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#25,861
artax two said:
A few of questions for the Renapur users.
Does it have a drying period like we have with Blackrock?
Do you wipe excess off or anything?
Do you do a buff with a horsehair brush or cloth at any point?
Do you find that the product comes off on any clothes/car seats/any other surfaces?
Or transfer color into it from jeans or cloths or anything onto lighter colored leather? I assume any issue like this would have already been discussed but just letting my mind wander for the moment.

Here are some photos of fresh coats. So far, I like what I see and how it applies and the early results. I think it may be what my black station needed to get it past its dull sheen and get it back to sassy but I'll see how it goes. My daypack is from Hungary, which at first I thought was going to be really cool, having a Hungarian bag, but I really just think its just so-so wrinkled leather. :/
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I just used Renapur for the first time this week and I'm very pleased with it too. I used the sponge that came with it and applied a light coat. It has a faint scent which I like (and which disappeared quickly), and it's not sticky. It seemed to be completely absorbed by the next day, adding a nice glow to the leather, even without brushing. The product insert says there's no need to buff, and also that it has a 20 YEAR shelf life with the lid on, with even with the lid off, guaranteed PERFECT FOR 5 YEARS! I'm impressed by that (if true).

I think both your bags look great! I love the natural pebbly texture on your daypack, but maybe that's just personal preference. I'm glad the Station Bag improved too.
 
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#25,863
Catbird9 said:
I just used Renapur for the first time this week and I'm very pleased with it too. I used the sponge that came with it and applied a light coat. It has a faint scent which I like (and which disappeared quickly), and it's not sticky. It seemed to be completely absorbed by the next day, adding a nice glow to the leather, even without brushing. The product insert says there's no need to buff, and also that it has a 20 YEAR shelf life with the lid on, with even with the lid off, guaranteed PERFECT FOR 5 YEARS! I'm impressed by that (if true).

I think both your bags look great! I love the natural pebbly texture on your daypack, but maybe that's just personal preference. I'm glad the Station Bag improved too.
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Thanks! The color on the daypack stayed nice and even except for under the flap where its darker, but I got the other parts closer to that original color with a coat of Blackrock. But I am like you, I am liking this product so far. Yes, 20 years is unbelievable but that is great if it really does last that long.
 
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Saaski said:
First time rehabber, with a suede bag. I dunked it, but when I took it out to dry, I noticed the edging on the strap was now all flaking off
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It's like this all the way around the strap. I'm guessing there isn't much I can do past paint the edging back on when the bag is dry and clean?

Also wondering what I did wrong. Or if I did? The edging was fine before the dunk. I used soap and warm water for 20 minutes, rinsed, and then dunked it for 15 minutes in clean warm water without soap.
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I've had edge coating come off from the water being too hot.
 
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#25,866
KittKatt said:
I just wanted to share the end result of my first rehab. I don’t post a lot, but I have learned a ton from everyone in this forum, and thanks to you, I had the confidence to tackle a rehab. So a huge thank you to you all!
I am pretty happy with how it turned out. There a few a pen marks on the outside (and even more inside) that I didn’t tackle but I am okay with that - I figure it will encourage me to use the bag and not baby it!

Before:
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After a bath, few coats of CPR and one of Renapur (the second photo is with my new to me Manor that came in such nice condition that it only needed a coat of CPR):
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Looks great! So fun to give an old bag a new life.
 
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I bought a 3 pack of Renapur on eBay and it arrived a few days ago. None of the jars had a safety seal on them and they don't come with the sponges but I got 3 jars for $28. The seller has another set of 3 for sale: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/233471898386

When you buy these new on Amazon or wherever do they have a safety seal? I'm not terribly worried about it because it isn't food but it does make me wonder where the seller got them and why they're so cheap. I'm going to try it soon, I'm waiting for my next project bag to arrive.
 
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I tried my best with my legacy wristlet!
This was it before:
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Mostly grimy, with that stain on the back, and the leather looked a little sad.
This is it after a dunk, some scrubbing on that stain, and some leather conditioner:

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I don't know how well the pictures come across, but I think it looks much brighter and the leather looks nicer. And I was able to get out most of the stain.

Thank you so much for your help! Now to work on brushing the suede bag...
 

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Morgan_Bellini said:
I bought a 3 pack of Renapur on eBay and it arrived a few days ago. None of the jars had a safety seal on them and they don't come with the sponges but I got 3 jars for $28. The seller has another set of 3 for sale: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/233471898386

When you buy these new on Amazon or wherever do they have a safety seal? I'm not terribly worried about it because it isn't food but it does make me wonder where the seller got them and why they're so cheap. I'm going to try it soon, I'm waiting for my next project bag to arrive.
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I received mine from Amazon a few days ago. One jar ($25) was packed inside a sturdy cardboard box with two sponges and a printed pamphlet. No safety seal on the jar.

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ETA: I compared my jar to the ones being sold by the eBay seller linked above. His has a blank lid, a lot number stamped on the jar, and the quantity is different. His are 5 oz, mine is 6.7 oz.

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Morgan_Bellini said:
I bought a 3 pack of Renapur on eBay and it arrived a few days ago. None of the jars had a safety seal on them and they don't come with the sponges but I got 3 jars for $28. The seller has another set of 3 for sale: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/233471898386

When you buy these new on Amazon or wherever do they have a safety seal? I'm not terribly worried about it because it isn't food but it does make me wonder where the seller got them and why they're so cheap. I'm going to try it soon, I'm waiting for my next project bag to arrive.
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I bought mine from the Amazon store and it did not have a seal though it did come with two sponges, one of which I cut in half so now I have three sponges.
 
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Catbird9 said:
I received mine from Amazon a few days ago. One jar ($25) was packed inside a sturdy cardboard box with two sponges and a printed pamphlet. No safety seal on the jar.

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ETA: I compared my jar to the ones being sold by the eBay seller linked above. His has a blank lid, a lot number stamped on the jar, and the quantity is different. His are 5 oz, mine is 6.7 oz.

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Mine also has different text fonts on the jar. I wonder if it's just older product? It shouldn't be a problem if the shelf life is 20 years though? I hope.
 
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artax two said:
I bought mine from the Amazon store and it did not have a seal though it did come with two sponges, one of which I cut in half so now I have three sponges.
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Do you think if i buy a cosmetics sponge that would compare in texture and quality to the ones you received with your jar? I was just going to use my fingers or a soft cloth but then I thought about the cosmetics sponges.
 
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