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americandreaming said:
I'm considering grabbing a possible alternative to Leather CPR to tide me over until summer as it's been warm and sunny recently and I reeeeeally want to dunk my bags... What does everyone think of Chamberlain's leather milk / balm, or Leather Honey? Those are ones I can get in the UK via Amazon prime to arrive tomorrow so I could dunk the bags and dry them out in the sun tomorrow before conditioning!!!

So excited xx
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Chamberlains is nice, use the milk first in place of cpr. The balm would be more of a finisher like blackrock. Can you get bickmore products? Do you have a horsehair brush?

ETA - honey will darken lighter colored bags but if that’s your only option you can use it in place of cpr. It’s worked with differently. You’ll coat the bag or a few panels and leave it to dry for several hours - overnight. The process may be a little slower due to this. Good luck!!;)
 
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Thanks for everybody's advice so far. I've just gone ham and dunked both the camel court and bt casino as I only get sun today and tomorrow. It was so scary removing the hardware for the first time!

@LunaSilver - thanks - I've ordered the Saphir.

@Busykitty thanks - I can also get Bickmore products - would you recommend it over Chamberlain's? The only product I currently have in possession mentioned on here is Renapur. So I need that CPR alternative and I'll use Renapur in place of BR.
ETA - spoke too soon - checked further and can't actually get Bickmore. I do have a horsehair brush plus a little suede brush.

Here are some pics!

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#33,798
americandreaming said:
I'm considering grabbing a possible alternative to Leather CPR to tide me over until summer as it's been warm and sunny recently and I reeeeeally want to dunk my bags... What does everyone think of Chamberlain's leather milk / balm, or Leather Honey? Those are ones I can get in the UK via Amazon prime to arrive tomorrow so I could dunk the bags and dry them out in the sun tomorrow before conditioning!!!

So excited xx
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I’m in the UK and was planning to dunk tomorrow too! One of our only sunny day to get bags dry :biggrin:
 
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Cate103 said:
I have a Metropolitan and Willis, and might redo my Janice. I have a bit of leather CPR left and used to use blackrocks but think I prefer Rebapur! What are you using on the brass out of curiosity?
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I'll be attempting to use Cape Cod cloths as recommended by @LunaSilver which should be arriving this week. How about you?
 
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americandreaming said:
Thank you for your advice. Yes, not yet having Leather CPR is why my bags are piling up but staying where they are right now :sad: ! If all goes as planned, I'll be visiting the states in the summer so I'll try to buy CPR and BR there and bring them back to the UK in a checked-in bag. Need to check luggage rules though. Do you have any other product recommendations I should try to pick up when I'm there?

Many thanks xx
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The yellow Sunshine Polishing Cloths are another final polishing tool for your brass. They were a game changer for me, to get the brass smooth and gleaming. (I have purchased online on Etsy - I try to buy in 10 packs. You can cut them with scissors to smaller cloths, handy for the small brass pieces on vintage Coach. They stay effective for a really long time, even after they darken from removing tarnish.
 
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seekingvintage said:
The yellow Sunshine Polishing Cloths are another final polishing tool for your brass. They were a game changer for me, to get the brass smooth and gleaming. (I have purchased online on Etsy - I try to buy in 10 packs. You can cut them with scissors to smaller cloths, handy for the small brass pieces on vintage Coach. They stay effective for a really long time, even after they darken from removing tarnish.
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Thank you for your recommendation - is this what I'm looking for? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunshine-Polishing-Materials-7-75x5-Inches/dp/B00O3H5YCA
 
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