Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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Maybe it’s black, that’s what it seems to me. I will have to have a little chat with the seller about it!
Precreed bags may have a bluer navy. Bonnie Cashin loved color. After she left, I think they got more conservative with color.
I don’t know if you remember this shiny Court bag I have but I decided to try working on it. I noticed that the rubbery/slippery feeling is only on the outside flap, front, back and bottom. The leather on the inside flap, inside, and sides (and straps too) actually feel normal.
I just gave it a hot bath and scrubbed it with a magic eraser. Then for good measure I wiped it with acetone and then scrubbed it again. The rubbery and slippery feeling is still there. I’ll see how it is as it dries whether I should do it again - in your experience, does it take several times of scrubbing to get rid of leather refinisher or acetone wiping to get rid of shoe polish? If it’s been recolored, is there anything I can do about it? Thank you guys again for all of your help!
ETA. good lord I might have ruined it!
It’s drying weird and I don’t deserve to be on this thread. I shouldn’t have tried...
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I don’t know if you remember this shiny Court bag I have but I decided to try working on it. I noticed that the rubbery/slippery feeling is only on the outside flap, front, back and bottom. The leather on the inside flap, inside, and sides (and straps too) actually feel normal.
I just gave it a hot bath and scrubbed it with a magic eraser. Then for good measure I wiped it with acetone and then scrubbed it again. The rubbery and slippery feeling is still there. I’ll see how it is as it dries whether I should do it again - in your experience, does it take several times of scrubbing to get rid of leather refinisher or acetone wiping to get rid of shoe polish? If it’s been recolored, is there anything I can do about it? Thank you guys again for all of your help!
ETA. good lord I might have ruined it!
I sorry it didn't work out. Without knowing what was used on it before you got it, it's hard to say what could have been done to rescue it.
I hope you're not too discouraged and will try again on a different bag. Maybe you can salvage some parts of the Court bag (if it's ruined) to use on other bags. I'm thinking the strap may be fine.
Thanks for the encouragement. I slathered on some CPR before going to sleep because it was drying weirdly in patches that I haven’t seen before (which prompted the freak out, haha). It looks “ok” this morning. The shine is gone but the weird texture is still there (which is definitely different to the touch compared to the strap, inside flap, etc). I don’t know if I’ve completely ruined it but I’m going to keep putting on conditioner to see what happens. Maybe I will post photos later on when I’m home for advice.
I will definitely continue rehabs if i can. All the other bags I’ve done have been successful but those were mainly just dunk, condition, or touch up some edges with leather paint. This one I just didn’t know what to do!
I got my Legacy small satchel today and I realized the base is stiff. Did Coach use cardboard in the bottoms of certain bags? Does anyone know? I'd like to dunk it but won't if there is a cardboard base. Maybe hold the bottom out of the water? 
Hi CoachMaven, I never had a bag with cardboard but I am new to Coach rehab so I'm looking forward to the experts' opinions.I got my Legacy small satchel today and I realized the base is stiff. Did Coach use cardboard in the bottoms of certain bags? Does anyone know? I'd like to dunk it but won't if there is a cardboard base. Maybe hold the bottom out of the water?
I took some photos. I’ve been applying leather CPR several times a day but more in the evening. Any thoughts from experience rehabbers?? Did I mess it up??
*you may have to click to see all the images of before and after
“Shiny” before photo vs after hot bath/scrubbing/acetone (only did that on the front and back of the bag, as the other parts of the bag didn’t appear seem shiny or
Before and after photo next to another Court bag that I’ve rehabbed previously (both authenticated by the AT thread):
Bonus freak out photo of 5 minutes after I gave it the bath/scrubbing/acetone:
Moral of the story: Don’t buy shiny bags!!!!!
*you may have to click to see all the images of before and after
“Shiny” before photo vs after hot bath/scrubbing/acetone (only did that on the front and back of the bag, as the other parts of the bag didn’t appear seem shiny or
Before and after photo next to another Court bag that I’ve rehabbed previously (both authenticated by the AT thread):
Bonus freak out photo of 5 minutes after I gave it the bath/scrubbing/acetone:
Moral of the story: Don’t buy shiny bags!!!!!
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I think it looks great - definitely a lot better than it did before you worked on it! I would call that a success.
(I can see why you freaked out though, looking at that picture of the bag just after the bath.)
Thanks!! I wasn’t sure what to think just yet. I’m not done yet and hoping that the cpr and blackrocks will make the leather look more similar to the other bag I have.
Are you sure it's mildew? It looks oily to me.
The Sheridan lining reacts VERY badly to alcohol and acetone. I don't know about vinegar. It might be fine, but I'd be cautious about using it.
Before dunking, I'd try scrubbing the lining with a solution of warm water, dish soap and (maybe) vinegar using a dampened gauze pad or cotton cloth. Dunking is a bit risky, but if all else fails I would probably risk it.