Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[ConnieinSeattle]

20 bags? You are our kind of people If you go up to the search feature, click on "this thread" and type in "katev" for the user. She does great rehabs and gives lots of direction. That should tide you over until anyone can respond with details.

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Hi all, I just bought two older bags off Poshmark (authenticated here at TPF!) and they definitely need some love. Are there websites or blogs that you all would recommend to learn how to rehab? Or is there a thread here that is for rehab newbies? I'm not sure where to begin! The second bag...

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Thank you!!!!

 

[Lake Effect]

Thank you!!!!

My pleasure. Don't be shy about posting a pic of your rehab pile Taking a little break from going through boxes of stuff I need to decide to get rid of or keep. I am sure you get more responses in the after dinner hours.

This is one of mine. If you see a post that is particularly helpful, there is a book mark feature.

Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

Hi! I just purchased a bag from a co-worker and I think its called Peyton and it is a metallic leather. It has some spots that I would like to remove but was wondering if that is even possible. Thanks :smile: Post pictures. The spots could be from wear, rather than stains, so your best bet might...

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[americandreaming]

RIP, my hairdryer just stopped working out of nowhere... it's going to be a long drying time. Lol.

Question: my first time using CPR on a damp bag - I wiped excess off with a towel but it has a lot of dust stuck on it now. Do I have to wait until fully dry for that dust to come off? It's getting on my nerves.

 

[katev]

Hi, All. New to your forum. Coach bag lover here (I've had several over the years). Anyway, I just purchased about 20 bags for rehab on an auction website. I want to fix them up! Keep some. Gift some. Sell some. Do you have a link to great advice for newbies getting started with this? Or should I just read all 2307 pages? (I might anyway.) Mostly, I'm interested in favorite products/processes for cleaning and restoration. Thanks! -- Connie

20 bags? You are our kind of people If you go up to the search feature, click on "this thread" and type in "katev" for the user. She does great rehabs and gives lots of direction. That should tide you over until anyone here, can respond with details.

This link is for her basic process. Many of us plow through lol.

Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

Hi all, I just bought two older bags off Poshmark (authenticated here at TPF!) and they definitely need some love. Are there websites or blogs that you all would recommend to learn how to rehab? Or is there a thread here that is for rehab newbies? I'm not sure where to begin! The second bag...

forum.purseblog.com

Welcome! A lot depends on the type of bag, the materials and color, and the areas most in need of rehab. We can provide more specific information if we know the types of bags and their issues.

The first thing you need to do is take "before" pictures and get all of the bags authenticated on the "Authenticate This Coach" thread at the link below. Saving the auction pictures may be helpful but might not include all the details needed for authentication. See the first post on the top of each page that contains the information required. Even if the bag was listed as genuine (or it came when an authentication document) you still need to make sure that it is real. You don't want to waste time, effort, and money rehabbing a fake!

Authenticate This COACH - **see first post for format**

IMPORTANT READ-ME Please post authenticity questions related to COACH in this thread. No PMs please. For further information, please refer to the first post on page 1 of this thread. Please follow the following requests: Before you submit a request for authentication, please search this...

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As @Lake Effect mentioned, here is my basic process for rehabbing a vintage, unlined, leather bag:

Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

Hi all, I just bought two older bags off Poshmark (authenticated here at TPF!) and they definitely need some love. Are there websites or blogs that you all would recommend to learn how to rehab? Or is there a thread here that is for rehab newbies? I'm not sure where to begin! The second bag...

forum.purseblog.com

And here is a very helpful tutorial on rehabbing from @momtok:

Two 70s/80s made-in-NYC bags, going through baths, documentins pics, as was requested

I recently picked up my second "made in NYC", vintage Coach bag, and a request was made on this thread -- http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/theres-nothin-like-the-oldies-657855-4.html#post17868212 -- that I take pics during the "rehab". I decided to do it in a new thread, and will be taking...

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There's lots of good advice here on TPF; good luck and let us know if you have specific questions.

 

[katev]

RIP, my hairdryer just stopped working out of nowhere... it's going to be a long drying time. Lol.

Question: my first time using CPR on a damp bag - I wiped excess off with a towel but it has a lot of dust stuck on it now. Do I have to wait until fully dry for that dust to come off? It's getting on my nerves.

I've never noticed CPR dust on a bag, did you put it on very heavy?

 

[americandreaming]

I've never noticed CPR dust on a bag, did you put it on very heavy?

Nope, just a normal layer like applying moisturiser to my face. I read on here about applying it more liberally and then wiping off the excess. But it's gone a bit stringy and tacky even though I didn't over-apply, at least I think I didn't...

 

[Narnanz]

RIP, my hairdryer just stopped working out of nowhere... it's going to be a long drying time. Lol.

Question: my first time using CPR on a damp bag - I wiped excess off with a towel but it has a lot of dust stuck on it now. Do I have to wait until fully dry for that dust to come off? It's getting on my nerves.

I use makeup sponges to wipe off excess...or I just massage to the leather

 

[katev]

Nope, just a normal layer like applying moisturiser to my face. I read on here about applying it more liberally and then wiping off the excess. But it's gone a bit stringy and tacky even though I didn't over-apply, at least I think I didn't...

I wipe off excess blackrocks after applying but I just massage CPR in with my fingers and I’ve never had it get stringy or leave dust; maybe you need to shake up the bottle or something? I never pre-treat bags before washing so I don’t know how that affects moisturizing after a bath. Maybe try washing it again in a mild dish soap, I usually use Dawn or Ivory and then massaging the CPR into the leather.

 

[Lake Effect]

RIP, my hairdryer just stopped working out of nowhere... it's going to be a long drying time. Lol.

Question: my first time using CPR on a damp bag - I wiped excess off with a towel but it has a lot of dust stuck on it now. Do I have to wait until fully dry for that dust to come off? It's getting on my nerves.

I haven't had that happen. But usually I am working on distressed bags that suck it in. Just to be sure, and please don't take this the wrong way, are you sure you are working with vintage full grain leather?

Side note, I am still using this old Conair hairdryer, age indeterminate, that has this back piece that pops off so I can rinse off the lint and whatnot that accumulates on this screen where the air intake is. I always know when it is time to rinse it when it suddenly stops working.

 

[americandreaming]

I haven't had that happen. But usually I am working on distressed bags that suck it in. Just to be sure, and please don't take this the wrong way, are you sure you are working with vintage full grain leather?

Side note, I am still using this old Conair hairdryer, age indeterminate, that has this back piece that pops off so I can rinse off the lint and whatnot that accumulates on this screen where the air intake is. I always know when it is time to rinse it when it suddenly stops working.

Yes, the nyc dinky I posted in the vintage chat thread ETA: just gave the linty parts a scrub and rinse with soap and dabbed it dry and it looks fine now. Will monitor as I go along. EATA: it's back!!! What on earth? Think at this point I'll wait till fully dry to see what's going on.

Thanks for the tip - it randomly started working again when I plugged it in another socket and then back in the original one haha

 

[Lake Effect]

Yes, the nyc dinky I posted in the vintage chat thread ETA: just gave the linty parts a scrub and rinse with soap and dabbed it dry and it looks fine now. Will monitor as I go along. EATA: it's back!!! What on earth? Think at this point I'll wait till fully dry to see what's going on.

Thanks for the tip - it randomly started working again when I plugged it in another socket and then back in the original one haha

I keep telling myself I am going to break down one of these days and treat myself to a new one from Hot Tools.

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

Welcome! A lot depends on the type of bag, the materials and color, and the areas most in need of rehab. We can provide more specific information if we know the types of bags and their issues.

The first thing you need to do is take "before" pictures and get all of the bags authenticated on the "Authenticate This Coach" thread at the link below. Saving the auction pictures may be helpful but might not include all the details needed for authentication. See the first post on the top of each page that contains the information required. Even if the bag was listed as genuine (or it came when an authentication document) you still need to make sure that it is real. You don't want to waste time, effort, and money rehabbing a fake!

Authenticate This COACH - **see first post for format**

IMPORTANT READ-ME Please post authenticity questions related to COACH in this thread. No PMs please. For further information, please refer to the first post on page 1 of this thread. Please follow the following requests: Before you submit a request for authentication, please search this...

forum.purseblog.com

As @Lake Effect mentioned, here is my basic process for rehabbing a vintage, unlined, leather bag:

Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

Hi all, I just bought two older bags off Poshmark (authenticated here at TPF!) and they definitely need some love. Are there websites or blogs that you all would recommend to learn how to rehab? Or is there a thread here that is for rehab newbies? I'm not sure where to begin! The second bag...

forum.purseblog.com

And here is a very helpful tutorial on rehabbing from @momtok:

Two 70s/80s made-in-NYC bags, going through baths, documentins pics, as was requested

I recently picked up my second "made in NYC", vintage Coach bag, and a request was made on this thread -- http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/theres-nothin-like-the-oldies-657855-4.html#post17868212 -- that I take pics during the "rehab". I decided to do it in a new thread, and will be taking...

forum.purseblog.com

There's lots of good advice here on TPF; good luck and let us know if you have specific questions.

Thank you! I copied and pasted many things from many threads and stuck them together in a document. I feel pretty confident I can get started. I have several old/sort of decrepit Coach bags of my own that I can play on. The "new" old bags have not arrived yet. Most of them seem to be that signature C fabric, and some that look like Sateen. Some are leather. I only got one that appears to be hard sided leather...and it looks absolutely like new. I don't know that I need to rehab that one at all! Here are some of my purchases:

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

There was a beautiful, warm brown leather tote on an auction site, and I wanted it BAD. (Badly?). Didn't win it. I bid $110.00 and didn't win. If anyone knows of one like this in this exact color for sale, I'm still looking.

 

[whateve]

Thank you! I copied and pasted many things from many threads and stuck them together in a document. I feel pretty confident I can get started. I have several old/sort of decrepit Coach bags of my own that I can play on. The "new" old bags have not arrived yet. Most of them seem to be that signature C fabric, and some that look like Sateen. Some are leather. I only got one that appears to be hard sided leather...and it looks absolutely like new. I don't know that I need to rehab that one at all! Here are some of my purchases:View attachment 5083865View attachment 5083866View attachment 5083867View attachment 5083869View attachment 5083869

The only one I don't have hope for is that light yellow one. It looks like patent. If that gets stained, I don't know any way to clean it.

 

[whateve]

I haven't had that happen. But usually I am working on distressed bags that suck it in. Just to be sure, and please don't take this the wrong way, are you sure you are working with vintage full grain leather?

Side note, I am still using this old Conair hairdryer, age indeterminate, that has this back piece that pops off so I can rinse off the lint and whatnot that accumulates on this screen where the air intake is. I always know when it is time to rinse it when it suddenly stops working.

Whoa, I didn't know the back piece popped off on any of them. I'm sure I killed my last hairdryer due to the build up of lint.