Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[Morgan_Bellini]

I dunked it, used two coats of CPR and a coat of Renapur. I like the Renapur a lot as it seems to work really well on this type of fading

Have you ever used Blackrocks? If so, how does it compare with Renapur? Is it sticky like BR? I love Blackrocks but I don't get the same results on the piping as you did with Renapur. I keep saying I need to order some but it's not cheap and I still have so much Blackrocks left.

 

[Hyacinth]

I finally finished the rehab on the really sad pocket purse, thanks to @katev. The leather is super thick and there were no holes or tears. The color is still pretty mottled, after 3 coats of CPR and 2 coats of Blackrocks...but it looks really nice, to me at least, lol. I removed all of the hardware and it was funky! I needed to do a light sanding on the turn lock face as the coating was wearing off. I didn’t have any steel wool, so I used a fine grit finger nail sanding block and it worked perfectly, thank you Sally Beauty Supply . I also polished it with barkeepers friend. I’m pretty happy with results and now my next big rehab is restitching a strap tab on an NYC Dinky. I actually had forgotten how horrible it looked until I was getting photos together. The before pics are from the listing, as I forgot to take some before dunking. Happy rehabbing

Holy cow! It's hard to believe it's the same bag, you did a great job.

Bless those vintage Coach full grain leathers

 

[VintageIsBest]

Holy cow! It's hard to believe it's the same bag, you did a great job.

Bless those vintage Coach full grain leathers

A million thanks to you @Hyacinth for authenticating all of the bags I’ve rehabbed!!

 

[katev]

The leather was super thick snd just really dry. I’ve had some failures with lighter rehabs that didn’t turn out so well. These bags are truly built to last forever!!

The dark-colored, unlined, vintage Coach bags are almost indestructible and are usually easy rehabs. New rehabbers often want to start with a light or brightly-colored bag and I usually try to "bring them over to the dark side", at least to start. I also try to suggest inexpensive bags for early rehab projects.

That poorly listed, beat-up, dark brown NYC pocket purse looked like it had a lot of potential, but you surpassed my expectations, congratulations!

 

[Momscoach]

This is my first rehab post. I bought this Navy blue purse at a thrift store. It had probably been stored flat for years. It was dry and looked like it might have white milder spots.

I wiped the purse down with vinegar. After it dried, I dunked it in very warm water, Dawn and vinegar for 30 minutes and then lukewarm water rinse. Gave it some Leather CPR while still damp and then another CPR 24 hours later.

 

[Lake Effect]

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This is my first rehab post. I bought this Navy blue purse at a thrift store. It had probably been stored flat for years. It was dry and looked like it might have white milder spots.

I wiped the purse down with vinegar. After it dried, I dunked it in very warm water, Dawn and vinegar for 30 minutes and then lukewarm water rinse. Gave it some Leather CPR while still damp and then another CPR 24 hours later.

Amazing! Well done.

 

[gaditana]

Have you ever used Blackrocks? If so, how does it compare with Renapur? Is it sticky like BR? I love Blackrocks but I don't get the same results on the piping as you did with Renapur. I keep saying I need to order some but it's not cheap and I still have so much Blackrocks left.

You know, I’ve never used black rocks so can’t really compare. Because of this forum I looked into the products used and was able to buy leather CPR locally. I checked out the Blackrocks and Renapur on Amazon and the Renapur had really good reviews (and cheaper than blackrocks, at least on Amazon.ca). The Renapur comes with these white sponges and really easy to apply. It’s like a balm and does not feel sticky at all. The leather absorbs it well. I’m happy with the product and would recommend.

 

[aerinha]

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This is my first rehab post. I bought this Navy blue purse at a thrift store. It had probably been stored flat for years. It was dry and looked like it might have white milder spots.

I wiped the purse down with vinegar. After it dried, I dunked it in very warm water, Dawn and vinegar for 30 minutes and then lukewarm water rinse. Gave it some Leather CPR while still damp and then another CPR 24 hours later.

Amazing job!

 

[whateve]

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).

It looks fantastic. Did you use the magic eraser wet or dry?

 

[whateve]

Thank you so much, I will "carefully" try. LOL

Some sandpaper has color of its own that could transfer. I use a sanding block.

 

[Morgan_Bellini]

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This is my first rehab post. I bought this Navy blue purse at a thrift store. It had probably been stored flat for years. It was dry and looked like it might have white milder spots.

I wiped the purse down with vinegar. After it dried, I dunked it in very warm water, Dawn and vinegar for 30 minutes and then lukewarm water rinse. Gave it some Leather CPR while still damp and then another CPR 24 hours later.

Incredible. What a gorgeous result!!

 

[Momscoach]

This was an ink mark project. The outside of the purse itself is in perfect condition. But you can see the inside flap had lots of ink marks. At first I used an eraser. Didn’t work, nothing came out. Neither did using rubbing alcohol or hair spray. That just lightened the suede but not the ink. Finally I used a nail file to gently file the marks. I didn’t want to file down too deep so I stopped just until the ink was not as noticeable. I gave the purse a quick dunk and then brushed the suede.

 

[CPSE]

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This was an ink mark project. The outside of the purse itself is in perfect condition. But you can see the inside flap had lots of ink marks. At first I used an eraser. Didn’t work, nothing came out. Neither did using rubbing alcohol or hair spray. That just lightened the suede but not the ink. Finally I used a nail file to gently file the marks. I didn’t want to file down too deep so I stopped just until the ink was not as noticeable. I gave the purse a quick dunk and then brushed the suede.

That looks much improved! I’m totally gonna use this technique next time. Thanks for sharing your results.

Lots of great work in the rehab world today. Keep on rehabbing, rehabbers!!!

 

[LunaSilver]

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This is my first rehab post. I bought this Navy blue purse at a thrift store. It had probably been stored flat for years. It was dry and looked like it might have white milder spots.

I wiped the purse down with vinegar. After it dried, I dunked it in very warm water, Dawn and vinegar for 30 minutes and then lukewarm water rinse. Gave it some Leather CPR while still damp and then another CPR 24 hours later.

Wow, the difference is like night and day, looks great.

 

[Momscoach]

That looks much improved! I’m totally gonna use this technique next time. Thanks for sharing your results.

Lots of great work in the rehab world today. Keep on rehabbing, rehabbers!!!

Here I am with the nail file