My first Plaza Bag, before and after. I dunked with 2 coats of CPR & 2 Coates of blackrocks. It definitely is LOVE!
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I think seeing grayish-green oxidation on brass surface is more typical and that's what essentially verdigris so despised by us rehabbers is. I don't think in my case red rot is something irreversible - I'm going to polish it off with the help of my husband's magic drill press, plus, as I just read on one of the metalworkers' forums, Brasso should prevent it from returning.
That's good to know, and nice that you have access to the polishing equipment!
Wow. Thanks for sharing all that info/photos! Very cool you've got a plan to fix it!
Wow! What a cutie, and it is so neat to see how you were able to clean up this light color. I love this silhouette! Great rehab!So @houseof999 sent a link for a sad little yellow regina. I had to jump all over it because I'm having a yellow moment right now, and desperately wanted a yellow regina. I'm super happy with this rehab and thankful for house999 and all you guys, for looking out for each other.befores and afters.
Reshaping:
I decided to try a warm towel reshaping process on this Sonoma Large Hobo #4316.
BEFORE:
There's a deep crease across the front of the bag, and it's totally squished, but otherwise clean.
DURING:
I applied a light coat of Leather CPR and stuffed towels and bubble wrap inside the bag. Rolled towels and heavy props support the outside, and the kinked strap gets a boost with a rolled-up hand towel. I threw a large damp towel over the whole setup and left it on top of the dryer while drying a load of clothes. Laundry room is warm and humid. I'm hoping this will work! If not, I can always dunk and reshape later.
Here's my reference, a 1997 catalog photo:
I decided to try a warm towel reshaping process on this Sonoma Large Hobo #4316.
BEFORE:
There's a deep crease across the front of the bag, and it's totally squished, but otherwise clean.
DURING:
I applied a light coat of Leather CPR and stuffed towels and bubble wrap inside the bag. Rolled towels and heavy props support the outside, and the kinked strap gets a boost with a rolled-up hand towel. I threw a large damp towel over the whole setup and left it on top of the dryer while drying a load of clothes. Laundry room is warm and humid. I'm hoping this will work! If not, I can always dunk and reshape later.
Here's my reference, a 1997 catalog photo:
Beautiful! Is this the older version of a Dinky 24?
Hey, @ChaosBurger, I've been meaning to thank you one more time for sending me those two light colored paints as I found them essential in refreshing my ivory Kelly bag! It was already in a great condition, I just needed to touch-up the corners and fix the peeled edge coat at the base of the handle (which, I think, is a common problem for Madison bags). This minor work inspired me to finally start working on my beat-up Collegiate ivory bag I never had guts to rehab. Let me know if you have any upcoming projects for which you may need them so that I could send them back on time!
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It's not very practical, I just love looking at it!
Thank you, I was actually surprised how well it cleaned up honestly, you never know how its gonna go with these light colors.
It looks great! Curious, did you use leather degreaser for the yellow Regina, too?
(I saw you used leather degreaser for a City Bag, and your results look amazing!)
No I did my regina the right way. Lol. I only used the degreaser as a hail Mary, because I used obenaufs oil on my city and it soaked up into all the damaged areas and made them really dark, especially around the piping. My regina I just did cpr and renapur.
Wow, amazing that the Regina looks so good.
About Obenauf's, lol. I have a bag that has a pretty similar issue; I'll probably show pictures and request your advice in the future about whether leather degreaser is a good idea for it, or if you'd leave it alone.