I had a casino that was touched up with latex paint and it came right off in the tub of warm water. Do you think it might be shoe polish? Acetone might be a better option followed by a bath. Just my opinion.
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I agree that the curve presents an added challenge. A cobbler might be able to get those piping edges back together again depending on how frayed they are.
This little beauty arrived today! Another BC for Meyers but I’ve never seen one that looks like a Berkeley! She’s a dirty girl and will be going for a swim soon! Does anyone know the time frame these guys were made in? The buckles are definitely not solid brass, but are plated brass over something silver.
Cashin worked for Meyers from 1975-1979, according to the UCLA library Bonnie Cashin collection archive:
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt9z09q97x/
Here's an interesting piece I saved from somewhere online describing the Cashin for Meyers leather:
Thank you. That is fantastic, I think it looks amazing. I'm going to check out Fiebing's Leather Cement.
Speaking of paint on purses, I ran into a bag yesterday at the thrift and I was torn. I haven't tried to have it authenticated yet because it has condition issues, mainly some kind of white paint (?), and they want $30 for it. I might consider it if I thought it was rehab-worthy, as it is a style I have never seen (saddle bag?) and I feel so bad leaving the poor thing (if it is real). But $30 is an amount I don't spend lightly. What do y'all think? I have had no luck working with ink and haven't tried paint, but then maybe I could dye/paint to cover it. You can see the paint in the second photo at the bottom of the bag.
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Sometimes you can scrub something like that off in the bath, but that's not a sure thing. For $30 I wouldn't want to risk it.
Thanks, Catbird. If it was a $10 investment, I'd probably give it a try, but I agree that $30 is too much. Their pricing is pretty wonky on purses!
Re did the Green City...much happier with it but it still has a very slight curl on its right side. But I can live with that. The front flap feels a lot softer and looks cleaner.
Its a dull day here at the moment so cant get a great shot of it. Top photo is todays , next is what she looked like from the first rehab and the last is what she looked like when I got her.
Its a dull day here at the moment so cant get a great shot of it. Top photo is todays , next is what she looked like from the first rehab and the last is what she looked like when I got her.
I got my first vintage Coach buy in the mail the other day. In retrospect, starting with the color bone was probably not a great idea, but I lucked out. I used leather CPR to clean and condition , Brasso on the hardware and a gentle touch up with a magic eraser on the red stains (lucky it didn't pull the paint). I'm so pleased with the results with such little intervention! I am full-on obsessed with getting a well-rounded vintage collection now. The vintage Coach are made so well, I get sad thinking of these peices unknowingly discarded or not cared for. Especially when I seriously doubt Coach will ever manufacture with such great quality durable leathers and design again (or manufacture in the US again).
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Glad to hear that the magic eraser works! I’ve been wanting a bone pocket purse forever but am weary of it not rehabbing well. Looking at the before and after pictures you did a fantastic job! May I ask if the bag had any verdigris discolouration to begin with? (And if so, what did you do to remove it?) thanks.
Thank you! I was dubious about a successful rehab but glad I took the chance. It didn't have any verdigris, so I lucked out there. I am curious on the best way to deal with that though. My most recent arrival is a black city bag that does have verdigris but I imagine that would be much more problematic on lighter color bags if it had discolored the surrounding leather.
Some of you may remember this awful dirty bone bag I picked up for $4 for practice:
I admitted defeat. It just wasn't going to rehab in the color department. So I got it cleaned and conditioned, and then committed sacrilege. I am not quite finished yet. Have to get the rest of the piping, the pull tab, and the handle loops, plus do something with the strap, but my first use of Angelus paints went well:
I admitted defeat. It just wasn't going to rehab in the color department. So I got it cleaned and conditioned, and then committed sacrilege. I am not quite finished yet. Have to get the rest of the piping, the pull tab, and the handle loops, plus do something with the strap, but my first use of Angelus paints went well: