My pleasure. I am happy to share any info I have on bags I can, through my collection and catalogs, to enable a purchase (informed!) and to avert disaster
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Knowledge is power - and a successful rehab! Your offer and info and what others at tPF provide is an invaluable resource. Thank you!My pleasure. I am happy to share any info I have on bags I can, through my collection and catalogs, to enable a purchase (informed!) and to avert disaster
In case you haven't checked, the "punked" bag you linked to me was still listed.
Beyond repair nubuc bags deserve a proper "burial" of some sort, somewhere.
Great dye job! This is one of those rehabs I am not doing ever again because I don’t have dye skills lol
My burgundy key case was refusing to give me the 'wet look' shine I love so much with both Renapur and Chambers, which I used ages back, so today I applied br and boom! Gleaming
Hey guys! So I got a green court recently and I'm not too sure what to
make of these spots. There's a lot of them all over the bag so I suspect it might be mold
but not sure. Thoughts? Should I start a return case on eBay? On the description, it did say “has some wear and stains in the pictures”?
make of these spots. There's a lot of them all over the bag so I suspect it might be mold
but not sure. Thoughts? Should I start a return case on eBay? On the description, it did say “has some wear and stains in the pictures”?
It's hard to tell. There aren't enough to see a dotty pattern like I would expect from mold. They don't look that bad to me. IMO, the seller described it correctly and it wouldn't be very nice to expect her to take a return unless she accepts returns for any reason.Hey guys! So I got a green court recently and I'm not too sure what to
make of these spots. There's a lot of them all over the bag so I suspect it might be mold
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Yeah I’d feel bad to return it just because it was disclosed as so. Maybe it’s just age spots or something
I’ll know more soon after I dunk it. Thanks for the reply
On another more positive note, I’m almost done with my blue Janice. As expected, the corners and piping on the top zip part didn’t come back fully after the dunk/CPR, so I retouched it with acrylic/CPR combo.
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After CPR
After retouch (almost fully dry - was in a hurry
Materials used
I did run into an issue with the nickel hardware after the dunk. I think the vinegar might have corroded the outside finish of the nickel and became splotchy so I had to polish it off with a green scour pad. Just future rehabs out there with nickel - probably best to not put vinegar in the bath.
After the bath
After polishing
Anyway, good night all
before
After CPR
After retouch (almost fully dry - was in a hurry
Materials used
I did run into an issue with the nickel hardware after the dunk. I think the vinegar might have corroded the outside finish of the nickel and became splotchy so I had to polish it off with a green scour pad. Just future rehabs out there with nickel - probably best to not put vinegar in the bath.
After the bath
After polishing
Anyway, good night all
On another more positive note, I’m almost done with my blue Janice. As expected, the corners and piping on the top zip part didn’t come back fully after the dunk/CPR, so I retouched it with acrylic/CPR combo.
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After retouch (almost fully dry - was in a hurry
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I did run into an issue with the nickel hardware after the dunk. I think the vinegar might have corroded the outside finish of the nickel and became splotchy so I had to polish it off with a green scour pad. Just future rehabs out there with nickel - probably best to not put vinegar in the bath.
After the bath
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After polishing
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Anyway, good night all
You did a brilliant job with the colour refreshing and thanks so much for the heads-up regarding vinegar and nickel hardware!
Perfect color matching! I'm terrible at that. I believe someone else had that same experience with vinegar on nickel hardware.On another more positive note, I’m almost done with my blue Janice. As expected, the corners and piping on the top zip part didn’t come back fully after the dunk/CPR, so I retouched it with acrylic/CPR combo.
before
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After CPR
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After retouch (almost fully dry - was in a hurry
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Materials used
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I did run into an issue with the nickel hardware after the dunk. I think the vinegar might have corroded the outside finish of the nickel and became splotchy so I had to polish it off with a green scour pad. Just future rehabs out there with nickel - probably best to not put vinegar in the bath.
After the bath
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After polishing
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Anyway, good night all
One last hot sunny day before rain for the next week or more so perfect for drying my 9988 outside today! It barely dried overnight in my room with the windows open and it's been outside for less than an hour and already mostly dry! I like how the sun clears any hint of damp smell that I can't always achieve with air drying in room temperature.
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Thank youYou did a brilliant job with the colour refreshing and thanks so much for the heads-up regarding vinegar and nickel hardware!
It was a hard one to match and doing it at night added to the craziness of adding just the right amount of paint together (why do I do this to myself?! LOL) I am super happy with the results. Will post a final finished pic once it’s ready
Hi all!
I have a question about crackled leather and what can be done about it. I feel like this crackles became more prominent after the bathing and I remember reading somewhere here that for really damaged bag, there's a pre-treatment before the dunk to prevent issue like this? But now, I cannot seem to find that comment. Is it true that these leather crackles can be enhanced by the bathing?
I have a picture of good condition strap vs. the strap that is crackled. Is sanding down works to improve this and repaint afterwards?
Thanks for any suggestions!
I have a question about crackled leather and what can be done about it. I feel like this crackles became more prominent after the bathing and I remember reading somewhere here that for really damaged bag, there's a pre-treatment before the dunk to prevent issue like this? But now, I cannot seem to find that comment. Is it true that these leather crackles can be enhanced by the bathing?
I have a picture of good condition strap vs. the strap that is crackled. Is sanding down works to improve this and repaint afterwards?
Thanks for any suggestions!
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This purple (ink? eggplant?) Tribeca (E8D - 9099) is absolutely gorgeous and the one thing left to do is restore the colour to the strap edges. Is there a specific technique I should use... colour refreshing or edge coating?
Thanks so much!!!
Thanks so much!!!