Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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A little brown craft paint mixed with conditioner will work. Use just a little paint to a large amount of conditioner. If it needs more, do another coat later. Also, use Blackrocks, but wait a few days for the paint to become permanent.
Wait until you are completely done with the rehab. It should darken up with the dunk and conditioning.
I'm not sure if anyone has suggested this but for small areas like that, I use kiwi brand leather dye. They sell it in the same area you would find shoe polish. It's a bottle with a sponge in the top. And I think the bottle says "restores color and finish before polishing". It costs around $5.
So so sorry for the late response...I'm just now seeing your message.
Thank you!!
I painted it with angelus paint. I gave it a good sanding before hand and did several layers of angelus paint in mint green.
I had never used Angelus paint before and it ended up working perfectly!
Unfortunately I have not had the luck here with restoring the color on piping that others have had here with their bags, especially dark brown and black simply by cleaning and conditioning. If you do not have success with dunking and conditioning like me, people have touched up the edges with various products. It does appear to be moderate wear there. Not the worst, but more than a little. Good luck!
I will take whateves advice and just do the usual dunk and see how she comes out. I do have a good black dye that Ive used on other bags as just a touchup.
I knew she was a little bit more worn from the photos so was not surprised when I opened the box. Just love the bag and hope the rehab goes well.
Thank you so much for your message for and for the advice. I will certainly give it a shot! Though I am chomping at the bit to use the bag now that it's clean LOL. Thank you again!
Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. This is a great idea as well. I will take a look for this product when I'm out and about. I can't wait to get this bag out and about! Thank you again!
Ok...water was filthy , but here she is starting her dry.
Wow this stuff is pretty good at reducing stains! I have this really sad looking red small flap shoulder bag. I had no hopes if getting the stains out but this a lot better than nothing! 
I used a microfiber wash cloth and took wiped it with the soap and most of the stain came off! I have not washed the bag yet.
I used a microfiber wash cloth and took wiped it with the soap and most of the stain came off! I have not washed the bag yet.
I don’t think the wrinkles would crack. They look like they could be from veins. I don’t think the appearance would change much with dunking. More opinions are welcome.
I am assuming the bag is authentic. Beekman brief? I am always suspect of leather like this, as it strikes me as inferior in quality, often used in knock offs. But leather like this has been used in authentic bags, too.
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Coach junkie and newbie here. 
I recently bought an old Coach purse at a thrift store, and got it home to find out that it is a mid-1970s convertible clutch. I love it so much. It has a flap with a turnlock, and is a medium sized bag. I've restored a few older Coach bags and tried to work on this one too. It looks better, but it's not there yet. My concern is that it is that natural tan leather color, and I worry that anything I do to it is going to ruin the color. Also because of its age, I worry about damaging it. So far I used saddle soap to clean it, and even gentle rubbing with that and a super soft bamboo cloth took off some of the outer leather in one spot. Then I used Lexol leather cleaner to try to get some of the dirty areas clean -- it did help but I was hesitant to scrub too much and so some dirt is left behind. I thought that using Lexol leather conditioner would help hide that and the scratches, but the purse still feels pretty dry, and now it's like even the lightest fingernail scratch shows on the leather. I feel like it's just dry leather, but it also still needs to be cleaned better and needs to somehow be infused with serious MOISTURE before I can use it. I think it's too old and dry to soak without cracking. I don't mind if the whole purse turns darker, I just don't know what to use to clean and condition it
. Thoughts?
I recently bought an old Coach purse at a thrift store, and got it home to find out that it is a mid-1970s convertible clutch. I love it so much. It has a flap with a turnlock, and is a medium sized bag. I've restored a few older Coach bags and tried to work on this one too. It looks better, but it's not there yet. My concern is that it is that natural tan leather color, and I worry that anything I do to it is going to ruin the color. Also because of its age, I worry about damaging it. So far I used saddle soap to clean it, and even gentle rubbing with that and a super soft bamboo cloth took off some of the outer leather in one spot. Then I used Lexol leather cleaner to try to get some of the dirty areas clean -- it did help but I was hesitant to scrub too much and so some dirt is left behind. I thought that using Lexol leather conditioner would help hide that and the scratches, but the purse still feels pretty dry, and now it's like even the lightest fingernail scratch shows on the leather. I feel like it's just dry leather, but it also still needs to be cleaned better and needs to somehow be infused with serious MOISTURE before I can use it. I think it's too old and dry to soak without cracking. I don't mind if the whole purse turns darker, I just don't know what to use to clean and condition it . Thoughts?