Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[lovevintagecoach]

amazing transformation!

Thank you !

 

[lovevintagecoach]

I love your bag. Navy with nickel is gorgeous.

thank you !

 

[houseof999]

It wouldn't hurt to add a little paint to the CPR but I think it looks great! It could recover completely with BR. There is no harm in doing BR first.

I would try blackrocks first, there have been many times that I was surprised at how well the corners and piping responded to rehabbing and BRs. Good luck!

Thank you both! Just finished putting on a coat of BR. The bag just went two shades darker black and I love it! Pics coming soon!

 

[artax two]

Loving all the rehabs, everyone! Keep em coming!

 

[Catbird9]

Loving all the rehabs, everyone! Keep em coming!

Shelter-in-place has been good for the rehab thread!

 

[SEWDimples]

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!

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Wow. It looks great. Love the color and strap. Enjoy.

 

[SEWDimples]

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Wow! Job well done. It looks like a new bag. What did you use to rehab it? Never mind. I saw the answers.

 

[houseof999]

Here's the result after one application of BR.

 

[Narnanz]

Here's the result after one application of BR.
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makes a difference...and I love the Nickel hardware...hmmm...next time.

 

[SEWDimples]

My newest bags that I plan to rehab. They look good now, but I want to clean them up and condition them.
Red Zip Top Shopper
British Tan Bancroft
British Tan Classic Hobo
Lime Geen Mini Shopper

 

[houseof999]

Oh I have this one going also..

Same bag outside in the sun. I had an afterthought after I put the bag on the deck. What if I dropped the hardware and they slipped through? Lol! Yeah I'm not risking that again with loose hardware.

 

[whateve]

My newest bags that I plan to rehab. They look good now, but I want to clean them up and condition them.
Red Zip Top Shopper
British Tan Bancroft
British Tan Classic Hobo
Lime Geen Mini Shopper

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When you posted on the other thread, I thought they had already been rehabbed! They already look great!

 

[whateve]

I was just CPRing a bag, and I could swear it smells like ammonia!

 

[houseof999]

I was just CPRing a bag, and I could swear it smells like ammonia!

I smell ammonia when I have a sinus infection. Are you having sinus congestion currently?

 

[RadhaDB]

My newest bags that I plan to rehab. They look good now, but I want to clean them up and condition them.
Red Zip Top Shopper
British Tan Bancroft
British Tan Classic Hobo
Lime Geen Mini Shopper

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I love these colors together- your photo looks like summer!