Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[lovevintagecoach]

Oh I have this one going also..
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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.
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Is it difficult to replace the turn lock ? I have a city bag that needs the hardware replaced. I want to try it but have been to chicken to do it lol.

 

[SEWDimples]

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

Thanks @whateve! I agree they look great. I just want to clean them up before I use them, so I want to give them a bath and condition. The Bancroft is in the best shape. It smells good and very clean.

 

[SEWDimples]

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

Thanks @RadhaDB. I love British Tan, so I wanted to add more bags in that color to my collection. I have a ton of vintage bags in dark colors, so I wanted to add some brighter colors. Now if I can find a Pocket Bag and Regina is a nice bright or pastel color, I would be happy.

 

[MaraudingMagpie]

So, my CPR is here and its arrival coincided with the arrival of something else. Thanks to the gentle enabling by @aerinha, @Morgan_Bellini and @MrsGAM I am now a proud owner of a BT Manor.
The dunk had me uncharacteristically nervous, as there is definitely mystery stiffener in the flap. I ran her a lukewarm bath and kept it pretty brief.
She is currently hanging from a door handle, supported by a chair and soome precariously stacked books in an attempt to get a good handle shape going. She is a beast to shape! Pretty structured though, so maybe she can dry the rest of the way without her towels.
Here are some before photos. I can already tell that the penmarks and the dark stain at the bottom are here to stay.

 

[houseof999]

Is it difficult to replace the turn lock ? I have a city bag that needs the hardware replaced. I want to try it but have been to chicken to do it lol.

It's not hard. What's wrong with the hardware you have? Is it broken? Most of the times they just need to be polished unless the parts are broken.

 

[RadhaDB]

Not authenticated but maybe a Courier for 175? Not for me right now but maybe for one of us!
https://merc.li/aHaXfEYTb

Edit- does this link work? Grr. Search vintage Courier and you should find it.

 

[MaraudingMagpie]

Not authenticated but maybe a Courier for 175? Not for me right now but maybe for one of us!
https://merc.li/aHaXfEYTb

Not for me either, but also the link doesn't seem to work for me. Anybody else?

 

[RadhaDB]

Not for me either, but also the link doesn't seem to work for me. Anybody else?

I'm using the Mercari share, can't figure out the problem.

 

[aerinha]

Not for me either, but also the link doesn't seem to work for me. Anybody else?

link works for me, looks like a tabac courier.

re your manor bag, there was talk here when I got my manor that there was cardboard in the flap, but mine seemed to be all leather while another poster said she had the board and it warped.

 

[aerinha]

Not authenticated but maybe a Courier for 175? Not for me right now but maybe for one of us!
https://merc.li/aHaXfEYTb

Edit- does this link work? Grr. Search vintage Courier and you should find it.

It worked for me. Tabac courier

 

[aerinha]

Using a mix of Angelus midnight green and black paints, I took my Crosby handle from this


To this

It’s still stick today so I am waiting on it to dry fully to finish conditioning it. Had hoped to see it in sunlight but that is not to be today. Inside it looks like a good match to me.

 

[lovevintagecoach]

It's not hard. What's wrong with the hardware you have? Is it broken? Most of the times they just need to be polished unless the parts are broken.

It is broken ....

 

[Narnanz]

Using a mix of Angelus midnight green and black paints, I took my Crosby handle from this
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To this
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It’s still stick today so I am waiting on it to dry fully to finish conditioning it. Had hoped to see it in sunlight but that is not to be today. Inside it looks like a good match to me.

looks fantastic.

 

[houseof999]

It is broken ....

I use these as suggested by @Busykitty
https://www.amazon.com/KINGLAKE-Panel-Removal-Radio-Installer/dp/B00HNMLQAG?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_3

 

[MaraudingMagpie]

Using a mix of Angelus midnight green and black paints, I took my Crosby handle from this
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To this
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It’s still stick today so I am waiting on it to dry fully to finish conditioning it. Had hoped to see it in sunlight but that is not to be today. Inside it looks like a good match to me.

Wow! I may become an edge-finishing convert!