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Well the second of my three bags arrived today...and in such great condition that Im not doing a dunk...just a condition.
If i need to shape the bottom a bit, do I heat some towels and stuff the bag and condition?
 
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UPDATE on cleaning pigskin suede inside pocket on the Dakota Harvest Tote with Lincoln E-Z cleaner:

I shook the bottle of cleaner to create foamy bubbles. Then dipped a toothbrush in and cleaned the entire pocket using circular motions, didn't saturate. Let it dry and brushed with natural bristle manicure brush. I'm pleased with the result! The stains are much lighter and the pocket coloration looks more even, although a tiny bit darker, which I'm OK with.

Thanks @whateve for suggesting this!

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Catbird9 said:
UPDATE on cleaning pigskin suede inside pocket on the Dakota Harvest Tote with Lincoln E-Z cleaner:

I shook the bottle of cleaner to create foamy bubbles. Then dipped a toothbrush in and cleaned the entire pocket using circular motions, didn't saturate. Let it dry and brushed with natural bristle manicure brush. I'm pleased with the result! The stains are much lighter and the pocket coloration looks more even, although a tiny bit darker, which I'm OK with.

Thanks @whateve for suggesting this!

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That’s a good improvement! I’d be happy with that!
 
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katev said:
Here are after-rehab pics of my $66 forest green Madison Drake Briefbag, made in Italy in 1995. Some of the pictures were taken with flash and some with ambient light which explains the difference in color.

I gave it a bath in Dawn and water, rinsed and drained well, stuffed with towels to shape, removed the towels and waited several days for it to dry.

I applied small amounts of Fashion Fusion to the damaged areas of the handle to stabilize them and I used a very tiny amount of acrylic paint to address the rubbing damage on the handles and bottom corners. I used a light application of Leather Therapy Restorer and Conditioner to condition the bag.

The turnlock plate was tarnished and I had to work hard with Wenol to remove the tarnish. Some of the satin finish was lost on the turnlock plate, but I am hoping that it will get a little more dull looking in time. I considered using a gold hangtag to replace the missing one but decided to use a forest green hangtag in plain glove-tanned leather because it is the correct color for the bag.

I also laundered and ironed the flannel Madison Collection dustbag that came with my Drake. I paid a total of $86 for both the red Carlyle and the green Drake (original retail value of $684).

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Thank you for all the tips on these! I have decided I want a tophandle Madison (Biltmore or Gracie) at some point as my 'dressy' bag so these may come in handy someday. I've been using what I think is a vintage '60s black crocodile frame handbag as my ultra-dressy bag but I don't know where I last put it... guess it's been a good long time since I really needed it!
 
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