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PandasMom said:
Dear Coach Rehabbers,
I have a Coach Fletcher that I am cleaning up so that I can wear it this week (the bag was authenticated in the "authenticate this"). It has some imperfections that I am totally fine with as they give the bag character. But the strap has an area of damage along the edge. I've put Leather CPR and Coach moisturizer on it and it hasn't changed the look. Is there any kind of product that I could use to make these edges brown again? I know not to use shoe polish, of course. I also don't want to damage it or do anything that would no longer make it a Coach bag, if you understand my meaning. If I should just leave it alone, it would be OK and I would still wear the bag with pride. Is this just going to be another one of the details of the bag that gives it character? Or is there a product that I could use that can recolor a small area like this? Thanks for any info that you can provide.View attachment 4577236
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Hello! I was just wondering what you decided to do with your purse. I hope it turned out perfect
 
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Hi,
I have Coach bags that I bought from stores and I was told Coach will clean them for me once a year?
I am just watching a YouTube video and one viewer commented that Coach will also clean their vintage bags too. Is that true? The comment said it took them an hour to do it.
Many thanks in advance. X
 
#23,423
hi everyone. I need advice on whether I should strip off the dye/paint/polish from this bag. It has been authenticated but I find that the rehab done on this has basically masked the real texture of the leather and made it look too shiny

I am a little scared of stripping off the paint and dyeing it myself. the bag is an NY era bag. any advice would be appreciated. thank you!20191103_044846.jpg 20191103_044914.jpg
 
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akvt said:
hi everyone. I need advice on whether I should strip off the dye/paint/polish from this bag. It has been authenticated but I find that the rehab done on this has basically masked the real texture of the leather and made it look too shiny

I am a little scared of stripping off the paint and dyeing it myself. the bag is an NY era bag. any advice would be appreciated. thank you!View attachment 4581614 View attachment 4581615
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I've taken off shoe polish off of an nyc, it's a messy process. Alot of acetone and cotton balls, but the bag survived. I didn't dye it after, but it needed alot of conditioner.
 
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valv54 said:
I've taken off shoe polish off of an nyc, it's a messy process. Alot of acetone and cotton balls, but the bag survived. I didn't dye it after, but it needed alot of conditioner.
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thanks for replying! did the original colour of the bag remain after you stripped the polish? is that why you didnt dye it? im thinking of buying a dye stripper (in case it is dye). im just not sure of 100 ml is enough haha
 
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akvt said:
thanks for replying! did the original colour of the bag remain after you stripped the polish? is that why you didnt dye it? im thinking of buying a dye stripper (in case it is dye). im just not sure of 100 ml is enough haha
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Yes, after I took off the polish the dye remained. The bag was a little lighter, but after many applications of obenaufs oil the dark navy came back. NYC bags are dyed through and through so they are a little more colorfast.
 
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Hi all,
I've been reading and researching here for quite some time but finally worked up the nerve to start posting. (Frankly, I need to start selling some of these for space/money reasons and the talent and knowledge here is intimidating!)

That said, I'm embarrassed to ask because it seems like this is something I should have found but has anyone ever done a step by step/best practices/recommended tools for removing turn locks and hardware? I've found countless references to it being easy and suggestions that there are different ways to do it but for the life of me, I cannot find any specific recommendations.

Thanks!
 
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