Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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She’s here...
can’t read the Meye anymore, but RS and her name are still legible in the proper lighting. She’ll need some rehab. Vertigris bubbling out from under the turnlock. She also smells strongly of moth balls! Lol
She needs a dunk but afraid to lose the rest of the stamping.
can’t read the Meye anymore, but RS and her name are still legible in the proper lighting. She’ll need some rehab. Vertigris bubbling out from under the turnlock. She also smells strongly of moth balls! Lol
She needs a dunk but afraid to lose the rest of the stamping.
Nice bag, she is going to be so beautiful. Not sure if it is doable to keep the stamp area dry while dunk the rest, from my limited experience the faint leather impression most likely will disappear after dunking.
Yay...you took a chance and won a great bag.
Take heaps of before and after photos.
I hope the stamp doesn't fade too much.
Is it blue?
It’s a beautiful deep sky blue!
I saw someone mention in a post a few days ago I think about the possibility that dunking bags can result in the feel of the leather changing. Should I worry about this? I bought a cheap Costa Rica plant bag and dunked it already, and hope the process doesn't change the feel of the leather because isn't the Costa Rican leather supposedly the best feeling leather Coach used? On the same note, is it possible to over-condition a bag? What does an over-conditioned bag feel like?
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Dunking and conditioning may change the feel of the leather, but most often, in my experience, for the better. With time and use, the bag will continue to change. I wouldn't worry about it because you've already dunked it...what's done is done. Only you can decide if you like the result. Working with a Costa Rica bag, you've got some of the best leather to work with. I imagine it will turn out fine.
I don't know if it's possible to over-condition, but it might not be absorbed right away. If the bag isn't absorbing any more, it may feel slightly sticky. Back off and let it rest until it doesn't feel sticky, then buff with a horsehair brush.
Thanks! I felt like the Costa Rica bag did feel pretty smooth and soft even after one coat of Apple. I did two coats and it only improved. It made me get my black Station back out and apply another coat to it because I had only done one coat after its dunk. ETA: It crossed my mind that maybe a bag that was too conditioned would be one that would get misshapen easily so on my black Station I thought if the leather was a bit drier and stiffer it might hold up better to getting smushed and such but I think I prefer the softer feel to the stiffer behavior.
Apple isn't the best conditioner for a dunked bag. I much prefer Leather CPR, and I usually do at least 3 coats, plus a coat of Blackrocks. You've removed a lot of moisture with a dunk - you need to seal it back in.
I did buy some CPR but I am worried that it will darken the leather. On the black one of course I do not worry about that but the Costa Rica bag I am guessing is saddle, so a little lighter than british tan. Is it too late to use CPR if there's already two coats of Apple on them? The only reason I don't go ahead and get the Blackrocks and everything you folks talk about on here is that I just do not intend to use the products up. I am only looking for maybe one more style and I want to find one already in good condition and then I am just going to enjoy the ones I've bought.
CPR doesn't darken. If it looks darker when you put it on, it is because it is soaking in, and the color you are seeing is the color the bag was originally before it dried out. I use Blackrocks on new bags for waterproofing and protection and for maintenance on bags that are older. Even without new rehabs, it gets used up.