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Umm...should this worry me that the dye is coming off while I massage in the Leather CPR?
Haha. My hands are still pink from the oxblood Bleecker I washed last night. I don’t know if it’s normal or good but it always happens to me
I have only done one. I dunked it through because it was filthy. It was the first thing I dunked! A magenta Bleecker wallet (I have a thing for that buckle!) I read some of the older posts before I washed it and ended up stuffing it with paper towels rather than washcloths. I read another post that said she wasn’t pleased with her wallet dunks because she thought she stuffed them too much and they came out just okay. Here’s the post I have from Whateve that I referenced when I did the Bleecker. Unfortunately, mine was lined with coated light pink leather and some of the coating came off. You shouldn’t have that problem.
What kind of edging do you have? The leather kind that is a narrow strip of leather sewn in place or the rubbery kind that sits on the edge of the leather?
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I dunked a wallet similar to yours (except mine has a kisslock coin part on the side) in dish soap and water, total time including scrubbing and rinsing was probably like 10 minutes, I can’t remember, but it wasn’t long. A lot of black dye came off on mine too! The wallet itself stayed in tact structurally and no wrinkling for me, but the leather looked worse after, more grayish. I put CPR and Blackrocks on it, similar to regular vintage bags, and it eventually looked back to the way it was in the beginning. The dye seemed to only rub off when it was wet, either with water or conditioner. I’m not sure but I think it might’ve been shoe polish on mine but I ended up being a little lazy and not trying anything else because it looked clean and ok to me.
Here is a collage of Before views + my Afters. NOTE: Pardon the "eskew" strap ring in the Afters. I neglected to turn it around so that the gap in the ring wouldn't show oops! 
I often get dye transfer with oxblood/mahogany bags and Blackrock's but it has always settled down for me once dry. I DO however have a black Stewardess I dunked that still has transfer. It is very old and am a bit worried to dunk again. Has anyone put a sealant on post-dunk? Like resolene?
Another thing you could try is Puff paint. I have not used it for edging yet, but others here have and find it easier to use than edgecote.
Did you dunk with hot water? Vintage coach bags made prior to 2000's usually don't have edgepaint like that. No big deal if water is a little too warm. Newer bags with edge paint like that, if water is too warm, the paint will melt or crack. Better to dunk with room temperature water.
