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Jacynthe said:
Hello katev! Are you able to share more details of the Carlyle you dunked please? Did you dunk as the same as the full grain vintage leather? Thank you!
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katev said:
I didn't dunk the Carlyle, sorry if I gave that impression, but I have dunked a few of the Italian Coach Madison and Gramercy bags including a black Gramercy Zip, a red Madison Bristol Domed Satchel, and the Butter Madison Copley and French Wallet. These Italian bags are pretty tough and not as delicate as they appear.

I just give them a bath in Dawn and stuff them to start the drying process. I moisturize with Leather Therapy Restorer and Conditioner and polish the hardware.

They take a long, long, long time to dry - even after I remove the stuffing. If parts of the bag are drying faster than others (like the straps) I moisturize with Leather Therapy before they dry out.

The card slots in the butter French purse wallet were drying all stretched out and wavy, so I put plastic credit cards and gift cards in the slots to shape them while drying.

Below are pics of the butter Copley bag and wallet rehabs:

Butter Madison Copley
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/page-1169#post-32540096

Butter Madison French Purse:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/page-1169#post-32540108
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Talk about a coincidence! I unexpectedly picked up a cherry red Carlyle for $20 today at a thrift shop. The bag is intact and very clean but it is squished, has a few dents, and the strap is kinked. I don't really want to give it a bath - red bags can be so tricky - but dunking would help to reshape it. What do you think about stuffing and steaming to reshape it? I am open to suggestions, thanks!

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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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This is impressive!
 
#24,484
aerinha said:
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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Thanks for the good tips.
 
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aerinha said:
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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Follow your tips and got this for $ 9.99, a vintage Pelham Zip bag,hooray ! Still can't avoid global shipping cost of $25 . Overall I am happy with the price.
 

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katev said:
Gorgeous! The name Small Shopper may have come from Coach but Bonnie Cashin called it the Attachette when she drew sketches of the design, as listed in the UCLA Cashin Archives, see link below:

http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz0002xmsv
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katev said:
Gorgeous! The name Small Shopper may have come from Coach but Bonnie Cashin called it the Attachette when she drew sketches of the design, as listed in the UCLA Cashin Archives, see link below:

http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz0002xmsv
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Your bag twin at Fashion Museum FIT permanent collection (90.170.35)

ETA. Woopoos, it was supposed to reply to katev
 

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Are you sure that it is a grease stain? It might be water or tea. You might try giving it a sink bath in warm water with Dawn dish soap and apply Dawn directly to the spot while washing. They use Dawn to remove oil spills from baby otters and seabirds - however this stain has set for a time so it may not be effective.

Rinse with warm water and drain. While it is still wet stuff the bag with towels or clean rags to shape it while drying and arrange the strap and fringe nicely while drying - so they dry in the correct positions. Turn the bag during drying.

When it is half-dry, remove the stuffing and pull the lining out as far as possible and continue dry. That may remove or reduce the appearance of the spot. Then apply a conditioner like Leather CPR, let it absorb and buff. Repeat as necessary.

If the spot still shows badly you can try thin applications of Black Rocks Leather n Rich. Apply very sparingly, quickly rub off the excess and buff with a soft cloth or clean horsehair brush. Repeat is necessary. Black Rocks will darken the leather a bit but it will also help to hide the stain.

I have never had much luck with a degreaser and British Tan is a delicate color, but maybe others have had better experiences, good luck!
 
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katev said:
Are you sure that it is a grease stain? It might be water or tea. You might try giving it a sink bath in warm water with Dawn dish soap and apply Dawn directly to the spot while washing. They use Dawn to remove oil spills from baby otters and seabirds - however this stain has set for a time so it may not be effective.

Rinse with warm water and drain. While it is still wet stuff the bag with towels or clean rags to shape it while drying and arrange the strap and fringe nicely while drying - so they dry in the correct positions. Turn the bag during drying.

When it is half-dry, remove the stuffing and pull the lining out as far as possible and continue dry. That may remove or reduce the appearance of the spot. Then apply a conditioner like Leather CPR, let it absorb and buff. Repeat as necessary.

If the spot still shows badly you can try thin applications of Black Rocks Leather n Rich. Apply very sparingly, quickly rub off the excess and buff with a soft cloth or clean horsehair brush. Repeat is necessary. Black Rocks will darken the leather a bit but it will also help to hide the stain.

I have never had much luck with a degreaser and British Tan is a delicate color, but maybe others have had better experiences, good luck!
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Thank you ! I have rehabbed my other vintage bags by dunking them in water but wasn’t sure since this bag has a cloth liner . I will give it a try !
 
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