Thanks!It’s dry right? So hydrating the leather again with water would maximize the use of the conditioning products to restore the leather.
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Scratches! Ugh
I like this bag and assuming it’s authentic, does anyone have an opinion on the feasibility of removing the scratches on this bag?
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Scratches! Ugh
I like this bag and assuming it’s authentic, does anyone have an opinion on the feasibility of removing the scratches on this bag?
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Yes! @LunaSilver taught me to remove/minimize scratches with amazing success!
Place something solid on the inside of the bag to offer resistance
Put a blob of CPR on the scratch
Heat the back of a teaspoon with a hairdryer on hot
Putting your weight behind it, press down and massage the scratch with the rounded side of the heated teaspoon in a circular motion
The CPR acts like a glue to adhere the leather edges together!
Please let us know how it goes!
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Yes! @LunaSilver taught me to remove/minimize scratches with amazing success!
Place something solid on the inside of the bag to offer resistance
Put a blob of CPR on the scratch
Heat the back of a teaspoon with a hairdryer on hot
Putting your weight behind it, press down and massage the scratch with the rounded side of the heated teaspoon in a circular motion
The CPR acts like a glue to adhere the leather edges together!
Please let us know how it goes!
Leather CPR? I just looked it up on Amazon. Is that a superior product to say, Bick, which I’ve been using? I am willing to get some, I just wondered if another product works too.
It looks like I’ll be trying the scratch technique on something else. Hyacinth confirmed it’s a fake. I’m so glad I didn’t buy it!
Leather CPR seems to be the favourite first conditioner after dunking when restoring vintage Coach bags. I am not familiar with Bick's so can't give feedback on that product. You could give it a try and see if it works? Other opinions are welcome!
I just saw @Hyacinth determined the bag was fake. We are so fortunate to benefit from the incredible service our authenticators provide!
Ok thanks whatev! I’ll have to do the paint/cpr trick.
Oh and if you have a suede brush or other small brush ( I use a nail brush), brush the suede side of the leather too. May help with suppleness.I saw all the pics on AT too! You bag reminds me very much of my colorblock Rambler, also an NYC bag! I have worked on dozens of bags, but that was the driest bag I ever worked on and I really did not fully appreciate it at the time. I would do a lot differently, but it is water under the bridge. If you want to continue only BlackRock and CPR, I would give it a generous app of CPR, wait 2 days during which I would generously buff with a soft towel and horsehair bush. Then apply an app of BR, doing the same. Continue several rounds to see how the leather responds. If it does respond, continue until you are satisfied
Given the products I have on hand, I would apply an app of Obenauf’s Oil, wait 4-5 days. Then dunk again, and while wet/damp applying 2-3 apps of Leather Therapy RC (maybe 12 hours apart), then a few apps of CPR and then Renapur, which I use in place of BR. Buffing like a madwoman in between apps of everything.
Bear in mind these are products I have used, many here use other products I have not gotten around to.
Best of luck and I didn’t say so already, love that bagKeep us posted!
Eta - other opinions are welcome
On it.If you’re feeling ambitious
This makes me want to scratch something just so I can try it.Yes! @LunaSilver taught me to remove/minimize scratches with amazing success!
Place something solid on the inside of the bag to offer resistance
Put a blob of CPR on the scratch
Heat the back of a teaspoon with a hairdryer on hot
Putting your weight behind it, press down and massage the scratch with the rounded side of the heated teaspoon in a circular motion
The CPR acts like a glue to adhere the leather edges together!
Please let us know how it goes!
Wow! Never knew about this technique. I'm going to have to try that on my navy stewardess that's really scratched on the flap.Yes! @LunaSilver taught me to remove/minimize scratches with amazing success!
Place something solid on the inside of the bag to offer resistance
Put a blob of CPR on the scratch
Heat the back of a teaspoon with a hairdryer on hot
Putting your weight behind it, press down and massage the scratch with the rounded side of the heated teaspoon in a circular motion
The CPR acts like a glue to adhere the leather edges together!
Please let us know how it goes!
I too am eager to take a crack at fixing a scratch! But as noted that bag’s a fake.
My only perplexing problem at this moment is one I created. A vintage crossbody that I’ve been working on for months now had a terrible ink stain on the lining. I thought I got it out but when I dunked it (A last ditch effort to get rid of the Cigarette smoke smell) I transferred the ink to the leather! It seeped right through! Now I’ve got a big ink spot on leather that I didn’t have to begin with.
I’ve been using the Bick for quite some time, and it seems to work very well. I dunked a prairie bag and a Court bag and then conditioned them with the Bick and they turned out great. It’s fairly liquid, though — not runny, but not as thick as you seem to be describing the CPR. When the Bick runs out I’ll probably get some of it.
My only perplexing problem at this moment is one I created. A vintage crossbody that I’ve been working on for months now had a terrible ink stain on the lining. I thought I got it out but when I dunked it (A last ditch effort to get rid of the Cigarette smoke smell) I transferred the ink to the leather! It seeped right through! Now I’ve got a big ink spot on leather that I didn’t have to begin with.
I’ve been using the Bick for quite some time, and it seems to work very well. I dunked a prairie bag and a Court bag and then conditioned them with the Bick and they turned out great. It’s fairly liquid, though — not runny, but not as thick as you seem to be describing the CPR. When the Bick runs out I’ll probably get some of it.