Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[nursebetty]

Anchors are fun. I remember discovering them. They are also on the lobster claw spring clasp styles too.


I did not expect the piping to come back anywhere as much as it did on my Letter Brief. I was very generous with the CPR, to where I took off a little excess collecting here and there, 4 apps.
Eta reminds me, I have to fish out a navy Willis, see if I can get it moving . . .

I had bags where I feel it did not come back as well. Maybe I was not as generous with the CPR . . .[/QUOT

Anchors are fun. I remember discovering them. They are also on the lobster claw spring clasp styles too.


I did not expect the piping to come back anywhere as much as it did on my Letter Brief. I was very generous with the CPR, to where I took off a little excess collecting here and there, 4 apps.
Eta reminds me, I have to fish out a navy Willis, see if I can get it moving . . .

I had bags where I feel it did not come back as well. Maybe I was not as generous with the CPR . . .

Is there anything special I need to do with them? How do you polish? I'm wondering if the whole part is brass, except the part you depress to release the clasp? I don't want to mess them up!

 

[gaditana]

So a couple of weeks ago I picked up this duffle bag at the thrift for $18. Looked in good shape, although quite dirty and it had a big old combination lock attached.
First thing I did was to dunk and scrub the heck out of it, lock and all. Next, I googled how to crack the combination lock. Wasted a bit of time with that and finally took a hammer to it and was able to break the back open and undo the lock mechanism. I conditioned the leather parts and bag was looking pretty good but the inside still had a bit of an odour. Pretty sure it was used as a gym bag. Dumped some baking powder, hydrogen peroxide and dish soap and let it sit in there for a while (this is the same recipe used to remove stink from pets who have been sprayed by skunks). Scrubbed again and re-dunked the whole bag. Finally ended up with a nice, usable, fresh smelling overnight bag!

 

[gaditana]

So a couple of weeks ago I picked up this duffle bag at the thrift for $18. Looked in good shape, although quite dirty and it had a big old combination lock attached.
First thing I did was to dunk and scrub the heck out of it, lock and all. Next, I googled how to crack the combination lock. Wasted a bit of time with that and finally took a hammer to it and was able to break the back open and undo the lock mechanism. I conditioned the leather parts and bag was looking pretty good but the inside still had a bit of an odour. Pretty sure it was used as a gym bag. Dumped some baking powder, hydrogen peroxide and dish soap and let it sit in there for a while (this is the same recipe used to remove stink from pets who have been sprayed by skunks). Scrubbed again and re-dunked the whole bag. Finally ended up with a nice, usable, fresh smelling overnight bag!View attachment 4690947

sorry, I meant baking soda, not baking powder!

 

[nursebetty]

So a couple of weeks ago I picked up this duffle bag at the thrift for $18. Looked in good shape, although quite dirty and it had a big old combination lock attached.
First thing I did was to dunk and scrub the heck out of it, lock and all. Next, I googled how to crack the combination lock. Wasted a bit of time with that and finally took a hammer to it and was able to break the back open and undo the lock mechanism. I conditioned the leather parts and bag was looking pretty good but the inside still had a bit of an odour. Pretty sure it was used as a gym bag. Dumped some baking powder, hydrogen peroxide and dish soap and let it sit in there for a while (this is the same recipe used to remove stink from pets who have been sprayed by skunks). Scrubbed again and re-dunked the whole bag. Finally ended up with a nice, usable, fresh smelling overnight bag!View attachment 4690947

Nice!

 

[katev]

My new Willis arrived and I am really pleased. The auction pictures weren't great but I took a chance and got it for $35 plus $10 S&H and @BeenBurned kindly authenticated it for me.

It was made in Costa Rica in 1999 and it was listed as "tan" but now that I see it, it might be camel? I think that it is just very dehydrated and it will probably darken with rehab and become British Tan.

The color of the hardware was a big question. It looked silver (nickel) in some of the auction phots and gold in other photos. The seller told me "My Mother has the bag and she says that it is brass" but Mom was mistaken! It is definitely nickel hardware!

I was worried that the round, white spots on the bottom in the auction photos might be mold but they are definitely not mold - I'm not sure what they are but I think that they will probably disappear with rehab. Maybe it is spue, I will try the hairdryer trick.

The inside of the bag is very clean and there were some receipts from 2003 inside, along with a carpet sample, a hat pin, and 0.21 cents in coins that were minted in the 1990s. There are some loose stitches in the top handle and the outside is grubby and has signs of wear and it is missing the hangtag - but I think that it will rehab well! I am looking forward to working on it soon! What's your opinion about the color, do you think that it will it turn out to be British Tan or Camel?

 

[Narnanz]

My new Willis arrived and I am really pleased. The auction pictures weren't great but I took a chance and got it for $35 plus $10 S&H and @BeenBurned kindly authenticated it for me.

It was made in Costa Rica in 1999 and it was listed as "tan" but now that I see it, it might be camel? I think that it is just very dehydrated and it will probably darken with rehab and become British Tan.

The color of the hardware was a big question. It looked silver (nickel) in some of the auction phots and gold in other photos. The seller told me "My Mother has the bag and she says that it is brass" but Mom was mistaken! It is definitely nickel hardware!

I was worried that the round, white spots on the bottom in the auction photos might be mold but they are definitely not mold - I'm not sure what they are but I think that they will probably disappear with rehab. Maybe it is spue, I will try the hairdryer trick.

The inside of the bag is very clean and there were some receipts from 2003 inside, along with a carpet sample, a hat pin, and 0.21 cents in coins that were minted in the 1990s. There are some loose stitches in the top handle and the outside is grubby and has signs of wear and it is missing the hangtag - but I think that it will rehab well! I am looking forward to working on it soon! What's your opinion about the color, do you think that it will it turn out to be British Tan or Camel?

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I would use the hairdryer on those spots...wouldnt hurt to try anyway. Didnt camel only come with nickel hardware?

 

[Narnanz]

And you are all so lucky getting your bags so quickly. Ive got 5 coming from the states and think that three of them will be held up for weeks due to the closing of borders. And the two that I think are on their way into the country might be aradiated/eradiated? before they are posted out domestically.

 

[valv54]

My new Willis arrived and I am really pleased. The auction pictures weren't great but I took a chance and got it for $35 plus $10 S&H and @BeenBurned kindly authenticated it for me.

It was made in Costa Rica in 1999 and it was listed as "tan" but now that I see it, it might be camel? I think that it is just very dehydrated and it will probably darken with rehab and become British Tan.

The color of the hardware was a big question. It looked silver (nickel) in some of the auction phots and gold in other photos. The seller told me "My Mother has the bag and she says that it is brass" but Mom was mistaken! It is definitely nickel hardware!

I was worried that the round, white spots on the bottom in the auction photos might be mold but they are definitely not mold - I'm not sure what they are but I think that they will probably disappear with rehab. Maybe it is spue, I will try the hairdryer trick.

The inside of the bag is very clean and there were some receipts from 2003 inside, along with a carpet sample, a hat pin, and 0.21 cents in coins that were minted in the 1990s. There are some loose stitches in the top handle and the outside is grubby and has signs of wear and it is missing the hangtag - but I think that it will rehab well! I am looking forward to working on it soon! What's your opinion about the color, do you think that it will it turn out to be British Tan or Camel?

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I have a camel hangtag, I can send it to you, let me know.

 

[Morgan_Bellini]

My new Willis arrived and I am really pleased. The auction pictures weren't great but I took a chance and got it for $35 plus $10 S&H and @BeenBurned kindly authenticated it for me.

It was made in Costa Rica in 1999 and it was listed as "tan" but now that I see it, it might be camel? I think that it is just very dehydrated and it will probably darken with rehab and become British Tan.

The color of the hardware was a big question. It looked silver (nickel) in some of the auction phots and gold in other photos. The seller told me "My Mother has the bag and she says that it is brass" but Mom was mistaken! It is definitely nickel hardware!

I was worried that the round, white spots on the bottom in the auction photos might be mold but they are definitely not mold - I'm not sure what they are but I think that they will probably disappear with rehab. Maybe it is spue, I will try the hairdryer trick.

The inside of the bag is very clean and there were some receipts from 2003 inside, along with a carpet sample, a hat pin, and 0.21 cents in coins that were minted in the 1990s. There are some loose stitches in the top handle and the outside is grubby and has signs of wear and it is missing the hangtag - but I think that it will rehab well! I am looking forward to working on it soon! What's your opinion about the color, do you think that it will it turn out to be British Tan or Camel?

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I think it's camel.

 

[Catbird9]

My new Willis arrived and I am really pleased. The auction pictures weren't great but I took a chance and got it for $35 plus $10 S&H and @BeenBurned kindly authenticated it for me.

It was made in Costa Rica in 1999 and it was listed as "tan" but now that I see it, it might be camel? I think that it is just very dehydrated and it will probably darken with rehab and become British Tan.

The color of the hardware was a big question. It looked silver (nickel) in some of the auction phots and gold in other photos. The seller told me "My Mother has the bag and she says that it is brass" but Mom was mistaken! It is definitely nickel hardware!

I was worried that the round, white spots on the bottom in the auction photos might be mold but they are definitely not mold - I'm not sure what they are but I think that they will probably disappear with rehab. Maybe it is spue, I will try the hairdryer trick.

The inside of the bag is very clean and there were some receipts from 2003 inside, along with a carpet sample, a hat pin, and 0.21 cents in coins that were minted in the 1990s. There are some loose stitches in the top handle and the outside is grubby and has signs of wear and it is missing the hangtag - but I think that it will rehab well! I am looking forward to working on it soon! What's your opinion about the color, do you think that it will it turn out to be British Tan or Camel?

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I would use the hairdryer on those spots...wouldnt hurt to try anyway. Didnt camel only come with nickel hardware?

Camel with Nickel hardware. Color choices in Fall 1999 catalog:

 

[whateve]

If the antique white doesn’t work for your bag (it has a slightly pinkish tone), there is another Folkart colour I have used a lot. If DH and I manage to get home from Spain after a month’s holiday this Thursday (the country is on pretty much of a lockdown) I’ll get that colour name to you.

Was it linen?

 

[Narnanz]

Im trying to find puffy paint here in NZ. Is it the one you use a hairdryler on it to puff it up or just an ordinary fabric paint

 

[IntheOcean]

So a couple of weeks ago I picked up this duffle bag at the thrift for $18. Looked in good shape, although quite dirty and it had a big old combination lock attached.
First thing I did was to dunk and scrub the heck out of it, lock and all. Next, I googled how to crack the combination lock. Wasted a bit of time with that and finally took a hammer to it and was able to break the back open and undo the lock mechanism. I conditioned the leather parts and bag was looking pretty good but the inside still had a bit of an odour. Pretty sure it was used as a gym bag. Dumped some baking powder, hydrogen peroxide and dish soap and let it sit in there for a while (this is the same recipe used to remove stink from pets who have been sprayed by skunks). Scrubbed again and re-dunked the whole bag. Finally ended up with a nice, usable, fresh smelling overnight bag!View attachment 4690947

Holy moly, that's a steal! Gorgeous bag, you've done a good job bringing it back to life.

 

[whateve]

Im trying to find puffy paint here in NZ. Is it the one you use a hairdryler on it to puff it up or just an ordinary fabric paint

It's just fabric paint.

 

[Narnanz]

It's just fabric paint.

cool ..thanks...now I have to try and find the colours I can mix