Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[MrsGAM]

Here are the results of my blue Kira rehab. I gave the bag a bath and scrubbed it inside and out. There was some blue bleeding into the bath water, but not bad and luckily the lining is blue. Then I drained, stuffed, and dried the bag and applied Leather CPR. I used acrylic and CPR to repair the rubbing damage but it is still faintly visible in a couple of areas. Finally I did some gentle polishing of the brass hardware.

These are the after pics of my Kira 13930 B4 BL (2009, $898) and I bought some more daffodils to compliment Kira because she is a major bag!

Gorgeous! I remember seeing that on Goodwill Online. Love the way it looks.

 

[katev]

Gorgeous! I remember seeing that on Goodwill Online. Love the way it looks.

Thanks! I only made a modest bid because of the condition and I was thrilled to get it for only $47.

 

[LunaSilver]

Thanks! I only made a modest bid because of the condition and I was thrilled to get it for only $47.

Hi Katev, could you tell me how to use Wayback marchine to search vintage coach catalog?

 

[qwertie]

We are back (only a few days before the Spanish government ordered all hotels to close). And the color which works best on ivory bags without a pink undertone is, indeed, Folkart Linen!

Thank you! And glad to hear you made it back ok!

 

[katev]

Hi Katev, could you tell me how to use Wayback marchine to search vintage coach catalog?

I will respond later today, the Illinois Governor is shutting down the state at 5 pm today so I have a few errands to run right now!

 

[Saaski]

Thank you! @theFlip#2 posted comparison pics of a new blue Kira next to a Large Cinnamon Maggie back in July 2009:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/blue-kira-pics-no-waiting.487414/#post-11788080

It was difficult to find Kira on the Wayback Machine but I finally found her in late July 2009 under "Boutique Exclusives". She was a "Holy Grail" bag for me back then, but far out of my price range.

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So cool you were able to find and rehab a holy grail bag!

 

[Narnanz]

Stories from rehab land.
Ths station is coming along nicely but Im not happy with the city , so when Ive finished moving the old firewood Im going to dunk her again. She is still grimy around the edges and I know it will just bug the hell out of me.
Will post the photo when the site lets me.

 

[Narnanz]

 

[qwertie]

I ordered a tub of Renapur and it arrived today.... and it’s amazing! It restored colour on the piping of a few bags where I thought I would have to paint.

Now my bags are finally starting to look as shiny as the ones I see here. Thanks for the tip!!

 

[lovevintagecoach]

How do you get stale cigarette smoke smell out of leather ? I just received a really nice Patricia from eBay. But it has a really strong smell. I have dunked her with dawn and vinegar o eve, but didn’t help. Thank you so much !!

 

[whateve]

How do you get stale cigarette smoke smell out of leather ? I just received a really nice Patricia from eBay. But it has a really strong smell. I have dunked her with dawn and vinegar o eve, but didn’t help. Thank you so much !!

I hang outside for about a week. Smoke smell eventually goes away. It's the perfume smells I haven't been able to get rid of.

 

[lovevintagecoach]

I hang outside for about a week. Smoke smell eventually goes away. It's the perfume smells I haven't been able to get rid of.

Ok, I was wondering if that would work . Thanks so much !!

 

[valv54]

So lately I haven't been happy with my rehabs, or the bags I've been buying. I think they look ok when I purchase, but when I get them and try to fix them up I can't get it right. The bags aren't right, too small, I dunno.

 

[Minchanka]

So lately I haven't been happy with my rehabs, or the bags I've been buying. I think they look ok when I purchase, but when I get them and try to fix them up I can't get it right. The bags aren't right, too small, I dunno.

I am also experiencing something similar, and I have a weird feeling it has something to do with the bags I am buying. I used to only get black/brown ones, but lately I’ve got some more interesting colors from early nineties, and I think the leather on those is not as good, maybe something to do with tanning process for the “unnatural” ones. They don’t rehab well either.

 

[CPSE]

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I think they look great!!