Okay I know what my next bag needs to be!
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Cant wait for the finished product...colour is going to glow.As promised, sorry for the poor lighting. If we have a little sun tomorrow, I can get a good afternoon picture. The process, 10 minutes in warm water (kitchen sink) with about 1/2 ounce of Leather Therapy leather cleaner. I wore disposable gloves as I did not want to scratch the leather with nails. I did a gentle toothbrush scrub of the suede inside and just massaged the leather surfaces. Then it had a 10 minute rinse in cool water with 1 cup of white vinegar. I let it drain for 10 or 15 minutes upside down on the LT bottle. Then I laid it on a towel and stuffed with another. About 30 minutes later I decided to apply Leather CPR, wearing gloves, with my fingers. I moved the CPR around, making sure it was absorbed for the most part. When I was all done, I patted it down with a paper towel. Will tomorrow, most likely after work.
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same...but on bag ban..*sigh*
I would start with the blue jean and add renovatrice, and also CPR. Hope it works for you!
Hello - I’m not usually on this forum but I’m hoping all you talented people can help me. I found the first designer bag that my DH bought me. At the time, I was not into designer purses at all so when he bought it for me, I was touched. I treasured it for years but put it away and forgot about it until recently. It’s quite special to me and I was hoping I could rehab it. I’ve read here that people soak their bags for 40 minutes in water with dawn, dry it for 4 days and then condition it with Apple guard or a similar leather conditioner. Do you think it will work with this bag? Thanks in advance for your help.
Hi! That's so nice that your DH bought you this bag. You've got the general idea but I wouldn't do it exactly that way. A 20 minute bath is probably long enough. Rinse completely. Wrap in a towel and blot up the excess water. Put a towel inside and reshape the bag the way you want it to dry. The next day, or possibly sooner, you can remove the towel and the bag will stay in the shape you put it in. It shouldn't be completely dry. Once it is partially dry, you can start conditioning. Apple isn't a good enough conditioner for this. I prefer Leather CPR and I suggest you get it before you dunk the bag. You don't want the bag to dry out completely before you start conditioning. Do several coats of CPR about a day apart, buffing with a brush or cloth before applying the next coat. For best results, a coat or two of Blackrocks Leather n Rich or Renapur at the end will make it shine and protect the leather.
Thanks
, it feels like Christmas! I did see what looks like a pen mark, maybe an inch, on the flap, that came out with the dunk. We'll see if it stays or fades as the leather dries.On a different note, the bag measures 13" across the widest, toward the bottom. A Pony Express, iirc, is 11". So I am visualizing a Pony compared to this bag. It would seem to be a smallish bag. I don't know why from the pics, it is so easy to imagine it to be on the big side.
Thanks. Waiting for it to arrive. I ordered from Amazon today but they weren’t Prime items. I now have three bags waiting to be finished.
do you put on with your (gloved) fingers or paint it on with a brush?
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I just got that exact same bag and rehabbed it this week!! It came out fantastic. I forgot who it was on this thread who told me that made in nyc red rehabs really well, but they were right!
Eta: mine didn’t bleed out very much when I dunked it and also my strap drop measures 19.5 inches on the dot. I think it might be different for each bag though because these skinny tube straps seem like they could stretch depending on how much you’re carrying
I just got that exact same bag and rehabbed it this week!! It came out fantastic. I forgot who it was on this thread who told me that made in nyc red rehabs really well, but they were right!
Eta: mine didn’t bleed out very much when I dunked it and also my strap drop measures 19.5 inches on the dot. I think it might be different for each bag though because these skinny tube straps seem like they could stretch depending on how much you’re carrying
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I got the same bag in red and it’s rehab turned out great for me- also made in nyc. All I did was dunk, 1 coat of cpr and 1 coat of renapur
@Coachaddict4020 just rehabbed this exact bag and it turned out great!
ETA nevermind, she already said so herself. The new forum format needs lots of refreshing for me to see newish posts.