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fuzzymummy said:
Hello, everyone! I have a Coach purse I bought several years ago on eBay. I had it authenticated by the good folks here on PF. I've rehabbed a lot of bags but I've always been a bit leery of doing this one because it's pretty old. Also I am not quite sure what colour it's supposed to be since the strap seems to have two colours, one as trim, although I don't know if it's just general fading.

It's not really hard but not supple either, which is what gives me pause, since I remember a few years ago someone trying to rehab one of these oldies and the whole thing disintegrated in the sink. It reminded me of a friend who had the bright idea to wash a sheep skin rug her cat peed on! Fail!.

Anyhoo, here's some pics, not great unfortunately, the lighting isn't cooperating. I don't remember the style name either, so that info would be appreciated too. Is this a good candidate for a bath?View attachment 4483486 View attachment 4483486 View attachment 4483487 View attachment 4483486 View attachment 4483487 View attachment 4483488 View attachment 4483486 View attachment 4483487 View attachment 4483488 View attachment 4483486 View attachment 4483487 View attachment 4483488 View attachment 4483486 View attachment 4483487 View attachment 4483488
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I rehabbed that same style of bag. Mine was a pre-Creed version, if I remember correctly. I gave mine a bath. The trim on mine also looked to be a different shade before I rehabbed, but by the time it was finished, the colors evened out a bit.

ETA: Here's a picture of the finished version of mine.
 
#21,317
whateve said:
It's a classic pouch 9170, also called a classic shoulder bag. It was probably made in the 80s. It isn't unusual for the trim to be a different color. Different leathers took dye differently so it happened. I like it. Putting it in a bath is always a risk but I probably would.
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That's what I wanted to hear! I hope it turns out fantastic. These purses are really big inside, especially for their age. I hope the colour is a happy surprise.
 
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#21,318
coach943 said:
I rehabbed that same style of bag. Mine was a pre-Creed version, if I remember correctly. I gave mine a bath. The trim on mine also looked to be a different shade before I rehabbed, but by the time it was finished, the colors evened out a bit.

ETA: Here's a picture of the finished version of mine.
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That's beautiful! I've had this bag for about five years so it's definitely due for a little TLC.
 
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pandapreston said:
So I bathed my Willis today and found something of note. A tiny nick near one of the top d rings. It looks as if the d ring laid in that one spot for so long, it wore a tiny hole clear through to the steel beneath. I'm adding a picture to show what I mean. Should I ever decide to mend that part, what could I do?

Also, one of you once posted a bunch of links to various posts in this thread regarding rehabbing techniques. Would one of you happen to know what I'm talking about? If so, could you link me to that post w/ the links? I'd really like to reread those. Just love learning! Thanks!

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I would repair it so it doesn't get worse. I would probably just cover it with leather cement, then paint over the top.
 
#21,321
pandapreston said:
Sounds good. Looks like I'll be getting that over the next week. Should I be careful what kind of paint to get?
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The most important thing with paint is getting the shininess right. Acrylic craft paint is probably not shiny enough but it might work if you dilute it enough with conditioner. If you have any glossy acrylic varnish, you can add a little of that to the paint. Puff paint is shinier but might be too shiny. Again you could dilute it with conditioner.
 
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whateve said:
The most important thing with paint is getting the shininess right. Acrylic craft paint is probably not shiny enough but it might work if you dilute it enough with conditioner. If you have any glossy acrylic varnish, you can add a little of that to the paint. Puff paint is shinier but might be too shiny. Again you could dilute it with conditioner.
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Great! It's okay to do after I condition, right? I'm going to have to condition before I get the paint and cement.
 
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pandapreston said:
So I bathed my Willis today and found something of note. A tiny nick near one of the top d rings. It looks as if the d ring laid in that one spot for so long, it wore a tiny hole clear through to the steel beneath. I'm adding a picture to show what I mean. Should I ever decide to mend that part, what could I do?

Also, one of you once posted a bunch of links to various posts in this thread regarding rehabbing techniques. Would one of you happen to know what I'm talking about? If so, could you link me to that post w/ the links? I'd really like to reread those. Just love learning! Thanks!
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I posted links to several rehab techniques here:
Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
 
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