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#33,616
Coachaddict4020 said:
Update on my black/nickel court: I was able to wipe off the dye/seal with acetone & CPR. It’s not bleeding onto my hands anymore & the leather feels normal again. I think it’ll turn out just fine with a dunk. Im gonna message the seller & paypal her the money I was refunded. Now that I know for sure its not permanent shoe polish, I don’t feel right keeping it for free. Here’s what it looks like after wiping it down:
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It looks good already! The dunk will make it :loveeyes:
 
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aerinha said:
I need to avoid trying “color refreshing”, it never works for me. I end up with a smeary, mismatched mess that bus me as much as whatever I was trying to cover up. This time it was my sky blue Rambler’s legacy. The corners, all of them, were pretty bad and dunking didn’t do much. It went from looking like there wasn’t a brick wall its former owner didn’t drag it against to like she might have missed one or two lol. I spent half an hour mixing blues, greens and beiges to get something close, but when I added the CPR, it lightened and “blued” it out more. I tried again and asked myself what the end goal was. The answer was for the bag to look ok when carried because even though it’s a rare color, the awful rubs meant it was never really going to sell for more than the $70 I paid if I wanted rid of it. I am likely going to carry it for a bit, decide if I like the style enough to keep it or get another, and then it will either sit while I continue to work through my backlog or be rehomed. The average person seeing me carry it isn’t going to pick up on a color variation the way they might notice the big sections of white rubbing.

It was a very mature, non-ocd response I gave myself as I did my best, put the finished bag aside and went to eat my overdue lunch. Looked at the bag after lunch and have no idea why I thought my work wasn’t that noticeable as it’s way bluer than the original color and I am already unhappy with it.
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Can you acetone the color you just put and start over? I mean nothing to lose at this point right?
 
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Narnanz said:
I think its too much oil based products. I have to admit we are very CPR biased here , but I put Renapur on my 2006 Balenciaga Emerald chevre city and regretted it. It made it feel very tacky even after a few weeks of letting it settle so I used my trusty Leather CPR cleaner/conditioner and gave the leather another clean and then condition with it and it feels much better. If you cant get CPR try and find another creamy leather cleaner which does not have oil or silicone as part of its base and give the bag a gentle clean. I put a lot of cpr on a clean makeup sponge and used circular motions into the leather and used another clean makeup sponge to wipe the excess off.
Try that out but make sure you leave the leather to settle before you try anything else. Sometimes you can over condition leathers.
Ive found CPR is great to soften Bal leathers as I have found with the three bals I have.

Other opinions welcome as Im just going off what I experienced with my Emerald city.
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I have used CPR on my Bal City as well and did wonders to it. The crackled leather certainly didn’t look as crackled anymore and the colour deeper. I only had to do 1 application. It didn’t need anything else after that.
 
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#33,619
LunaSilver said:
Tried edge burnishing on Coach handle before, but was using wrong burnish agent and didn’t work(gum or bee wax works great on veg tanned leather, not chrome tanned). This time I used Tokonole, really like how the handle turned out. For comparison, first 2 photos from side without burnishing, 3&4 photos edge burnished.
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Wow that’s a great looking handle, as if it’s edge coated but not! How long did it take you to burnish it?
 
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LunaSilver said:
Not clear coat, just a method to compress and dense leather fibre, so they will have a smooth surface, and looks more finished.
Apply a thin coat of Tokonole on the edge, then use wood slicker lightly rub the edge back and forth, slow at first, till the fibre start to lay down, then you can increase the speed of movement. Do not put too much pressure, otherwise may misshapen the edge. It is the heat of friction together with Tokonole to achieve the burnished effect. Lots of vedios on YouTube.
ETA: only use ToKonole, you may see other material used on YouTube vedios, but those only work on veg tanned leather. My court bag looks really polished with it’s burnished handle. I don’t even recognize her myself compare with the before photo. It was a bad buy from Etsy that I tried to return but unsuccessful. She came to me painted with lots colour loss in the pipping. I stripped the paint, dyed it with Navy pro dye.

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I was just gonna ask about the colour. It looks beautiful, @LunaSilver . Good job :)
 
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#33,623
Dragonflyzoe said:
Good Morning!

Here is my finished Zip Top (should this be one word or two...?) Shopper. She didn’t need a dunk, just a quick CPR, light coat of Renapur and a buff to her hardware (I’m now using a combination of wire wool/Autosol).

I used a small amount of E6000 to smooth down the areas that were lifting under-handle (thank you @seekingvintage and @lazysundays for advice).

I’m pleased with her results; black bags do seem to respond well to a little TLC.

More projects to be shared soon!

Stay safe everyone.

Zoe xx

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She turned out great :tup:
 
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lazysundays said:
Can’t wait to see the final result!
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Actually I made 2 more, as the first one turned out too stiff, leather dried out from over dyeing. Now I apply leather oil first, and use less dye. The second and third are softer and more flexible.
I used a Maghony Rambler's Legacy as model, as I don't have any burgundy bag with 1" buckle attachments.

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Coachaddict4020 said:
Luckily I won’t be setting my bags on fire anytime soon lol! :lol:

Yea, I was also wondering if the wood in the bag would still be considered “safe to use” by today’s standards. I don’t think it will be an issue since the parts you come in contact with are leather & not the wood itself.
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All our household wood is pressure treated though, even the lumber you could get from Home Depot. Should be okay to touch, just not great for gardening bulbs or tubers. (my husband just told me recently. He’s the gardener, I’m the eater :biggrin:)
 
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