] She said to tell you she was shipping it out yesterday [emoji4] Looking forward to seeing what it looks like after you have finished it to your liking [emoji16]
What is the consensus on Dooney AWL? Can they be dunked?
I think someone here had dunked a florentine.. can't remember who. She may have dunked AWL.. But I can't ask as I don't remember who it was. [emoji2356]
I dunked an older AWL Equestrian:
My experience was good, but I think it would depend on the bag. Others haven't had a good result. Somewhere in the forum there are pictures showing a disaster with severely cracked piping after dunking. I'll see if I can find it.
That's exactly what I wanted to know. Mine is an equestrian that I got for $1 at a Goodwill. Since it was so cheap, I feel I can experiment. It is bone. I'm sure it could benefit from painting. Do you know what color paint/dye matches bone?
That's great! Please let us know how it goes. Sorry, I don't know about matching bone.
Here are some threads that might be useful:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/dooney-rehab-thread.811268/page-16
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/vintage-dooney-rehab-questions.839068/
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/dooney-bourke-rehab.743819/
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/my-dooney-rehab-project.884497/