Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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Yikes, I think I'll stick to rubbing it on a dry bag then... haha
Ive done multiple rehabs without any issues but after the damage on my Winnie’s dog leash clips, Im gonna make it a habit to check on my bags in the dunk water every 15 minutes or so until I rinse. Vinegar does a lot of good so don’t be afraid to use it (my post wasn’t meant to cause fear), just keep an eye on the hardware to make sure it looks ok
Eta: Also you don’t have to use it in every dunk. Just depends on the bag’s condition/smell
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Started conditioning this pre-creed Dinky! I opted not to dunk based on reading about older bags unexpectedly cracking when washed. This bag didn’t need it, thankfully.
What it really needed was some conditioning because it was bone dry. So very dry and stiff. I’ve done three coats of CPR so far and it is finally starting to soften up a bit.
As far as the hardware goes, I don’t think I’ll be polishing anything quite yet; the brushed finish compliments the bag. The lobster clasps need a bit of WD40 as the springs are stiff and crunchy.
I have had a couple of stiff straps that cracked slightly, they could have been super dry before though. So I usually put the strap and hangtag in the second half of the dunk. No science behind my methodology though, trial and error mostly. ha!
This is so helpful! Lately after dunking I've noticed spots on some of my bags and I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out what I've done wrong. After seeing this I looked into the water hardness in my area and it says the water is very hard! Thinking I might start dunking my bags in only distilled water even though that's gonna be a bit of a pain.. but it'll hurt less than dark spots on my bags
Do you think this type of staining is reversible? I'm considering redunking my stained bags in distilled water to see if that soap residue you mentioned comes out.
HALLELUJAH!!! Leather CPR is back on Amazon UK!!! I ordered a bunch.
@Dragonflyzoe @Foreverbags @Cate103
@Dragonflyzoe @Foreverbags @Cate103
I am in the US, but just started in the bottle I bought in a panic when those abroad said it wasn’t available and the lid has changed to use a smaller hole. I wonder if the redesign is why you couldn’t get it, there was a pause in manufacturing. I don’t like the smaller hole though.
Oh, thanks for letting me know - I just assumed it was for pandemic reasons. I've never had a squeezy bottle before so I won't have anything to compare my new bottles to! Ordered a refill tub and two bottles.
I do a weired thing with my CPR bottle...I squirt some on m hand then turn the bottle over and put all the conditioner on the bottom of the bottle , in the little dip. I then use if from there so I dont have to keep opening the bottle. Any left over I wipe off onto my hand and undo the lid and put it all back in the bottle.
Same with Amazon Canada! I ordered 2 squeeze bottles since it came out to $50 cad vs $46 cad for the refill size which has less CPR in it. I was so happy I didn’t have to pay shipping like on Amazon US lol
Since we've been speaking of dry leather and cracks in the strap and piping, I still have this beautiful purple (?) Made in NYC Small Shoulder Bag 9530 from the mid-1980s that I rehabbed many years ago. In fact, I was looking at this bag just earlier today and I was reminded that I've never done anything to try and repair the cracks; does anyone have any suggestions?
BTW, I've never learned the correct name for this deep purple color, I've just been calling it "eggplant" but does anyone know the official coach name for the color?
Small Shoulder Bag 9530:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/red-hot-in-nyc-three-bag-rehab-reveal.755638/#post-22085518
Photos of the cracks in the strap and piping:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/red-hot-in-nyc-three-bag-rehab-reveal.755638/#post-22085567
Update: I think that @Lake Effect just answered the question about the color! She's just posted images of the 1985 catalog in the reference library and my Small Shoulder Bag 9530 is included. The color is probably burgundy even though it looks like dark purple. It looked dark red before I rehabbed it but it got much darker and deeper purple with cleaning and conditioning.
BTW, I've never learned the correct name for this deep purple color, I've just been calling it "eggplant" but does anyone know the official coach name for the color?
Small Shoulder Bag 9530:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/red-hot-in-nyc-three-bag-rehab-reveal.755638/#post-22085518
Photos of the cracks in the strap and piping:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/red-hot-in-nyc-three-bag-rehab-reveal.755638/#post-22085567
Update: I think that @Lake Effect just answered the question about the color! She's just posted images of the 1985 catalog in the reference library and my Small Shoulder Bag 9530 is included. The color is probably burgundy even though it looks like dark purple. It looked dark red before I rehabbed it but it got much darker and deeper purple with cleaning and conditioning.
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I’m interested to see what others have to say about those fine cracks. I have some similar spider-web-y cracking on the strap of an original rambler and maybe one or two other bags’ straps.
I’m not sure how deep your cracks are, but I played around once with working leather filler (finish filler specifically) into the shallow cracks, quickly wiping away excess, and later painting overtop to blend the repair. No idea if that’s the right answer or if that strengthens the structure of the leather, but it’s smoother to the touch and feels less fragile.
ETA - that’s a lovely bag, and a great color! I rehabbed a NYC clutch recently that with kisslock on both sides, and it’s this same deep purple color - must’ve just been that year’s burgundy.
This is good!
Ive often thought what an improvement it would be to my quality of life if CPR came in a container with a pump top, like hand soap
This is good!
Ive often thought what an improvement it would be to my quality of life if CPR came in a container with a pump top, like hand soap
Maybe you can buy a hand soap pump container from the dollar store or Target/Walmart & transfer the CPR into it to see if it works? I’d assume it’ll come out ok since the CPR consistency is similar to non-foaming hand soaps. Let me know if you end up trying it!
I find the large CPR bottle, which I inadvertently ordered, to be harder to work with than the vertical squeeze tubes.
But I am glad to have the large bottle for this project, which took up the entire large basin of the sink: Prescott briefcase kindly authenticated here. It has a lot of leather! But overall in very good shape, just sagging from storage. I am using rolled up paper towel pieces for fiddly areas like pen pockets. Somehow bag projects are turning into what counts as Me Time when the house is quiet. Pictures are out of order but you get it. It lost some color in the soak and rinse, but from older posts I see that color transfer generally isn’t an issue. I’ve had papers pick up a little dye in old Coach bags, like receipts on their edges, but not transfer onto my clothes as far as I can tell.
But I am glad to have the large bottle for this project, which took up the entire large basin of the sink: Prescott briefcase kindly authenticated here. It has a lot of leather! But overall in very good shape, just sagging from storage. I am using rolled up paper towel pieces for fiddly areas like pen pockets. Somehow bag projects are turning into what counts as Me Time when the house is quiet. Pictures are out of order but you get it. It lost some color in the soak and rinse, but from older posts I see that color transfer generally isn’t an issue. I’ve had papers pick up a little dye in old Coach bags, like receipts on their edges, but not transfer onto my clothes as far as I can tell.