LOL no you didn't. I have learned quite a bit about searching for vintage bags. Most people who are selling their personal bags who are not purse crazy have no idea what the bags are named. So searching for ergo or janice or whatever gets you the bags that people are selling for higher $ because they know. I found this one by google searching "coach 11285" and it was listed in October with no ergo to be found in the listing. I'm sure some of you ladies are "pros" at searching.Lol! Hey I didn't make you go look! I'm bad when I actually find one and give you a link, which I HAVE done before.
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Thank you! I’m glad to hear that it could be possible for the bag to get her colour back! I want to think about it for a little bit longer but thanks so much for sharing your experiences!
A few month's ago I picked up a Men's Bleecker City Canvas Field Bag 70894 (Silver/Natural/Fawn, 2012) in very dirty condition at the Goodwill store for $10. I knew that it would be a challenging rehab but I decided to give it a try. I gave it a couple of sink baths and vigorously scrubbed the dirty spots. Then I put it in a laundry bag and cycled it through the washer.
The bag held up very well to all that rough treatment and it looks much, much better but it still has some stubborn areas. The web strap is still a bit dingy but not bad - but the most troubling area is the large yellow/tan stain on the front of the bag (coffee?) See pictures below.
I put the bag away for awhile but now I am coming back to it. The Before pics are at the link below and you will see that the bag looks much better now - the inside is pristine again - but it still needs help with the outside.
Any suggestions for dealing with that big, ugly stain? Do you think I should try to take it to a cleaners?
Thanks in advance for your advice and Happy New Year!
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...ost-for-format.889527/page-2701#post-33321273
The bag held up very well to all that rough treatment and it looks much, much better but it still has some stubborn areas. The web strap is still a bit dingy but not bad - but the most troubling area is the large yellow/tan stain on the front of the bag (coffee?) See pictures below.
I put the bag away for awhile but now I am coming back to it. The Before pics are at the link below and you will see that the bag looks much better now - the inside is pristine again - but it still needs help with the outside.
Any suggestions for dealing with that big, ugly stain? Do you think I should try to take it to a cleaners?
Thanks in advance for your advice and Happy New Year!
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...ost-for-format.889527/page-2701#post-33321273
You might be able to bleach the stain. You could try hydrogen peroxide or zit cream. I don't know how to keep it from making it too white though. I've never been able to clean those webbing straps.
Very true. I really like the faded wood-like patina on some nicely aged bags, especially the browns: Tabac, Mahogany, and British Tan.
The Hollister rehab was my most time consuming project. It was in good shape but smelled as if it had spent most of its life in an unsanitary attic. I couldn’t bear to be in the same room with it.
After washing and rinsing in vinegary water, it still reeked. I enclosed it in a garbage bag for 6 days, the first three sprinkled with a total of 4 boxes of baking sofa, twice, then another 3 filled with a 50/50 water vinegar mix, again twice (a total of 1 gallon of Vinegar). The fluid did not leak but The bag still smelled nasty.
I then put it into a gigantic perforated laundry bag and put it into the washer (front loading) with several tablespoons of Lexol cleaner and the bleach dispenser filled with vinegar.
After several rinses it came out smelling nice.
After the many washings it looked parched, crying out for moisture. So I drenched it in the much maligned (unfairly, IMO) Obenauf oil and put it on the boot/sweater tray over a towel in the dryer at low temp. Repeated it one more time and let it dry.
After a good brushing, I applied 9 (I counted) coats of Leather CPR, brushing between each massage. Then 2 Blackrock applications and a bit of colour
on a few spots and it was done, smelling just of new leather.
The brown leather did darken but I rather like it with the green. There is a listing of a Hollister showing the original trim colour
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...collection-blue-brown-Rare-creed/123914084177
After washing and rinsing in vinegary water, it still reeked. I enclosed it in a garbage bag for 6 days, the first three sprinkled with a total of 4 boxes of baking sofa, twice, then another 3 filled with a 50/50 water vinegar mix, again twice (a total of 1 gallon of Vinegar). The fluid did not leak but The bag still smelled nasty.
I then put it into a gigantic perforated laundry bag and put it into the washer (front loading) with several tablespoons of Lexol cleaner and the bleach dispenser filled with vinegar.
After several rinses it came out smelling nice.
After the many washings it looked parched, crying out for moisture. So I drenched it in the much maligned (unfairly, IMO) Obenauf oil and put it on the boot/sweater tray over a towel in the dryer at low temp. Repeated it one more time and let it dry.
After a good brushing, I applied 9 (I counted) coats of Leather CPR, brushing between each massage. Then 2 Blackrock applications and a bit of colour
on a few spots and it was done, smelling just of new leather.
The brown leather did darken but I rather like it with the green. There is a listing of a Hollister showing the original trim colour
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...collection-blue-brown-Rare-creed/123914084177
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. The inside of the bag looks much better ! But the stain hasn’t budged . I may try to dunk it again and if that doesn’t work try to dye it or use something to darken the leather a bit to his it ?
If it is grease then that area may not absorb a dye - I'm not sure.
After you re-wash and condition it, the leather will probably darken a little, but I would also apply Black Rocks Leather n Rich. It should darken the bag and make the stain less noticeable.
You should apply it very sparingly, rub it in to the bag then wipe off the excess and buff. It gets tacky if you put it on too thick. You can always apply again later if needed. Black Rocks has an odor but it dissipates with time. Good luck!
Gorgeous! I love the tans. But my newest to me vintage is a black Willis that turned out so beautiful after rehab. You can see the leather shining through beneath the black dye and I think it's pretty cool. It reminds me of wood stained black and how it's not opaque.
Awesome rehab! You really put your hands and heart into it, and it shows. I love that darker trim next to the green.
I dunked a black Hollister Tote. The leather came out fine, but I abandoned the project when I couldn't fix the torn lining. It's a beautiful bag and I wish I'd been able to restore it as you did yours.
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I have this green Dakota Harvest Tote coming and am going to attempt a rehab. I'll keep your Hollister techniques in mind. May the Force be with me!
It's true, I got my vachetta XL by complete accident. It was being sold by the Humane Society in their online thrift store and was listed as a Coach brown/tan bag. Those types of sellers always have the best deals.
My NYC red Pocket Purse is more orange/red than my Patricia's Legacy. And it did obtain a richer red color once I dunked it.
I had that Dakota on my watch list for a while but, after exercising all the willpower I could muster, decided that it would fill the same niche as the Hollister.
I didn’t mention that I put on Obenauf LP (after insufficient coffee consumption), thinking it was Black Rock, let that dry, brushed, and then followed up with the last Black Rock massage. I don’t know what effect, if any, that had.
Do please share your rehab of the Dakota.