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houseof999 said:
I'm walking it off.. unusually warm and 60 degrees in Ohio today.
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Looks gorgeous where you are! I'm getting freezing rain through the entire weekend. I was supposed to have two bags delivered today but due to the weather USPS just says "NO ACCESS" to my city. I've never seen that before. I live in a large suburb where the roads are well maintained, too. Very unusual.
 
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UPDATE on my City Bag piping repair, posted here:
Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

This was a was a good learning experience for me. I tried to go slowly and not rush it (not my usual way of doing things!) I used Fiebing's Leather Cement to fill the holes, waiting a day or more for it to dry. It needed a second application of the cement in a couple of places (the glue shrinks as it dries.)

When it was dry, I mixed some FolkArt "coffee bean" acrylic paint with a little brown Kiwi Scuff Magic (to darken it) plus a dab of Leather CPR, and painted it over the cement with a q-tip, touched up with a toothpick.

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I'm not totally happy with the results, but for my first effort, it's OK. You have to look closely to see the repairs, and it's definitely looking a lot better!

FRONT: (Taken under different lighting conditions and stages of drying, but it's the same bag!)

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Catbird9 said:
UPDATE on my City Bag piping repair, posted here:
Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

This was a was a good learning experience for me. I tried to go slowly and not rush it (not my usual way of doing things!) I used Fiebing's Leather Cement to fill the holes, waiting a day or more for it to dry. It needed a second application of the cement in a couple of places (the glue shrinks as it dries.)

When it was dry, I mixed some FolkArt "coffee bean" acrylic paint with a little brown Kiwi Scuff Magic (to darken it) plus a dab of Leather CPR, and painted it over the cement with a q-tip, touched up with a toothpick.

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I'm not totally happy with the results, but for my first effort, it's OK. You have to look closely to see the repairs, and it's definitely looking a lot better!

FRONT: (Taken under different lighting conditions and stages of drying, but it's the same bag!)

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That looks Fantastic...I think you have done a brilliant job.
 
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Catbird9 said:
UPDATE on my City Bag piping repair, posted here:
Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

This was a was a good learning experience for me. I tried to go slowly and not rush it (not my usual way of doing things!) I used Fiebing's Leather Cement to fill the holes, waiting a day or more for it to dry. It needed a second application of the cement in a couple of places (the glue shrinks as it dries.)

When it was dry, I mixed some FolkArt "coffee bean" acrylic paint with a little brown Kiwi Scuff Magic (to darken it) plus a dab of Leather CPR, and painted it over the cement with a q-tip, touched up with a toothpick.

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I'm not totally happy with the results, but for my first effort, it's OK. You have to look closely to see the repairs, and it's definitely looking a lot better!

FRONT: (Taken under different lighting conditions and stages of drying, but it's the same bag!)

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Aaaand I just ordered some leather cement. Thank you!! I have a few NYC bags that need the piping fixed and now I know how to do it!!! Yay!
 
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I bought an ergo tote I don't even remember where and when cuz I can't find it in my purchase history so yeah it's been that long! I don't have before pictures but the inside was filthy dirty and ink spots all over. I wanted to gag when I saw the bath water.
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The outside looked great so all that yucky dirt came off the lining inside. :sick:
Here is an ink spot that wouldn't budge with straight Dawn.
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After I sprayed the lining with Krud Kutter
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After:
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LunaSilver said:
Guess I just need to be patient waiting for the right courier at a right price for me. Thanks for sharing.
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I find searching at odd times of the day (cough obsessively cough) helps. I searched eBay and Etsy first thing in the morning to catch any PST listings that went up while I was asleep since I am in EST. I also found more on a weekday morning than a weekend since people have other things to do on weekdays like work or get kiddos off to school and competition is less.
 
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houseof999 said:
This is now. Just needs CPR and BR but it already looks much better. Specially inside.

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Lovely. Is that the extra large? I had the large pleated ergo, tattersall lining in chalk. The handles never cleaned up as well as the rest of the bag. Which cleaned up great for chalk, although prior owner took good care of it. I liked it for a work tote. I want to try the extra large. This bag was just posted, I think on WBAYCT.
SVP St. Vincent DePaul? I used to go to a St. Vincent DePaul thrift. It was more of crocheted Afghan / baby stroller resource. It was the locale.
ETA lol I have used Kris Kutter for carpets, floor mats !
 
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Lake Effect said:
Lovely. Is that the extra large? I had the large pleated ergo, tattersall lining in chalk. The handles never cleaned up as well as the rest of the bag. Which cleaned up great for chalk, although prior owner took good care of it. I liked it for a work tote. I want to try the extra large. This bag was just posted, I think on WBAYCT.
SVP St. Vincent DePaul? I used to go to a St. Vincent DePaul thrift. It was more of crocheted Afghan / baby stroller resource. It was the locale.
ETA lol I have used Kris Kutter for carpets, floor mats !
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:lol: Glad to see your auto correct also turns Krud to Kris! This is the smaller version I think. Style 11285. Yes, SVP is St. Vincent DePaul. It's a little further away from my Goodwill but I don't mind the drive.
 
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Lake Effect said:
Lovely. Is that the extra large? I had the large pleated ergo, tattersall lining in chalk. The handles never cleaned up as well as the rest of the bag. Which cleaned up great for chalk, although prior owner took good care of it. I liked it for a work tote. I want to try the extra large. This bag was just posted, I think on WBAYCT.
SVP St. Vincent DePaul? I used to go to a St. Vincent DePaul thrift. It was more of crocheted Afghan / baby stroller resource. It was the locale.
ETA lol I have used Kris Kutter for carpets, floor mats !
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Look for the totes that have the large turnlock on the front, those are the XL sized.
 
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