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This poor bag has really been used and abused!

If the shipping wasn't so much I would probably get it just to experiment on. Maybe someone who lives in Ohio (wink, wink) should get it.
 
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Cashin for Meyers bag
Not authenticated
 
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And since there have been a few pages of posts since this, go ahead and quote your own post by going back to it, hitting quote at the bottom and inserting into your post, to make it easy for people to see the bag :smile:

I'm wondering if the bag was left somewhere where sunlight only hit part of it.

I've noticed that this mint green color discolors really easily. I almost bought a vintage Regina once in this color but I worried about discoloration.

Another thought is that this bag is carried on the shoulder, right? So perhaps the bag is discolored from where her arm used to rest on top of the bag.

Unfortunately I'm not an experienced rehabbed and can't offer suggestions on how to fix it.

I believe you can call Coach CS and ask which Coach products are compatible with the leather.

Others have noted that sometimes CS is wrong, so I say take it with a grain of salt. But they gave me correct advice on my 2012 Willis both in the store and on the phone and someone on this thread confirmed it (no leather cleaner, don't dunk/get wet at all, conditioner ok).

I have a pebbled leather lavender bag that I can't figure out how to clean either (it has similar discolored sections/dirt from over the years). I now tend to stray away from light leather unless it can be dunked or if it's crossgrain.

Good luck!
 
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Here are the After Pictures of my Oat Suede Dinky 86821 that was authenticated by @BeenBurned. The bag was very dirty and wrinkled so I scrubbed it and gave it a bath in the sink but that only helped a little. So I spot-treated it, tied it up in a net laundry bag and put it through a laundry cycle with Leather Therapy Laundry Solution and Leather Therapy Laundry Conditioner and Rinse.

Then I stuffed it to dry and started working on ways to eliminate that ugly wrinkle across the front flap. I tried ironing with a press cloth, weighting it down with bookends, and even stretching it out with twine.

I discovered that this Dinky bag took a really long time to dry! I let it dry for days and whenever I thought it was dry I would put my hand inside and discover that it still felt damp. I think that the double-wall construction traps water between the layers. I finally put a hair dryer on "cool air" and stuck it inside the bag to dry it - and that finally worked.

This is the first modern style Dinky that I have rehabbed and I don't know if they are all constructed the same way, but I would hesitate to give one a bath unless it was really necessary. Unfortunately it really was necessary for this poor, beat-up, little bag. I am guessing that it how the wrinkle was created. Perhaps that bag got wet and was casually allowed to dry in a wrinkled state.

I have an old suede brush but I remembered that the Sales Associate at the Coach Outlet recently gave me a free Ralyn Suede Care Kit when I purchased a Wave Dreamer with suede inserts. I got it out and followed the directions and it really helped a lot! I rubbed the bar on the spots and soiled areas and then I went over all of the suede areas with the brush and it looked much better in my opinion.

I used Lexol on the smooth leather surfaces and Cape Cod Cloths on the hardware. I used Leather Glue on a toothpick to tuck the frayed thread back into the side of the turnlock tab and that also worked to make the lock tighter and not floppy.

I tried several chain straps before selecting the one I liked best. I had assumed that the Black Cooper Strap would be the best choice because it has a matte finish like the silver hardware, but it looked heavy and over-powering with the bag IMO.

A plain silver chain strap looked okay but a little boring, but I really liked the look of the Dark Gunmetal strap with the bag and I had a Dark Gunmetal Hangtag that I could easily pair with it.

See below for the After Pictures. The wrinkle isn't gone but I think it looks better and less noticeable. Also below is a picture of Drew Barrymore wearing the bag in Fall 2017, and a stock Coach photo of the Oat and Fern colors - so you can see what the original strap and hangtag were like.

Suede Fringe Dinky 86821 After Rehab:

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Here are photos of Drew Barrymore carrying the 86821 Suede Fringe Dinky, and a Coach Stock Photo of the Oat and Fern colors:

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Whiah you are a magician ❤
 
Hi, everyone any advice in how to fix water damage on glovetanned leather?? I have never rehab any bags just furniture, up until January I had 2 cellphome shoulder bags from MK , a Fossil bag from 10 years ago and a bag my mom got me from Italy, and I never even cleaned them except with dried baby wipes, i know I know . Anyways I am now in the coach 1941 and preloved train :P and could use advice on how to repair this or make it better, she did disclosed it and it was great deal. Thank you :smile: :smile:

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That's so minor. It just looks like a tiny nick. There isn't wire in this type of piping like there is on some bags so there isn't anything that is going to come out through that teeny tiny hole. A dab of paint could disguise it.
It is minor, I agree. That is why I want to address it now before it turns into a mess. I do have some paint that I can apply and fix it right up.

Is there anything else I can do to permanently prevent further wear of the leather on that corner? It sort of feels like the leather there is worn down very thin whereas in other areas the rolled edge gives a slight bit to a squeeze with the fingertips, like it its thicker.
 
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This poor bag has really been used and abused!


Now I’m a total rehab novice BUT I’m a totally softy and when I see bags like them I just want them to have a better life and fear what others would do to them without a bit of love! Crazy as it sounds...I love to see the beauty in the broken.
 
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