Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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Help! Any tips to get paint off a bag other than scrubbing with acetone and alcohol? Went to dunk this and as soon at it hit the water, I said a few expletives. Felt stiff but I thought maybe it was just dry.....s**t
ha....I think Im mostly envious of the sparkling hardware...Im so lazy with polishing hardware. But I still have two bad fingers at the moment so cant do it by hand.Got my mothers dremel back from the bro so as I have no bags to rehab , might do some polishing.Girlfriend, you say that like you can't figure out how to open a container of CPR. Open up your bag wardrobe and look inside!
But I agree, so many do wonderful rehabs here. Of lately, it feels like the bar has been raised! Dyeing, leathercraft . . .lol I can't compete. But I might be able to find the catalog . . .
But thank goodness it's not a competition
I do it with a video on so the time passes quicker.
Im no use...that bag I used acetone on turned out really stiff and what looked like marks on the back which I dont know were there before of because of the acetone.
Its a pity as that green would have been really pretty had it been its true colour.
It looks like at least some of it will come off in the bath. You could also try CPR; sometimes that removes it.
I only just found out how to search threads
. I would google keywords before, which wouldn't bring up all the results.
. I would google keywords before, which wouldn't bring up all the results.
Here's a picture of my friend after I gave her the Hamptons Weekend Watercolor Stripe Small Tote today. Several other friends also gave her small gifts. She received balloons, a journal, and 2 gifts of flowers. She also got some floral leis to start her on her trip, but she only received one rehabbed Coach Tote - and she loved it! She said that "it is the perfect bag for a Florida vacation!" so I hope that she enjoys it. (She loved all of her gifts and was very touched and surprised.)
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I love giving Rehabbed Coach bags as gifts...I gave my bestie a Pocket bag two christmases ago...she has worn it to death which I love...but its too small for her So Im thinkingmof breaking my ebay bag ban to buy a city for her before I lose or leave my job.
I finished the rehab of my 65th Anniversary Legacy Rose Bridget 11622 with Brass Hardware. The bag was released in early 2008 for $398. I bought mine from an online auction in June 2019 for $21.50 and it came with the original dustbag. It was expertly authenticated by @whateve and @BeenBurned.
I surface-cleaned and conditioned the bag when I received it and I've carried it several times. I like it but I always felt that it looked a little dull and worn but I was afraid to give it a bath because it is such an unusual color. Also because some of the early 65th Anniversary bags were made of vachetta leather and there were some bleeding and color transfer problems reported. However, I found the Coach description of the bag on the Wayback Machine and it just said "supple leather exterior" with no mention of vachetta, so I decided to go for the full rehab!
I washed it in the sink with Dawn and the bag did fine. I used Leather CPR and Black Rocks to condition it and I think they improved the color and shine. There are a couple of areas that still show signs of wear, like the kisslock frame, but I decided against trying to match that unusual color (for touchups) and so I left them alone.
I like the antique brass look so I didn't do much polishing (and I hate polishing!) but I did give special attention to a few hardware areas that were scratched or very tarnished. Polishing that interwoven leather and chain strap seems impossible to me, anyway.
The bag was missing both hangtags but luckily I had a brass medallion in my stash. I didn't have a leather hangtag that would match the color of the bag, but I tried a few different options and decided to use a dark gold leather hangtag.
Here are the before and after pictures. It is a difficult color to photograph. Pictures taken back when the bag was released are a lighter pink color but it has darkened with age. In some lighting it looks coral/pink and in other lights it looks salmon/orange. It isn't a color that will compliment every outfit but I think that it will work when you are wearing brown, navy, gray, ivory, etc,
See below for before and after pictures of my rehabed rose Bridget!
Rose Legacy Bridget Clutch 11622 (Before):
Rose Legacy Bridget Clutch 11622 (After):
Coach Listing for the Legacy Bridget Clutch 11622 February 2008:
I surface-cleaned and conditioned the bag when I received it and I've carried it several times. I like it but I always felt that it looked a little dull and worn but I was afraid to give it a bath because it is such an unusual color. Also because some of the early 65th Anniversary bags were made of vachetta leather and there were some bleeding and color transfer problems reported. However, I found the Coach description of the bag on the Wayback Machine and it just said "supple leather exterior" with no mention of vachetta, so I decided to go for the full rehab!
I washed it in the sink with Dawn and the bag did fine. I used Leather CPR and Black Rocks to condition it and I think they improved the color and shine. There are a couple of areas that still show signs of wear, like the kisslock frame, but I decided against trying to match that unusual color (for touchups) and so I left them alone.
I like the antique brass look so I didn't do much polishing (and I hate polishing!) but I did give special attention to a few hardware areas that were scratched or very tarnished. Polishing that interwoven leather and chain strap seems impossible to me, anyway.
The bag was missing both hangtags but luckily I had a brass medallion in my stash. I didn't have a leather hangtag that would match the color of the bag, but I tried a few different options and decided to use a dark gold leather hangtag.
Here are the before and after pictures. It is a difficult color to photograph. Pictures taken back when the bag was released are a lighter pink color but it has darkened with age. In some lighting it looks coral/pink and in other lights it looks salmon/orange. It isn't a color that will compliment every outfit but I think that it will work when you are wearing brown, navy, gray, ivory, etc,
See below for before and after pictures of my rehabed rose Bridget!
Rose Legacy Bridget Clutch 11622 (Before):
Rose Legacy Bridget Clutch 11622 (After):
Coach Listing for the Legacy Bridget Clutch 11622 February 2008:
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It looks lovely! This was always my favorite color of Bridgit that I've seen, although I would have loved to get my hands on the aqua one.
It really is the perfect bag for Florida. When we were there, fabric bags were the way to go because you never know when you are going to get caught in a downpour.
Lol, on the west coast, where my mother lives, usually 2:45 pm, + or - 20 minutes!
I do find using the search easier on a tablet or lap top, versus my phone. But man, it does open up a whole world of info. Lots of interesting bags and topics. LotsI only just found out how to search threads
Nice. As though Coach wanted to nod at the vintage Double Clutch style and kiss lock feature on this bag.
Also, I like that you showed a close up of the chain strap. It is easy to see how the leather was woven in to embellish it.