Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[Coachaddict4020]

My camel court is my current problem child. Eternally dehydrated and scuffed in some areas and oversaturated and regurgitating in others.

Got some parched casinos on the way.

@Coachaddict4020 since none of my conditioners are miracle workers, I'm considering trying the Armor All since I don't have anything better (CPR) so it'll condition my bags either way then we can compare notes later on, haha!

I just finished dunking the next bag Im rehabbing (a small compartment bag). It’ll get it’s first coat of Armorall in a few hours. Ill post the rehab when it’s done. I noticed NYC leather dries fast so I think this one will be completely finished by Thursday

 

[americandreaming]

I just finished dunking the next bag Im rehabbing (a small compartment bag). It’ll get it’s first coat of Armorall in a few hours. Ill post the rehab when it’s done. I noticed NYC leather dries fast so I think this one will be completely finished by Thursday

Oh, nice timing! Looking forward to seeing it. Which colour is it?

 

[ancsa]

Hi, I'm fairly new in the Coach world. I recently bought two Coach purses, fabric and leather combination both. I wonder what's the best way to clean those. One is quite dirty, the other is mostly clean - but unfortunately has some stains on the back. Any suggestions on how to best clean canvas purses?
I tried removing the stain from the cleaner one, no luck yet. But I noticed that the leather stained the canvas a bit during my cleaning efforts... so that is not good. I hope I can remove this discoloration too (and the original stain).
Any suggestion, help would be much appreciated! Thank you!

 

[LunaSilver]

Do you have match thread? If not you can carefully undone the threads from the tails before cutting, leave threads uncut to finish the cut ends later. You should be able to sew it on sewing machine, but since very little sewing involved, I would just do it by hand.
once cut, the end leather layers should be glued to close . Mark dots where you want to stitch, Use an awl to poke holes through both layers of leather ( keep the awl vertically straight to avoid crooked line on back side). Each tail you have thread on each side, use 2 needles (one for each thread), saddle stitching the cut ends ( lots of YouTube videos regarding saddle stitching). You should be able to finish it like it was never cut, except shorter
ETA: if sounds too much work, like whateve suggested, glue the layers include the thread ends at the cut, then it won’t fray.

Past the window for editing, but in case any body want to use sewing marching for leather repair, need to use a leather needle and walking foot presser, adjust the stitch length to at least 3mm, and no more than 2 layers of leather (vintage Coach leather thickness). As normal house hold marching not heavy duty enough. Wearing safety glasses just in case needle break off, I had needle broke in the past but remained in the leather ( didn’t send out flying), but it is always better to be safe than sorry.

 

[Coachaddict4020]

Oh, nice timing! Looking forward to seeing it. Which colour is it?

Mahogany!!

 

[whateve]

Hi, I'm fairly new in the Coach world. I recently bought two Coach purses, fabric and leather combination both. I wonder what's the best way to clean those. One is quite dirty, the other is mostly clean - but unfortunately has some stains on the back. Any suggestions on how to best clean canvas purses?
I tried removing the stain from the cleaner one, no luck yet. But I noticed that the leather stained the canvas a bit during my cleaning efforts... so that is not good. I hope I can remove this discoloration too (and the original stain).
Any suggestion, help would be much appreciated! Thank you!

Post pictures of your bags so we can help. Also tell us what cleaners you've used so far.

 

[ancsa]

Post pictures of your bags so we can help. Also tell us what cleaners you've used so far.

This is the first bag. This is the one that is generally clean and in very good condition, other than the stains on the back. And now the discoloration in the front next to the buckle that probably I caused with my cleaning efforts (my guess is that the leather stained the canvas).

I tried with an overall wash of the outside with soapy water, with gentle castile soap. Then I tried spot cleaning the stains in the back with lots of things, first a general laundry stain cleaner, that didn't do much. Then I thought it may be make-up stains and used toothpaste - not much result ( I was very successful cleaning make up stains from linings of bags in the past). Then I thought it may be some grease stain and tried Dawn (sorry). Lastly I went back to the theory that it is a make up stain and tried shaving cream (again, I read it works on make -up stains, just like toothpaste - though I never tried it before, always used toothpaste). I think at the end when the canvas dried the stain became much lighter - but is still there. Also not sure which one was effective lightening it - I suspect the shaving cream.

So that's what I tried - then I thought about asking questions. But I should have started with that - maybe I could have avoided the discoloration that now I see on the front. I think it got there when I was drying the purse, somehow the soapy water caused the color of the leather to run.

I don't have the second purse yet, I recently purchased it online, but saw in the pictures that it was overall quite dirty - but no stains that I could see. But I don't want to make the same mistake as with the first purse, so any advice on how to clean a canvas purse without the leather causing discoloration on the canvas is much appreciated.

 

[pammbw]

This is the first bag. This is the one that is generally clean and in very good condition, other than the stains on the back. And now the discoloration in the front next to the buckle that probably I caused with my cleaning efforts (my guess is that the leather stained the canvas).

I tried with an overall wash of the outside with soapy water, with gentle castile soap. Then I tried spot cleaning the stains in the back with lots of things, first a general laundry stain cleaner, that didn't do much. Then I thought it may be make-up stains and used toothpaste - not much result ( I was very successful cleaning make up stains from linings of bags in the past). Then I thought it may be some grease stain and tried Dawn (sorry). Lastly I went back to the theory that it is a make up stain and tried shaving cream (again, I read it works on make -up stains, just like toothpaste - though I never tried it before, always used toothpaste). I think at the end when the canvas dried the stain became much lighter - but is still there. Also not sure which one was effective lightening it - I suspect the shaving cream.

So that's what I tried - then I thought about asking questions. But I should have started with that - maybe I could have avoided the discoloration that now I see on the front. I think it got there when I was drying the purse, somehow the soapy water caused the color of the leather to run.

I don't have the second purse yet, I recently purchased it online, but saw in the pictures that it was overall quite dirty - but no stains that I could see. But I don't want to make the same mistake as with the first purse, so any advice on how to clean a canvas purse without the leather causing discoloration on the canvas is much appreciated.

I seem to remember a post where the rehabber used "simple green" or "mean green" cleaners. I think it was on a scribble bag, so similar fabric. Turned out very well. Might require repeat cleanings, and some patience to let the cleaner soak a bit and loosen up the dirt. Patience is always my downfall, lol!

It's vacetta leather trim, so that discoloration from the leather may not come out

 

[pammbw]

This is the first bag. This is the one that is generally clean and in very good condition, other than the stains on the back. And now the discoloration in the front next to the buckle that probably I caused with my cleaning efforts (my guess is that the leather stained the canvas).

I tried with an overall wash of the outside with soapy water, with gentle castile soap. Then I tried spot cleaning the stains in the back with lots of things, first a general laundry stain cleaner, that didn't do much. Then I thought it may be make-up stains and used toothpaste - not much result ( I was very successful cleaning make up stains from linings of bags in the past). Then I thought it may be some grease stain and tried Dawn (sorry). Lastly I went back to the theory that it is a make up stain and tried shaving cream (again, I read it works on make -up stains, just like toothpaste - though I never tried it before, always used toothpaste). I think at the end when the canvas dried the stain became much lighter - but is still there. Also not sure which one was effective lightening it - I suspect the shaving cream.

So that's what I tried - then I thought about asking questions. But I should have started with that - maybe I could have avoided the discoloration that now I see on the front. I think it got there when I was drying the purse, somehow the soapy water caused the color of the leather to run.

I don't have the second purse yet, I recently purchased it online, but saw in the pictures that it was overall quite dirty - but no stains that I could see. But I don't want to make the same mistake as with the first purse, so any advice on how to clean a canvas purse without the leather causing discoloration on the canvas is much appreciated.

I love those Hamptons stripe bags. So pretty! After you get them clean, tape off the leather and spray with scotchguard to keep them clean.

 

[ancsa]

I seem to remember a post where the rehabber used "simple green" or "mean green" cleaners. I think it was on a scribble bag, so similar fabric. Turned out very well. Might require repeat cleanings, and some patience to let the cleaner soak a bit and loosen up the dirt. Patience is always my downfall, lol!

It's vacetta leather trim, so that discoloration from the leather may not come out

Thank you for the tip!! I'll try.
Bad news about the discoloration, though

 

[ancsa]

I love those Hamptons stripe bags. So pretty! After you get them clean, tape off the leather and spray with scotchguard to keep them clean.

Thank you, I'll do! Yes, these bags are so pretty and fun.. I love that they have a very summery feel.

 

[Coachaddict4020]

@americandreaming I thought Id give you an update since the bag is almost dry now: The Armorall is NOT like CPR. I gave the bag 4 coats & it helped with scratches but there was little change to the piping areas that had scuffs & fading. Also, the leather doesn’t look as rich, it looks kinda dull. I’ll definitely be re-dunking & using CPR on it. It was worth experimenting but nothing can replace CPR lol. Im gonna save the Armorall for my car seats. It’s a great product, just not on vintage coach leather

 

[aerinha]

@americandreaming I thought Id give you an update since the bag is almost dry now: The Armorall is NOT like CPR. I gave the bag 4 coats & it helped with scratches but there was little change to the piping areas that had scuffs & fading. Also, the leather doesn’t look as rich, it looks kinda dull. I’ll definitely be re-dunking & using CPR on it. It was worth experimenting but nothing can replace CPR lol. Im gonna save the Armorall for my car seats. It’s a great product, just not on vintage coach leather

Do they have Cadallic conditioner and cleaner in Canada? I’ve never used it, but there is a YouTuber who swears by it.

 

[Coachaddict4020]

Do they have Cadallic conditioner and cleaner in Canada? I’ve never used it, but there is a YouTuber who swears by it.

Im gonna stick to my tried & true CPR from now on lol. I thought the Armorall could have been a good substitute based on the results of the leather I first tried it on, but it didn’t give the vintage coach leather the same results. It was worth a try, but I’ll stick to what I know works the best lol

 

[americandreaming]

@americandreaming I thought Id give you an update since the bag is almost dry now: The Armorall is NOT like CPR. I gave the bag 4 coats & it helped with scratches but there was little change to the piping areas that had scuffs & fading. Also, the leather doesn’t look as rich, it looks kinda dull. I’ll definitely be re-dunking & using CPR on it. It was worth experimenting but nothing can replace CPR lol. Im gonna save the Armorall for my car seats. It’s a great product, just not on vintage coach leather

Im gonna stick to my tried & true CPR from now on lol. I thought the Armorall could have been a good substitute based on the results of the leather I first tried it on, but it didn’t give the vintage coach leather the same results. It was worth a try, but I’ll stick to what I know works the best lol

Thank you for the update!

Yes - that's my problem - my Court piping's strong scuffs and fading and other dry areas have barely changed whilst everywhere else was oversaturated. The BT casino turned out nicely because it was less parched and what there was the Chamberlain's and Saphir managed to fix. I love it and keep smooshing and hugging it, so soft...

Waiting on CPR and redunking it is. When the time (finally) comes, I'll upload photographs of (1) on arrival; (2) dunk & non-CPR conditioners; and (3) redunk and CPR & BR!!! It should be a good visual comparison of the products.