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#26,403
LunaSilver said:
It is April 1st, I am pranked by the latest 2 bags. First the blue Court was described as some wear especially one side of piping, but overall great looking. IRL it was lots of heavy wear everywhere very sad looking , especially the 2 brass D rings where strap attach to, almost worn through. ( My first ever Etsy purchase and I am opening a case, seller is not responding)
The second is a almost like new burgundy companion flap from eBay, one side of strap is attached to the bag wrong side out(the short strap with buckle should rotate 180 degree), you probably won't believe untill you see it. Not sure if seller aware of that, but I got it from a 2 bags lot at a low price, I will just have it repaired by a cobbler someday.
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It's fairly easy to turn that strap around by pulling the ring apart and gently removing it. You might be able to do it yourself:
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LunaSilver said:
It is April 1st, I am pranked by the latest 2 bags. First the blue Court was described as some wear especially one side of piping, but overall great looking. IRL it was lots of heavy wear everywhere very sad looking , especially the 2 brass D rings where strap attach to, almost worn through. ( My first ever Etsy purchase and I am opening a case, seller is not responding)
The second is a almost like new burgundy companion flap from eBay, one side of strap is attached to the bag wrong side out(the short strap with buckle should rotate 180 degree), you probably won't believe untill you see it. Not sure if seller aware of that, but I got it from a 2 bags lot at a low price, I will just have it repaired by a cobbler someday.
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I'm at the point where if a bag looks more worst for wear, and I'm not 153% in love with it, it goes back.
 
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valv54 said:
I'm at the point where if a bag looks more worst for wear, and I'm not 153% in love with it, it goes back.
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The burgandy companion flap strap is fixed now, a big thank you to @Catbird9 for her awesome tip, learned something from her again today.

The blue Court was an impussive buy, from those blurry listing pictures, I mistook the color was a lighter blue, the actually bag most outside leather looks nearly black. For the condition, definitely not worth the CAD 65 + 30 shipping. Basically the seller lied about the leather condition, D rings damage not disclosed either. But I am in Canada, postage costs much more than U.S. demestic shipping, not sure Etsy policy, certainly I am not prepared to loose CAD 50+ for both way shipping cost for nothing, don't wan't to see seller loose that much on shipping either. I am asking a 50 percent refund of purchase price for repair cost, or full refund for return. Now just wait and see what is the result. Unpleasant experience like this just weight in more to start bag ban today.
 
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#26,407
LunaSilver said:
It is April 1st, I am pranked by the latest 2 bags. First the blue Court was described as some wear especially one side of piping, but overall great looking. IRL it was lots of heavy wear everywhere very sad looking , especially the 2 brass D rings where strap attach to, almost worn through. ( My first ever Etsy purchase and I am opening a case, seller is not responding)
The second is a almost like new burgundy companion flap from eBay, one side of strap is attached to the bag wrong side out(the short strap with buckle should rotate 180 degree), you probably won't believe untill you see it. Not sure if seller aware of that, but I got it from a 2 bags lot at a low price, I will just have it repaired by a cobbler someday.
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I've seen bags with rings like those. I don't know how they could get like that. It isn't the shape I would expect from the strap rubbing against it.
 
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whateve said:
I've seen bags with rings like those. I don't know how they could get like that. It isn't the shape I would expect from the strap rubbing against it.
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I've seen it too and I have a theory. [Nerd alert!!:smartass:]

The inside of the dog leash clip rubs against the D ring. Even though both of them may (or may not be) "solid brass," brass itself is an alloy of different metals. Different metal alloys in contact with each other over a long period can oxidize rapidly, especially in the presence of moisture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_corrosion

Here's a NYC Basic Bag that was showing a hint of this issue when I rehabbed it:
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I’m on the verge of purchasing a bag that’s in amazing condition, but my main concern is cleaning it. Would you recommend a dunk even if it doesn’t need it? I’m trying not to feed into the panic, but I do want to sanitize it just in case.
 
#26,412
Ava_13579 said:
Hey people! I'm currently rehabbing a Willis.

So far, I've given the bag a bath, and applied two coats of Leather CPR.

The edges of the straps were worn. I've fixed one of the straps so far. I used Angelus Leather Dye in the color Navy Blue, and Angelus Matte Acrylic Finisher as a top coat. I think it looks surprisingly great, including in person, looking closely.

(Also, I did a couple of things to make them smooth. Before applying dye, I used a razor and a glass nail file on the ragged edges. And while the Finisher was drying, I noticed some rough spots, so I used the flat part of the nail file to just press down on the rough spots, which smoothed them. I could've used a different flat object for this.)

So, my question.

There's some wear on the front of the bag, on the leather that surrounds the turnlock. I'm debating about whether to use dye, or whether to use leather paint.

(If I use dye, I'd apply it using a very thin brush. In attempt to avoid drips, I'd use a tiny bit of dye at a time, and I'd cover most of the bag with plastic.)

This is my first Willis, so I don't have another bag to refer to. About the areas that are missing color on this bag, does anyone know whether it looks like Coach used dye on these areas, or leather finish i.e. paint?

Any strong opinions? Or stories about using die and wishing you'd used paint, or vice versa?

The bag so far.
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Straps. On left side, strap is worn. On right side, strap after leather dye and finisher.
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The issue I'm asking about.
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I have the same bag ! The blue had faded a lot on mine . I thought about dying it also, but I have 3 coats of Bickmore and 1 coat of Blackrock on her and the blue is coming out again ! She is looking great !
 
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#26,413
reginatina said:
I’m on the verge of purchasing a bag that’s in amazing condition, but my main concern is cleaning it. Would you recommend a dunk even if it doesn’t need it? I’m trying not to feed into the panic, but I do want to sanitize it just in case.
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No, I wouldn't dunk if it doesn't need it. If you are afraid of germs, just don't touch it for a month. I'm not using purses now anyway.
 
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