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#25,263
LunaSilver said:
Not sure if it will work , I would try polish the hardware with toothpaste and cloth. Just need to completely wash and scrub off toothpaste afterwards, otherwise it will leave behind white residue .
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Catbird9 said:
First I would try scrubbing with vinegar on a toothbrush. Mask off the surrounding areas so you don't transfer rust to the other parts. Try to reach all surfaces of the teeth on both sides.

I recently rehabbed a Dakota Harvest tote and the zippers had some kind of black oxidation on them. The inside pocket zipper wouldn't move. I cleaned both zippers with vinegar, then rubbed vigorously with a microfiber cloth (stains came off onto the cloth), then used a Cape Cod metal polishing cloth (also picked up some stains). Zippers fully functional after this treatment.

Good luck!
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Thank you very much for the suggestions! I'm going to give it a go this weekend, hopefully the tote will be done drinking up all my Leather CPR by then. Other than the zipper this bag is turning out beautifully! I almost regret putting it on the for sale list but I just can't keep them all.
 
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whateve said:
I think it is too dark to use zit cream. Different brands will react differently to rehabbing than the Coach we know. Sometimes you can get disastrous consequences, like just getting it wet will cause glue to discolor the leather. If I were going to do anything, I would use vinegar or a leather cleaner, but I would test on a small part first.
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Oh I didn't realise different brands may react differently! Thanks for explaining!
Yes, it being darker is what made me post my question before trying anything out.
I will buy some leather cleaner and test a small section on the back of it. Believe it or not, up until now I have never needed to use a leather cleaner- just a quick wipe down after use and some regular conditioning has worked for my other bags.
Thanks so much. :smile:

LunaSilver said:
Toothpaste is not safe for leather, it may dull the leather surface. It is effective on hardware because the micro polishing agents in it's ingredients (as long as the hardware is not very shinny.).
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I didn't know you could use toothpaste on hardware.
The other site I found this tip on it all said to apply directly on leather. Very glad I didn't follow that advice as I may have ruined the bag.
Thank you! :smile:
 
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I think a good wash and some leather conditioner and reshaping will help this one. I bought it off poshmark for my little sister, it doesn't have to be perfect because she's only 17 so it'll probably see some abuse. Lol any ideas? Or what do y'all think?
 

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katev said:
I finished the rehab of my new-to-me Legacy Thompson Julia Shoulder Bag 11376. The bag cost $498 when it was released in 2008 and came in Ivory, Chestnut, and Mahogany colors - my bag is Mahogany.

I bought it for $40 including shipping on ebay and it was in pretty good condition but it was grubby, stained, spotted, scratched, and misshapen. The legacy striped lining was dirty and spotted, and the bag was missing both of its charms - the distinctive Thompson "Coach" Script circular brass fob, and the studded, whipstitch leather hangtag.

Much thanks to @BeenBurned and @whateve for authenticating the bag and to @Catbird9 for finding information about it on the Wayback Machine - I had tried to find more about it but I struck out, and you don't see much information about the Thompson bags online, so I was really grateful for her assistance.

I wanted to give the bag a bath because it was dirty and out-of-shape, but I was worried that the dark brown color would run and ruin the legacy striped lining. When inspecting the lining I noticed that there were some brown rubbing stains at the seams and corners so I was pretty confident that the color would bleed if it got wet. With help from @Catbird9 I confirmed that this bag was not made of unsealed vachetta leather, although some of the natural Thompson bags and other Legacy bags are vachetta.

I decided to take a chance on dunking it in a bath with Dawn dish soap and the water immediately started turning brown the moment the bag got wet so I gave it a quick bath! I didn't allow the bag to soak and I just kept changing the sudsy water several times and rinsing the bag continusously while working on getting it clean. I got brown some stains on my hands and on the work towels that I used with the bag but happily, it came out clean and the lining wasn't ruined. I let it drain for awhile, stuffed it with towels to reshape, let it dry, conditioned with Leather Therapy and Leather CPR - it was really dry! And then I gave it a light application of Black Rocks and shined up the hardware a bit.

The biggest challenge was dealing with the lost Thompson fobs but I will tell you about that next. In the meantime, here are the before pictures of my Mahogany Legacy Thompson Julia 11376, she really did need some TLC!

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This is a cute wristlet that looks like a match to your bag style!
https://poshmark.com/listing/LIMITED-EDITION-Coach-leather-wristlet-5e31c9acfe19c79df73650e1
 
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I picked this up at Goodwill, it’s extremely soft and puddle-like. It’s a 70th anniversary Willis; I’m not sure what type of leather this is? Not sure how to handle a cleaning of this? What can I use as conditioner?

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