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#24,500
CoachMaven said:
So this wasn't much of a rehab, but I had to share. I have become a HUGE fan of the Ergo XL totes. I have one in smooth leather in Chalk, a pebbled leather one in Black, and then I stumbled upon this one in natural vachetta by complete accident for a ridiculous price on Ebay. It isn't as light as some prefer, but I just love that suntanned patina look. Whomever owned this before me took great care of it, just had it in the sun :cool:. There was no damage, no nasty black handles, I am smitten! It was in need of some moisturizer so this is after two coats of Leather CPR and a buffing with a horsehair brush. I have the hangtag and the dust bag, just didn't post for the photo.View attachment 4623666
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This is gorgeous! I love the color and the overall structure.
 
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katev said:
That's it! And I know what you mean, I am sort of a "Mad Chemist" with all my lotions and leather care products.

In general, I use Leather CPR for most of my leather bags and rehabs, I find that it is a good general purpose conditioner that works well in many situations, including the Coach glove-tanned leather bags.

I also keep Lexol Cleaner Wipes and Lexol Conditioner Wipes on hand and I use them for quick touch ups and sometimes before putting a bag into storage at the end of the season - or if I am unsure how to clean and condition a delicate bag. They are very light products and not the best for deep conditioning but they are okay in some situations, and they are unlikely to do much harm to a delicate or unusual bag.

I use Blackrock's Leather n Rich as the final application (after Leather CPR) on most of my glove-tanned leather rehabs, it really brightens and restores color and it hides a lot of scratches and flaws. You have to apply it very sparingly, rub it in quickly and buff. If you put it on too heavy it gets sticky. It has an odor but it fades soon.

The Leather Therapy & Restorer is good when I want something "in between" a light conditioner like Lexol and a thicker creamy conditioner like Leather CPR. The Italian Coach bags have pebbled caviar leather and they have a finish that prevents much absorption by a conditioner. I don't use thick conditioners because I don't want to have any white, gunky stuff drying in the "little valleys" between the "raised bumps". It also give the bags a nice shine and hides some scratches and flaws.

I also use Leather Therapy Restorer & Conditioner when I've given a bath to a glove-tanned leather bag and it is drying out very quickly - or parts of it are drying out quickly. It slows down the drying process and helps to prevent stiffness, cracking, and curling.

I often use Leather CPR and sometimes Blackrocks on glove-tanned pebbled leather bags even though the leather has bumps and valleys - but I put them on sparingly, rub in quickly, and wipe away the excess. You can always to another application later, after there has been some time for the product to be absorbed into the leather.

I've successfully used DYO Reptile Conditioner on genuine snakeskin and lizard bags.

Yep! I'm the Mad Chemist!
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Ran out of leather cpr, and the bed & bath beyond store near me out of stock as well. So I have to use Lexol leather deep conditioner. Oh man, that thing stinks, the smell is so strong, similiar to the chemical that hair salons use to perm the hair. Is it normal? Or Amazon shipped me a bad product?
 

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#24,502
LunaSilver said:
Ran out of leather cpr, and the bed & bath beyond store near me out of stock as well. So I have to use Lexol leather deep conditioner. Oh man, that thing stinks, the smell is so strong, similiar to the chemical that hair salons use to perm the hair. Is it normal? Or Amazon shipped me a bad product?
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Lexol has an odor but it dissipates pretty quickly and I never thought that it was terribly strong - not what you are descibing. Maybe because your bottle says "Deep Conditioner? My bottle just says "Leather Conditioner" but it has the same kind of brown label.
 
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katev said:
Lexol has an odor but it dissipates pretty quickly and I never thought that it was terribly strong - not what you are descibing. Maybe because your bottle says "Deep Conditioner? My bottle just says "Leather Conditioner" but it has the same kind of brown label.
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Thanks for the reply.
I am going to return it. The smell was lingering, also my lip became Lumb from possible lexol contamination from hands, even through I didn't remember to touch my lip while working with Lexol. Whatever in that Bottle is not leather conditioner, it smells like some errosive chemical. I end up dunk the bag again to get rid of whatever it is.
 
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LunaSilver said:
Ran out of leather cpr, and the bed & bath beyond store near me out of stock as well. So I have to use Lexol leather deep conditioner. Oh man, that thing stinks, the smell is so strong, similiar to the chemical that hair salons use to perm the hair. Is it normal? Or Amazon shipped me a bad product?
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The perm solution smell is from sulphur based products.

katev said:
Lexol has an odor but it dissipates pretty quickly and I never thought that it was terribly strong - not what you are descibing. Maybe because your bottle says "Deep Conditioner? My bottle just says "Leather Conditioner" but it has the same kind of brown label.
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Ditto on this experience and label description. Mine is a 500 ml spray bottle.

LunaSilver said:
Thanks for the reply.
I am going to return it. The smell was lingering, also my lip became Lumb from possible lexol contamination from hands, even through I didn't remember to touch my lip while working with Lexol. Whatever in that Bottle is not leather conditioner, it smells like some errosive chemical. I end up dunk the bag again to get rid of whatever it is.
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Side note, A couple years before I found complete info on tPF on dunking and conditioning, I read on the eBay boards about how a woman cleaned her bags and shoes with Lexol cleaner and conditioner. So I started with that. I could not understand the white streaking left on a pair of black Timberland boots and black Patricia’s Legacy. I found out here it was residue from the Lexol conditioner, used on completely wet leather.
 
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houseof999 said:
My Biltmore arrived, squished into a poly bag! :mad:

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houseof999 said:
I have no idea. I stuffed it immediately and leaving it stuffed for a week to see if it will shape back. I paid $14.20 for Priority shipping and it would've fit in just fine in a priority mail box.
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whateve said:
There is really no excuse for this!
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Catbird9 said:
Yikes. Some people! :tdown:
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@houseof999 Any luck with reshaping your Biltmore? Did stuffing her take care of the problem? I've got a somewhat squished red Carlyle and I am considering options for reshaping her. I will dunk if necessary but I was thinking of trying to steam her back into shape.

I recently used steam to successfully remove wrinkles from a bag but it was a tote in soft pebbled leather, not a structured bag like the Italian Madison bags, so I am unsure what will be best.

I have dunked Italian Madison bags in the past and they came out fine, but they take forever to dry and this one is red and very clean so I would prefer not to give it a bath - unless I have to. Any ideas?

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katev said:
@houseof999 Any luck with reshaping your Biltmore? Did stuffing her take care of the problem? I've got a somewhat squished red Carlyle and I am considering options for reshaping her. I will dunk if necessary but I was thinking of trying to steam her back into shape.

I recently used steam to successfully remove wrinkles from a bag but it was a tote in soft pebbled leather, not a structured bag like the Italian Madison bags, so I am unsure what will be best.

I have dunked Italian Madison bags in the past and they came out fine, but they take forever to dry and this one is red and very clean so I would prefer not to give it a bath - unless I have to. Any ideas?

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I just took all the stuffings out. It looks like the bottom flattened out and it's holding it's shape. The corner crease is still there. I don't think I can get it to go away without steam either. Here how it looks now:
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It's on the back left corner so that's a good thing.
 
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houseof999 said:
I just took all the stuffings out. It looks like the bottom flattened out and it's holding it's shape. The corner crease is still there. I don't think I can get it to go away without steam either. Here how it looks now:
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It's on the back left corner so that's a good thing.
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ETA: I'd stuff your bag fully and let it sit also see if it improves. I've started cutting cardboard boxes to shape to put behind the leather panels and then stuffing the bag. The card board prevents the lumps I was getting when I was jam packing the towels.
 
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